Comments on: How Facebook is Killing Careers Before They Start http://allancockerill.com/networking/how-facebook-is-killing-careers-before-they-start Allan Cockerill writes... Mon, 29 Aug 2011 14:23:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Lose Your Job The Easy Way With Myspace Youtube And Bebo | Coffee With Allan Cockerill… http://allancockerill.com/networking/how-facebook-is-killing-careers-before-they-start/comment-page-1#comment-270 Lose Your Job The Easy Way With Myspace Youtube And Bebo | Coffee With Allan Cockerill… Wed, 02 Jan 2008 04:46:32 +0000 http://allancockerill.com/networking/how-facebook-is-killing-careers-before-they-start#comment-270 [...] wrote an article a short time ago titled: How Facebook Is Killing Careers Before They Start, but in retrospect maybe I should have called it ‘How some people are using Facebook to kill [...] [...] wrote an article a short time ago titled: How Facebook Is Killing Careers Before They Start, but in retrospect maybe I should have called it ‘How some people are using Facebook to kill [...]

]]> By: Plain English Guide To Social Networking! http://allancockerill.com/networking/how-facebook-is-killing-careers-before-they-start/comment-page-1#comment-52 Plain English Guide To Social Networking! Thu, 22 Nov 2007 13:27:15 +0000 http://allancockerill.com/networking/how-facebook-is-killing-careers-before-they-start#comment-52 [...] This is a point that I often make to people, and have written about it before on this post. [...] [...] This is a point that I often make to people, and have written about it before on this post. [...]

]]> By: Allan http://allancockerill.com/networking/how-facebook-is-killing-careers-before-they-start/comment-page-1#comment-42 Allan Fri, 16 Nov 2007 13:16:10 +0000 http://allancockerill.com/networking/how-facebook-is-killing-careers-before-they-start#comment-42 I agree that it comes down to personal responsibility, and it was definitely the person's own fault for posting the image and lying about why he wasn't at work. Being part of a social environment, whether it's on the Internet, or off line, means taking social responsibility. I love the quote: ”Truth is not only violated by falsehood; it may be equally outraged by silence” Henri Frederic Amiel I agree that it comes down to personal responsibility, and it was definitely the person’s own fault for posting the image and lying about why he wasn’t at work.

Being part of a social environment, whether it’s on the Internet, or off line, means taking social responsibility.

I love the quote: ”Truth is not only violated by falsehood; it may be equally outraged by silence” Henri Frederic Amiel

]]> By: George Karahalios http://allancockerill.com/networking/how-facebook-is-killing-careers-before-they-start/comment-page-1#comment-38 George Karahalios Fri, 16 Nov 2007 07:44:19 +0000 http://allancockerill.com/networking/how-facebook-is-killing-careers-before-they-start#comment-38 Absolutely true. But there are question more to it; Why shouldn't we see this as an extra step for people being more open? Why shouldn't we approve background check, if we really believe that we worth that and that? Internet & social networks in specific have a 'democratic' element for the society as a whole; Expression. So, when one expresses, i.e. posts something on her/his facebook profile for example, this is an extra assistance for the 'stakeholders' of this person's social sphere, including professional world as well. The issue, as described by the article of Chris Johnson, defends only the negative side of it, which is the obvious and non disputable one. However, internet as a space of public presence and participation, is a part of our life today and we are solely responsible for what we do and what we do not do on it. Why should we blame the social networks for this? Like in every social environment, we can face all kinds of dangers, and likewise in social networks we must not forget that WE are the ones to blame or not, and not the networks where we express our presence. If a person, for example, comes to work for me and my HR departnment informs me of a 'funny' finding about this person in any social sphere, be it internet or real world, I will consider that finding and will not ignore it. I believe that the more people expose their behaviour in the public, the better our society becomes. Social networks are not to be blamed for having people's expression available to anyone. We must blame people for not expressing at all, blame those who are hiding, and blame those who do not care to share one bit of who and what they are. ''Truth is not only violated by falsehood; it may be equally outraged by silence'' Henri Frederic Amiel all the best dearest Allan. Your blog here has become just another addiction for me together with my coffee and my cigarettes :) From a rocky corner of Europe, George Absolutely true. But there are question more to it;

Why shouldn’t we see this as an extra step for people being more open?

Why shouldn’t we approve background check, if we really believe that we worth that and that?

Internet & social networks in specific have a ‘democratic’ element for the society as a whole; Expression.

So, when one expresses, i.e. posts something on her/his facebook profile for example, this is an extra assistance for the ‘stakeholders’ of this person’s social sphere, including professional world as well.

The issue, as described by the article of Chris Johnson, defends only the negative side of it, which is the obvious and non disputable one. However, internet as a space of public presence and participation, is a part of our life today and we are solely responsible for what we do and what we do not do on it.

Why should we blame the social networks for this?

Like in every social environment, we can face all kinds of dangers, and likewise in social networks we must not forget that WE are the ones to blame or not, and not the networks where we express our presence.

If a person, for example, comes to work for me and my HR departnment informs me of a ‘funny’ finding about this person in any social sphere, be it internet or real world, I will consider that finding and will not ignore it.

I believe that the more people expose their behaviour in the public, the better our society becomes. Social networks are not to be blamed for having people’s expression available to anyone. We must blame people for not expressing at all, blame those who are hiding, and blame those who do not care to share one bit of who and what they are.

”Truth is not only violated by falsehood; it may be equally outraged by silence”
Henri Frederic Amiel

all the best dearest Allan. Your blog here has become just another addiction for me together with my coffee and my cigarettes :)

From a rocky corner of Europe,

George

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