Facebook Profiles Could Jeopardize Disability Benefits
August 27, 2011 by admin
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August 27, 2011
Be careful what you post on Facebook – it could end up hurting your SSD claim.
August 27, 2011 /24-7PressRelease/ — Through social networking websites like Facebook and MySpace, more and more of our personal lives are ending up flashed across the Internet. While many thoroughly enjoy social networking and its many benefits, being careless with your profile can have grave financial consequences: disability insurers and even the Social Security Administration are increasingly turning to sites like Facebook to dig up evidence that can be used to deny a disability claim.
Photos, Posts Can Be Problematic
The issue at question in most Social Security Disability cases is whether or not you are capable of working. As such, it is easy to see how photos or videos of you dancing, hiking, etc. posted to a Facebook page could be interpreted as harmful to your cause.
Even posts and “status” updates that talk about something as innocuous as weekend plans can be taken out of context by a Social Security Judge or reviewer. Sure, you may know you were only joking around about something you wrote on Facebook, but you do not want to have to later explain that to a Judge.
Of course, you can control what is on your own profile to an extent. But, your friends may post candid photos of you at events or write online content about you that could cast you in an unfavorable light to someone investigating your Social Security Disability claim. Ask your friends to watch what they post about you, and remove tags of yourself in potentially harmful images.
Adjust Privacy Settings, Watch Content
If you are pursuing a disability claim, it may be best to simply refrain from having a social networking page. If you are unwilling to make this sacrifice, you should at least be very careful about what you post and what is posted about you online.
Adjusting your privacy settings can also be hugely beneficial. The default privacy settings on Facebook allow just about anyone to take a gander at your page–only trusted friends and relatives should have full access. Simply by clicking the account button and scrolling to the privacy settings page, you can restrict who is allowed to view various Facebook content.
Obtaining disability benefits can be a lengthy process. But, by being cautious about your online presence and retaining the services of a local Social Security Disability attorney, you can be well on your way to receiving the benefits you deserve.
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Where Is the Facebook for Old People?
August 27, 2011 by admin
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They did it for phones – why not social networks?
Pew just released a study whose takeaway is that the first time ever, half of all Americans report being on some kind of social network, such as Facebook, Myspace, Linkedin or Twitter. (The survey didn’t mention Google+ or any others.)
But of course almost a third of Americans don’t access the Internet at all, ever, so in some sense the proportion who are accessing social networks is only relevant when compared to how many are accessing the web in the first place. And here’s where it gets interesting: One in three internet users — tens of millions of Americans — use the web without ever updating their status or checking out friends’ endless barrage of baby pictures.
Who are these Internet-savvy people who have completely dodged the personality-transforming phenomenon that is Facebook? For the most part, they’re older. While 83 percent of 18-29 year-olds use social networks (the figure is 89 percent for women in that bracket), only half of those 50-64 use social networks. (And what portion of those users were dragged onto them just so they could keep tabs on the young people?)
This suggests a business opportunity.
Where is the online social networking equivalent of the Jitterbug phone? Easy to use, foolproof, and designed, more than anything, to keep you connected to loved ones. Perhaps that’s the problem with social networks in the first place: they reward display and narcissism, exactly the traits most closely associated with youth. Apparently genuine connection will have to wait for a more advanced technology.
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