As if you needed another reason…
February 19th, 2008 by KimHow do you know when you’ve had enough to drink?
“You see beers all over a table so you lift each one up until you find one half full and chug it when no one is looking.” (#10)
“You call your ex-boyfriend 1,000 times and leave lots of really nice voicemails saying that ya’ll need to hang out more.” (#29)
“You’ve become convinced that dancing with your arms overhead, shaking your ass, and yelling WOO HOO is truly the sexiest dance move EVER.” (#3)
A Facebook group called “30 Reasons Girls Should Call it a Night” is getting attention because of its list of 30 reasons, plus nearly 5,000 photos posted on the site of girls being, well, just drunk and ridiculous.
The group has 174,685 members.
From ABCNews.com:
[M]any photos on the site are accompanied by full names and the colleges they attend, showing a blatant disregard for the fact that potential employers could be viewing their drunken exploits.
A study by the networking firm Viadeo recently found that one in five employers now uses social networking Web sites, such as Facebook and MySpace, to research information on job candidates and to view how they project themselves. Almost two thirds said their recruitment decisions were influenced by the contents of an individual’s profile, while a quarter said that they had changed their mind and decided not to hire someone because of what they found online.
As if you needed another reason to not post ridiculous photos of yourself or your friends online…
Tags: blogs and new media, college, drinking, Facebook, things that annoy me
February 19th, 2008 at 4:30 pm
I agree. I have My Space and Facebook pages and they are all rated “G”. I set them to private and use them to communicate with family (including my parents and grandparents) and friends on the East Coast. However, if my employer were to view the pages, they would find nothing inappropriate that would jeopardize my job. It’s crazy to post things publically that can damage your reputation both personally and professionally. Hopefully more young people will realize this before it’s too late!
February 19th, 2008 at 7:50 pm
Do you want to be 24 or 64?
A wise woman once said “We have our entire lives to become old and jaded. Why start at 24.”
February 20th, 2008 at 12:23 am
Haha. Ok, lava, you got me. I think it’s fine to post photos of yourself online, but I’m not sure many people who have MySpace or Facebook pages fully grasp that those embarrassing photos can really come back to haunt you, especially with future employers. So, I’ll laugh at those “30 Reasons” but refrain from ever joining the group myself…
February 20th, 2008 at 10:57 am
More reason not to act a fool…
February 20th, 2008 at 2:37 pm
For the life of me, I can’t understand why people want to share their lives with untold numbers of strangers.
To begin with, it ain’t that interesting. To end with, what’s the point?
February 20th, 2008 at 2:38 pm
By the way, people may not know that every photo posted on Facebook becomes the property of Facebook.