After our class discussion last night regarding Obama’s speech writer, I was reminded of many similar situations. Facebook is supposed to be a social networking site used to connect with and meet new friends. However, with its overwhelming popularity the once very innocent profile is now turned into something very dangerous. In this case he could have just lost the job of a lifetime in a fraction of a second. In the case of a young girl who caused a car accident on the Bay Bridge this summer, she might be charged with vehicular manslaughter due to pictures posted on her MySpace page. College students applying for jobs are now more aware then ever of the importance of censoring information placed on social networking sites.
It is similar to the idea of paparazzi in the world of celebrities. People post pictures of you whether you give them permission to or not, and in some cases they can be extremely incriminating. What might have been a simple night of innocent fun with friends can now cost you a job or your reputation. With the obvious problems that arise from material posted on such networking sites as MySpace and Facebook, it is hard to imagine why people continue to post personal information about them.
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