Web Sites That Bring Students Together Can Come Back to Haunt Them
http://abcnews.go.com/WNT/Technology/story?id=1519220
ABCNews
(excerpt) Jan. 18, 2006 Tens of millions of young people both college and high school students increasingly rely on Web sites to make friends and contacts. Many of them have also learned that such activity includes some new and unexpected hazards.
When 17-year-old Mary Ellen Handy posted her name and picture on the social Web site myspace.com, she never thought her reputation would be damaged.
"This one girl basically recruited 20 girls to make my life brutal," she said.
Like so many young people, she was just looking to make friends online.
Instead, other users doctored her pictures and wrote damaging personal comments. Increasingly, students are surprised by the downside of posting on the sites.
Further down, the article states:
At least one federal employer looks at Facebook profiles before hiring college interns.
At Handy's high school, students must submit their Web site profiles to get a college recommendation.(more at the link)
I am astonished at what I've seen on some of these personal spaces for underage kids. I do enjoy looking at these sites when doing my amateur sleuthing though! :innocent:
What do you think about these personal spaces?
http://abcnews.go.com/WNT/Technology/story?id=1519220
ABCNews
(excerpt) Jan. 18, 2006 Tens of millions of young people both college and high school students increasingly rely on Web sites to make friends and contacts. Many of them have also learned that such activity includes some new and unexpected hazards.
When 17-year-old Mary Ellen Handy posted her name and picture on the social Web site myspace.com, she never thought her reputation would be damaged.
"This one girl basically recruited 20 girls to make my life brutal," she said.
Like so many young people, she was just looking to make friends online.
Instead, other users doctored her pictures and wrote damaging personal comments. Increasingly, students are surprised by the downside of posting on the sites.
Further down, the article states:
At least one federal employer looks at Facebook profiles before hiring college interns.
At Handy's high school, students must submit their Web site profiles to get a college recommendation.(more at the link)
I am astonished at what I've seen on some of these personal spaces for underage kids. I do enjoy looking at these sites when doing my amateur sleuthing though! :innocent:
What do you think about these personal spaces?