Comments on: Facebook: job-hunting, non-invisibility, and the creepiness factor http://digitalgarbage.net/2006/06/12/facebook/ law & policy of the infoglut Wed, 23 Jul 2008 21:40:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: CollegeRecruiter.com Blog http://digitalgarbage.net/2006/06/12/facebook/#comment-742 CollegeRecruiter.com Blog Fri, 17 Nov 2006 13:42:49 +0000 http://digitalgarbage.net/2006/06/12/facebook-job-hunting-non-invisibility-and-the-creepiness-factor/#comment-742 <strong>Campus Police Restrict Own Use of Facebook: Will Employers Be Next?...</strong> As odd as it may sound to a Gen X'er or Baby Boomer, college students and other members of Gen Y who post information about themselves and their friends to social networking sites such as Facebook do not consider that...... Campus Police Restrict Own Use of Facebook: Will Employers Be Next?…

As odd as it may sound to a Gen X’er or Baby Boomer, college students and other members of Gen Y who post information about themselves and their friends to social networking sites such as Facebook do not consider that……

]]> By: Matt Lubniewski http://digitalgarbage.net/2006/06/12/facebook/#comment-29 Matt Lubniewski Wed, 14 Jun 2006 20:36:36 +0000 http://digitalgarbage.net/2006/06/12/facebook-job-hunting-non-invisibility-and-the-creepiness-factor/#comment-29 Thanks for the linkage Prof. Nathenson! Thanks for the linkage Prof. Nathenson!

]]> By: Ira Nathenson http://digitalgarbage.net/2006/06/12/facebook/#comment-28 Ira Nathenson Tue, 13 Jun 2006 02:30:51 +0000 http://digitalgarbage.net/2006/06/12/facebook-job-hunting-non-invisibility-and-the-creepiness-factor/#comment-28 Matt and Josh: Thanks for the kind words and good wishes. As you already recognize, it’s prudent to assume that anything you ever post will be archived somewhere. I don’t know how the admissions procedures work at Pitt or elsewhere and am not involved in them, so I just don’t know whether viewing of student sites or other sites is done as part of the admissions process. I do wonder, though, whether it’s practicable to spend the time looking up large numbers of applicants on websites. But that doesn’t mean that it isn’t done somewhere. Also, in tune with what Matt suggests, it makes sense that it’s quite possible that what might be a red flag to a college may not necessarily be as broad as what might concern a potential employer. But of course, today’s high school student is tomorrow’s college student and the next day’s job applicant, so all those postings might ultimately hit you back in the face. Along those lines, readers should check out Matt’s thoughtful comments about the importance of proactively sculpting an online persona at his excellent ShadyLawPodcast blog at http://shadylaw.com/?p=145. Matt and Josh:

Thanks for the kind words and good wishes.

As you already recognize, it’s prudent to assume that anything you ever post will be archived somewhere. I don’t know how the admissions procedures work at Pitt or elsewhere and am not involved in them, so I just don’t know whether viewing of student sites or other sites is done as part of the admissions process. I do wonder, though, whether it’s practicable to spend the time looking up large numbers of applicants on websites. But that doesn’t mean that it isn’t done somewhere. Also, in tune with what Matt suggests, it makes sense that it’s quite possible that what might be a red flag to a college may not necessarily be as broad as what might concern a potential employer. But of course, today’s high school student is tomorrow’s college student and the next day’s job applicant, so all those postings might ultimately hit you back in the face.

Along those lines, readers should check out Matt’s thoughtful comments about the importance of proactively sculpting an online persona at his excellent ShadyLawPodcast blog at http://shadylaw.com/?p=145.

]]> By: Josh http://digitalgarbage.net/2006/06/12/facebook/#comment-27 Josh Tue, 13 Jun 2006 01:58:15 +0000 http://digitalgarbage.net/2006/06/12/facebook-job-hunting-non-invisibility-and-the-creepiness-factor/#comment-27 To respond to Matt's comment, rumor has it that adcoms from many schools now troll sites like xoxohth.com and lawschooldiscussion.com to identify 'problem' posters who have applied to their schools. They are also able to cross-check what they find on these message board sites with info posted on lawschoolnumbers.com to confirm identities. And because sites like archive.com will eventually have the entire web memorialized at specific points in [soon-to-be] history, it is even more dangerous to assume that one is ever 'anonymous' on the Internet. Prof. Nathenson, I like your blog! Congrats with the St. Paul position. To respond to Matt’s comment, rumor has it that adcoms from many schools now troll sites like xoxohth.com and lawschooldiscussion.com to identify ‘problem’ posters who have applied to their schools. They are also able to cross-check what they find on these message board sites with info posted on lawschoolnumbers.com to confirm identities.

And because sites like archive.com will eventually have the entire web memorialized at specific points in [soon-to-be] history, it is even more dangerous to assume that one is ever ‘anonymous’ on the Internet.

Prof. Nathenson, I like your blog! Congrats with the St. Paul position.

]]> By: Shady Law » Exploiting the “Infoglut” http://digitalgarbage.net/2006/06/12/facebook/#comment-26 Shady Law » Exploiting the “Infoglut” Mon, 12 Jun 2006 21:23:43 +0000 http://digitalgarbage.net/2006/06/12/facebook-job-hunting-non-invisibility-and-the-creepiness-factor/#comment-26 [...] Last week, I added Digital Garbage, a blog about “law and policy of the infoglut” published by my fantastic former professor Ira Nathenson, to my feeds on Bloglines.  Today, Professor Nathenson posted his thoughts on the repurcussions of what might be called the growing importance of “social network resumes.”  He links to Sunday’s NYT article on the issue.  He also points out some things that every Myspace, Facebook, and LiveJournal user should know.  First, nothing you post is anonymous or private.  Second, recruiters or investigators with any researching skills can and will find the things you post. [...] [...] Last week, I added Digital Garbage, a blog about “law and policy of the infoglut” published by my fantastic former professor Ira Nathenson, to my feeds on Bloglines.  Today, Professor Nathenson posted his thoughts on the repurcussions of what might be called the growing importance of “social network resumes.”  He links to Sunday’s NYT article on the issue.  He also points out some things that every Myspace, Facebook, and LiveJournal user should know.  First, nothing you post is anonymous or private.  Second, recruiters or investigators with any researching skills can and will find the things you post. [...]

]]> By: Matt Lubniewski http://digitalgarbage.net/2006/06/12/facebook/#comment-25 Matt Lubniewski Mon, 12 Jun 2006 20:46:29 +0000 http://digitalgarbage.net/2006/06/12/facebook-job-hunting-non-invisibility-and-the-creepiness-factor/#comment-25 Hello Professor Nathenson, I must first say that I genuinely enjoyed Legal Process in Fall '05. It is a crime that you won't be at Pitt Law any longer. I was looking forward to taking an IP class from you. I wish you the best of luck at St. Thomas! Do you think that the "trolling" of these sites could ever play a part in the admissions process (law, undergrad, etc.)? Personal lifestyle choices might not be as relevant in the admissions process as they are in private employment. However, since "holistic" file review seems to be the norm, might "red flags" play a part in this context? Hello Professor Nathenson,

I must first say that I genuinely enjoyed Legal Process in Fall ‘05. It is a crime that you won’t be at Pitt Law any longer. I was looking forward to taking an IP class from you. I wish you the best of luck at St. Thomas!

Do you think that the “trolling” of these sites could ever play a part in the admissions process (law, undergrad, etc.)? Personal lifestyle choices might not be as relevant in the admissions process as they are in private employment. However, since “holistic” file review seems to be the norm, might “red flags” play a part in this context?

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