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Blog about your work and you may end up being fired. Post comment about your school on Facebook and you may end up being expelled. Post pictures of yourself partying hard on MySpace and you may not get that dream job of yours even though the job interview went so smoothly.
We all know the phrase ‘drink responsibly’. What are you talking about, you ask. We always drink responsibly, we are responsible people. And how is it related to the web and social networking, anyway? Well, I know that you drink responsibly, no doubt about that. But are you enjoying social networking websites responsibly? What if your boss is going to read your blog? Are you ok with that? Or are you going to start panicking because in your last post you blogged about how all your great and innovative ideas are simply struck down by your reactionary supervisors? And what if the dean of your collage checks out your Facebook account? Is she going to be impressed by that picture of yours where you are holding a pitcher full of beer in each hand? I know you did not drink the beer. But will she know it? And you know, I could go on and on. But instead I will just say:
Social networking website users be aware! Schools and companies are watching!
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Oh, how true. Yes, I do worry about what I have put up that could be viewable by anyone on the web. I do not share a lot of personal life with everyone I work with so why would I want to do that in a broader way, visible to anyone in the world.
If I were an employer, I would look at websites that display resumes of my present employees. It should tell me that my present employees may not be completely happy. Already I look at organizational websites to see if I can find a picture of an individual who is coming to interview.
I must say that I am not completely comfortable knowing that someone who had my name could easily find my address and phone number. Now they can even see a picture of my home. When will the camera be installed on the city street outside my home that will capture my comings and goings?
Comment by Jane Bethel March 2, 2008 @ 4:52 pmJane