I flunked my social media background check..

[Sensia]

It's all about social intelligence and what's on the internet train...

By Mat Honan:

Your next job application could require a social media background check. Odds are, you have no clue what that means. Nobody does. It's new and scary and probably scours the Web for pictures of you puking on the beach. But screw speculation. We wanted to know. So we ran background checks on six Gizmodo employees.
Here's what we found, and why you should both freak out about and embrace it.


click here to read the article:


http://gizmodo.com/5818774/this-is-a...ckground-check

[Guest050715-1]

I don't have a Facebook and never will for this and various other reasons. I just feel the need to plaster the WWW with photos of me and everyone I know.

[Sensia]

Originally Posted by OliviaHoward

I don't have a Facebook and never will for this and various other reasons. I just feel the need to plaster the WWW with photos of me and everyone I know.

From what I am interpreting from this article is it picks up more than just your facebook stuff. I still think this is very invasive for a potential employer to use. We shall see how it goes as time goes by, and if lawsuits start flying because of this.

[Munchmasterman]

Both of you ladies stimulate both of my heads.

[pyramider]

Can we use it on political candidates? Maybe avoid a Weiner . . .

[last call]

I'd never join those sites, but I'm probably the only one in my family who hasn't.