Social Networking

Ever been to an interview and the interviewer asks you for your facebook account? Well that's their way of doing a little background check on you before they seriously consider you for the position. Facebook users think they can post any provocative pictures or inappropriate comments without the consequences. They're wrong! Many employers are now looking for dirt on their current and potential employees. By looking at social networking pages, many corporate and other
employers can find who someone really are. Just remember a silly picture can destroy your future.

In the future, I believe social networking sites will be used more and more by companies. Not just for check ups on employees, but operating parts of their businesses thru them. For example, in the article "AT&T uses Twitter during service outage", AT&T used Twitter to communicate with their customer in result of a service outage. According to "How to Find Job Posts on Twitter" by C.G. Lynch, many companies are now posting job ads thru Twitter.