I have given this subject quite a bit of thought. I have a blog, but I don't list my name or contact information anywhere on it. The domain is registered in my name, but I might transfer that to a corporate entity. You can never be too careful.
I periodically Google myself to see what comes up. Lately some of my posts from HoF are making it high enough in the results to be checked. But I would never bring up my blog or my postings in any forum during a job interview unless the forum was topical to the job and there was nothing off-topic that would distract from the topical stuff. I would not reference HoF, for instance- too much off-topic stuff in CF-Community. I typically use the same alias on forums around the Web, and I Google for that sometimes, too. It's amazing to see where I've posted in the past- random technical lists, etc. I made at least one post at Red Hat, and apparently I was last on the Ann Arbor Tribes2 server on July 17, 2003. Blogging is part of the composite picture of who you are, but if you are extremely active on the Web as most of the people on this list are, you are bound to have left bread crumbs elsewhere that employers may check out. The only thing saving us is the time that it takes recruiters to wade through the massive amount of material out there. I wonder if one day this permanent record of communications may lead to a more open world, or if the consequences will just encourage people to censor themselves. It should make politics in the next ten years very interesting. >A really interesting article: > >http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20050711-5080.html > >I would have to make the assumption that participation in forums such as >this (if such participation is "public knowledge" as when you mention it on >your personal blog or website) would fall into this category as well. > >Jim Davis ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:164459 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
