Absolutely agree..it's getting real easy to "connect the dots". I do it all the time. I also have several internet handles. I started out using them to be "anonymous" but now it's pretty easy to derive my name by working backwards. I was working at a startup that focused on "social" search and you can pretty easily construct the social network of a person.
It is pretty interesting and privacy is something you are going to have to work hard at. Mark -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Craddock, Chris Sent: Friday, May 04, 2007 12:51 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Turning Off the People We Might Want to Hire Dave Jousma said > At one of my previous jobs I was interviewing for, and got the job, they > actually went out on IBM-MAIN and did a search on my name to see what > kinds of contributions if any, and the level of questions/answers made. Well I haven't applied for too many jobs in the past, but when I applied at CA last year, my interviewers either "knew" me from ibm-main, or did some background research that included ibm-main. Evidently I passed the test :-) Unfortunately it is becoming more common for people's online personas to collide with their real lives in unexpected ways - consider all of the kids using YouTube without any thought to the fact that other people (including potential employers) would see their beer-bust videos too. Stupidity in cyberspace is forever. We sure live in interesting times huh. CC ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html ********************************************************************** This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
