OMG -- I've gotten so many responses about my posting on 7/21 about myspace and facebook photos. People have shared stories with me of actors who have LOST JOBS because of their public profiles. I'll leave names out, but a woman who is known for being sexy recently lost out on a hosting job because her myspace/facebook pages were SO raunchy. And the company hired her because she was sexy, but even her pages were too much. AND -- a lot of the conflict had to do with the type of COMMENTS she was getting, not necessarily her own postings.... something to think about...
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Robin,
You're absolutely correct in this. Far too many people don't realize the effect their personal online profiles can have on their professional lives.
In fact, I recently read something where Facebook photos were used in a vehicular manslaughter case. The prosecution used them to obtain a harsher sentence for a defendant.
Great article. I look forward to more of them.
-Eric Ogunbase
Wow! That is crazy! I didn't even think of the legal ramifications of these public profiles. FASCINATING. Thanks for sharing, Robin
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