Comments on: How To Lose a Job Because of Twitter http://www.barrywheeler.ca/2009/04/how-to-lose-a-job-because-of-twitter/ Where Geeks can be Geeks Wed, 24 Feb 2010 22:33:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: editchick http://www.barrywheeler.ca/2009/04/how-to-lose-a-job-because-of-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-972 editchick Fri, 15 May 2009 03:42:07 +0000 http://www.barrywheeler.ca/?p=669#comment-972 I'm starting a job search and what you wrote about twitter privacy or lack there of and job searches. I like to freely comment about ideas and political views online, not bad things, just things that wouldn't come up in an interview. But as far as I know, I'm totally annonymous. I mean, you can't tell by my twitter name and email what my real name and location would be could you? I've tried to test it, but am I safe? Hey, maybe an 'am i safe.com' page could be a good service. Just type in your real name and it tells you if your social media pages (facebook, myspace, twitter) are 'telling' on you? I tried to follow you on twitter, but can't find you/your link doesn't go to a twitter name? Mine is Editchick. Please let me know if my 'real name' is findable or safe? A million thanks! I’m starting a job search and what you wrote about twitter privacy or lack there of and job searches. I like to freely comment about ideas and political views online, not bad things, just things that wouldn’t come up in an interview. But as far as I know, I’m totally annonymous. I mean, you can’t tell by my twitter name and email what my real name and location would be could you? I’ve tried to test it, but am I safe? Hey, maybe an ‘am i safe.com’ page could be a good service. Just type in your real name and it tells you if your social media pages (facebook, myspace, twitter) are ‘telling’ on you? I tried to follow you on twitter, but can’t find you/your link doesn’t go to a twitter name? Mine is Editchick. Please let me know if my ‘real name’ is findable or safe? A million thanks!

]]> By: bwheeler http://www.barrywheeler.ca/2009/04/how-to-lose-a-job-because-of-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-960 bwheeler Wed, 06 May 2009 23:00:21 +0000 http://www.barrywheeler.ca/?p=669#comment-960 Exactly .. it's amazing what you can find. People have to be concerned with their online reputation and be concern with what people are saying. Right now for example, Derrick Lane of Lanehost is getting a lesson in how not to run a web hosting company. He's also in your neck of the woods in Houston, Texas. I wonder what he's going to think of my latest post about LaneHost. Exactly .. it’s amazing what you can find. People have to be concerned with their online reputation and be concern with what people are saying. Right now for example, Derrick Lane of Lanehost is getting a lesson in how not to run a web hosting company. He’s also in your neck of the woods in Houston, Texas. I wonder what he’s going to think of my latest post about LaneHost.

]]> By: Houston Search Engine Optimizaiton http://www.barrywheeler.ca/2009/04/how-to-lose-a-job-because-of-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-959 Houston Search Engine Optimizaiton Wed, 06 May 2009 22:48:33 +0000 http://www.barrywheeler.ca/?p=669#comment-959 Ask me how I found someone who stole my custom Twitter background. Yeah they Tweeted it. Great post. Be careful what you Tweet and write on Facebook too. Ask me how I found someone who stole my custom Twitter background. Yeah they Tweeted it.

Great post. Be careful what you Tweet and write on Facebook too.

]]> By: bwheeler http://www.barrywheeler.ca/2009/04/how-to-lose-a-job-because-of-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-955 bwheeler Sun, 03 May 2009 03:53:42 +0000 http://www.barrywheeler.ca/?p=669#comment-955 I don't necessarily think that it's "fair", but what people have to realize is that this is a new mechanisms that people are using to screen employees. For the most part, companies are private entities, and the owners have the right to decide who they want to hire based on any given criteria as long as it doesn't discriminate based on sex, race, color or religious affiliation as determined by many challenges in the courts. Yet, even then, we still find that some companies and managers that can elect to screen out potential employees based on their online activities. It would be interesting to see if an employee that is fired based on their online activities that have nothing to do with the "corporate" role they decides to take this to court. I'm sure it will happen and there will be some interesting decisions in the near future. I don’t necessarily think that it’s “fair”, but what people have to realize is that this is a new mechanisms that people are using to screen employees. For the most part, companies are private entities, and the owners have the right to decide who they want to hire based on any given criteria as long as it doesn’t discriminate based on sex, race, color or religious affiliation as determined by many challenges in the courts. Yet, even then, we still find that some companies and managers that can elect to screen out potential employees based on their online activities. It would be interesting to see if an employee that is fired based on their online activities that have nothing to do with the “corporate” role they decides to take this to court. I’m sure it will happen and there will be some interesting decisions in the near future.

]]> By: Online Reputation http://www.barrywheeler.ca/2009/04/how-to-lose-a-job-because-of-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-954 Online Reputation Sat, 02 May 2009 22:46:30 +0000 http://www.barrywheeler.ca/?p=669#comment-954 Do you think it is fair for an employer to judge an individual by his social media profile (blogs, social networks, etc)? Granted your actions could bring ill repute on a company but before everyone share all of their inner most secrets online with the world, what rights did a corporation have for using an employees personal life as a means to get rid of an employee if what they did on their own time did not have an impact on the quality of their work? Do you think it is fair for an employer to judge an individual by his social media profile (blogs, social networks, etc)? Granted your actions could bring ill repute on a company but before everyone share all of their inner most secrets online with the world, what rights did a corporation have for using an employees personal life as a means to get rid of an employee if what they did on their own time did not have an impact on the quality of their work?

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