#AcAdv Chat Archive - #AcAdv Chat. #AcAdv Chat - A place for advisors to chat with one another. Pearson Social Media Survey 2010. Ask the Administrator: Social Media and Academic Careers. A new correspondent writes: With the exponential growth in use of social networking, in what ways do sites such as facebook have an impact on one's professional personna? While fb might be useful for increasing one's social network, is it harmless to one's career? As an experienced administrator, what are your thoughts about fb for the over 40 year-old professional? For several years now, I've heard variations on “don't use facebook or twitter or myspace or blogger or any social media, lest future employers find you toxic.” The odd thing is, I haven't seen any of that in any of the searches in which I've participated. I've seen some weird issues.
Part of that may be generational. (I suspect that my own personal case could prove an exception someday. Whether that's due to indifference, to principled respect for free speech, or to a new emerging etiquette around social media, I honestly don't know. Have a question? Do College Professors Use Facebook? How Many Teachers Use LinkedIn? The Official Answer Is In. LinkedIn is huge with teachers and education professionals. According to today’s release from the social network, there are now more than 100 Million users on LinkedIn. Just how many of those are teachers? Turns out a LOT. Nearly 1 Million teachers are currently using the service.