We are all well aware of the consequences that our photos and posts on facebook can have on our career, but did you know it’s not just potential employers who are watching you…so are ID thieves. continue reading...
Even if you untag photos of yourself like it’s your job, there’s still a trail left online. Consider what you post of yourself and friends on line because once it’s up, it’s almost impossible to remove from the big wide world of the web.
Those crazy college day fraternity and sorority party photos could come back and haunt your job search since a quick search could make those drunken shots available to possible future employers. continue reading...
It’s almost time to head back to campus, but maybe facebook isn’t the best way to keep in touch with your parents…I came across this mom looking for her son on College Humor.com
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Birmingham City University will offer a one year-course that will consider social networking sites as communications and marketing tools. continue reading...
Not that it’s a popular practice, but if you’re applying to college and you have a Facebook, MySpace, or some other kind of public profile, be careful - your school-to-be could check to make sure you’re the kind of person they want representing their school. For the most part, these schools don’t have time to be checking every student’s profile, but if they receive a tip about something questionable, they might check it out. Of course, you can easily prevent this by A) changing your settings to private, where only your friends can access your profile, or B) not putting anything stupid on there in the first place. But where’s the fun in that? Read more… continue reading...
