A word of warning to all of you FaceBookers out there that may soon be looking for a new job. Knock knock…”We can see you!”. Example, you just graduated from college and you want to get that dream job. You apply for positions at a few companies and you do not get the job though you seem really qualified for. Why you ask?!? Because perspective employers are using the likes of FaceBook, MySpace and other “personal” sites to get a little better look at who they are about to hire. Do you really want a soon to be manager looking at pictures of you getting wasted at a fraternity party? See you later job offer! BYE BYE! To avoid this, #1 Keep it clean or #2, Keep your profile “exclusive” and/or private to select friends. Good luck and happy FaceBooking!

It was well over a years worth of hype that I resisted before joining the popular social networking site, Facebook.  One of Facebook’s top competitors, LinkedIn, has been my primary selection of social networking for a few years now.  Through my experiences with these two sites it’s been made certain to me that both have slightly different purposes that can make a huge difference to their users which should be considered when building a network.

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