Comments on: Picture This: You Have No Control of Your Online Social Profiles – Marketing WTF?

By: Frank Strong

Frank Strong — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 03:47:38 +0000

For this exact reason, I don’t accept any friend invitations from business contacts on my Facebook account; that’s what LinkedIn is for. Perhaps I might miss a few opportunities by doing this, but it helps prevent embarrassments like the one in your post. I also take great care to employ Facebook’s security measures. It’s not fail proof, but it’s one of the ways I try to draw the line of distinction between business and pleasure.

By: Mike Volpe - HubSpot

Mike Volpe - HubSpot — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 00:05:15 +0000

Who’s his date? The perm is rad.

I think that people are becoming more aware of how pictures and videos can be used later.

But I also think that society is becoming more tolerant of things like this. Everyone has some embarrasing moments that could re-surface later. I think that as more things like this happen, people are becoming more tolerant, which is probably a good thing.

BTW, you missed out on the Kevin Colvin “Cool Wand” incident that far far more embarrasing than this… http://www.mikevolpe.com/bid/2899/Facebook-Kills-a-Career-Cool-Wand

By: Laura Koether

Laura Koether — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 23:39:52 +0000

Oh that is too good!

I don’t know if it is possible anymore, but most people today say you shouldn’t have separate lives in the social media realm. Well, I have a few college pictures that might not show me in the best light…if you get my drift…on Facebook. One, they were a great memory and when I first started Facebook it was only for college students. On the other hand, I do not want any of my superiors seeing them.

Right now I have it where no one can see my pictures on my profile. I am still there in the album that someone posted, but it doesn’t notify my friends.

I am sure you could get around this, but it’s a start…