Comments on: Privacy – A Modern Invention?

By: Bruce

Bruce — Fri, 21 May 2010 08:09:57 +0000

People so often like to bring up the anecdotes of one person or another that didn’t get a job because of something on facebook. Assuming these stories are true, what you are really talking about is essentially a story of something you did getting back to a prospective employer. That “story” could be a picture of you smoking crack or anything else.

So, this is exactly what would happen in a small community where word gets around of everything we do. Yes, our mistakes will have consequences. OMG!

I embrace the idea that someone can find out a lot about me very quickly as I can of them. It makes it a lot harder to be duped into trusting someone you shouldn’t just because they can act nice for limited periods of time.

By: Amy

Amy — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 06:02:55 +0000

Good post. You’ve got good insights here and I think a great follow-up post would be “what not to post and where”. Small tips, “like don’t put your birthdate on Facebook” (or so I have been told, because it makes you a better target for identity theft). Also, I am amazed at the bright professional people I know using Four Square; which of course was linked to pleaserobme.com (although I believed the creators of this site are re-evaluating its purpose).

I agree with you that in simpler times when community meant your physical community; everyone did know your business. However, as we move our communities online, we need to be careful of the wrong people who would want to use our visibilty and trust against us.

By: Jesse

Jesse — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:18:52 +0000

So, this is exactly what would happen in a small community where word gets around of everything we do. Yes, our mistakes will have consequences. OMG!

By: Rachel (Rae) Gross

Rachel (Rae) Gross — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 23:01:20 +0000

Thanks for the suggestions Tom! I love the idea, I think that is going to be my next post. Being smart with your online presence is obviously key to managing various social media platforms.

By: Tom Hume

Tom Hume — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 22:11:04 +0000

By: Alan Gross

Alan Gross — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 21:26:03 +0000

Privacy is not important as long as you never do anything you wouldn’t want your current or future employer to see, or your ex. People have lost jobs or not called back for a second interview because of pictures they or others have posted. For most of us, most of the time, privacy is not needed. But occasionally, each of us needs to be able to control what others can find out about us.