So here's the take home message. What you post to the internet creates a permanent record of your thoughts and feelings. That record can be recalled by anyone, anywhere, at anytime. People seem to feel a certain amount of safety when posting to their personal blog, their personal homepage, their myspace, or facebook page. Despite the fact that there are many instances each year of people getting in trouble for something posted online, people still don't get the message. If you would not send it to the news sentinel, you probably shouldn't send it in an e-mail, write it on your blog, or post it on your homepage.
Ask Wade Gilley how private your e-mail messages are (former UT President who's affair was exposed when his e-mail was leaked).
Google "School Teacher Fired Myspace" for a whole list of cases of Myspace getting people fired. When you're tired of MySpace, try Facebook in the search. Everything you post to the Internet is subject to search.
Everything can (and in many cases will) get you fired or prevent you from getting a job. With great power (the power to publish anything you want for free) comes great responsibility (don't do it, get a real life with real friends!).
Don't let your friends post pictures of you in "questionable" situations. Don't post them yourself, and don't blog about them. In fact... you're better off not using the internet at all... I'm sure of it.
For more see:
http://www.pbs.org/mediashift/2008/10/teacher-fired-for-inappropriate-behavior-on-myspace-page289.html
http://tallahassee.com/legacy/special/blogs/2007/01/teacher-fired-over-myspace-page_25.html
http://www.newsobserver.com/news/education/story/1291477.html
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It is kind of creepy to "Google" oneself to find things you've forgotten you posted (or someone posted about you). I have an unusual spelling of my first name and have only had my last name (no one I'm related to has the same last name) for about five years so there's not a ton of stuff and no images. Good thing no one knows all my other names! I had a really freaky stalker for awhile so I try to be careful. If you're going to use the Internet, pseudonyms are a probably a good idea. I'm pretty open and outspoken about my interests and life but still...
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