Are selfies a good thing?

Lisa Nielsen, director of digital literacy for the city Department of Education, posted some social media advice for career-minded students. She gave some of the Staten island students some of the best advice she could.

The Top Ten Advice

• Develop your online reputation- describe yourself in a nice way

• Create interactive content to enhance business- don't embarrass yourself, your boss could be looking.

• Monitor social media privacy- don't do any thing stupid that can get you caught when you post

• Don't become a news headline- don't be compared to trash

• Lay off the F-bombs- stop cursing!

• Somebody is always looking- Remember, your family will see this.

• Do it for the right reasons- don't post anything that will get you or someone you know in trouble.

• Handle negativity with grace- just ignore it, don't feed it

• The more friends, the better?- have as many as you want, as long as it is not some 40 yr old man pretending to be a 16 yr old girl. double check that!

• "Selfies have to stop," said Ms. Bellesi. "The word selfie has been added to the dictionary. That made me cry. We live in a 'look at me' society."