Social Networking Can Get You in Trouble at Work!

Can social networking sites such as Facebook, My Space, Buzz, and others, really put your job in jeopardy?  Indeed they can! Read the case of a Pennsylvania university professor who shared her "private thoughts" on Facebook and is now suspended from her job and could be denied tenure:  http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2010/03/02/facebook. According to a human resources expert cited in the article, employees are an extension of their company's brand and therefore, subject to suspension and possible unemployment for the comments we post on social networking and blog sites. Although this phenomenon isn't new (we have all read similar stories before), it continues to be a striking reminder that even the most mundane comments we post to social networking sites can far-reaching effects that go well beyond our initial intention to keep in touch with those closest to us.