• DocumentCode
    806962
  • Title

    Social networking profiles: Are you showing your best side? [Career Building Blocks]

  • Author

    Causer, Craig

  • Author_Institution
    managing editor of IEEE Potentials
  • Volume
    28
  • Issue
    3
  • fYear
    2009
  • Firstpage
    10
  • Lastpage
    13
  • Abstract
    With respect to Helen of Troy, the current lot of social networking Web sites, such as MySpace, Facebook, and Friendster, has become the face that launched a thousand ships. Whether you are an androgynous fan clamoring to "Leave Britney alone," an "Obama Girl," or intoning the impending wrath of the "Chocolate Rain," these sites have provided instant notoriety and 15 minutes of fame to a variety of eclectic users. Sure these sites are good for a few laughs, but are users really utilizing the crop of social networking tools to its greatest potential, or is your site sabotaging your employment search?
  • Keywords
    employment; social networking (online); Facebook; Friendster; MySpace; Web sites; employment search; social networking profiles;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Potentials, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0278-6648
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MPOT.2009.932460
  • Filename
    4907978