Comments on: What Does Your Web Presence Say About You?

By: Bill Simeon

Bill Simeon — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 14:07:13 +0000

Hello Peter.

I see your point. Some of the criticism is fair. The uniqueness of a person is not reflected on the web. I agree it can be helpful to break the ice or to make someone feel at ease. I believe that is also in ones nature.

I have found myself more interested in what people do for a living (work) than is probable acceptable and I think they may feel uncomfortable. (Also, most people don’t want to talk about work in social situations.) I guess it’s me and how I am.

Web presence is not the be all and end all. It is merely a tool to further your network and make lasting connections. The particular downside I see is the public nature of it. You cannot control who has access to the information. There are many savvy individuals out there who can take advantage of you and your information. You must at all times be conscious of what you are putting out there. If people know too much about you they can take advantage.

In Canada there has been a big issue about a new form of blog – FACEBOOK. This has similar features to blogs but access can be controlled. You can have a public content area and a private area. I think it is an improvement on the open blog. Check it out. http://www.facebook.com

Bill In Canada

By: A Week In The Life of A Redhead

A Week In The Life of A Redhead — Sun, 08 Jul 2007 08:29:15 +0000

My web “presence” says that I am 10 other semi-famous people with the same name. I am a famous writer in Canada, a music producer in North America, a professor, my famous husband died, a teenage mother to CEO of a Fortune 500 company, an actress that stared in two B movies, a World Trade Center expert, Head of the Office of Tax Policy, a singer and songwriter, and a Post-Graduate Research student. NONE of which are me. The problem with companies relying on internet searches instead of a good interview, and a gut reaction, is they inevitably put the wrong person in the job. It reminds me of cities who use credit score to determine whether or not to hire a police officer. Credit is a hilarious choice, since someone’s credit can go bad due to divorce or illness at any time, which has nothing to do with character. I love it when I hear, “…but if they have poor credit they might be open to bribes…” Ok, let me get this straight…. this cop just put him or herself through school during a rough time and didn’t steal or commit a crime while his/her credit suffered. Umm… I think he/she actually just proved what they do when the chips are down … they went back to school or improved themselves somehow. This always makes me think of Erin Brockovitch. If background checks worked well then we wouldn’t see workplace shootings and violence in the office. I could go on but my head might explode.
Catherine, the redhead

By: Andrew Rouahfzai

Andrew Rouahfzai — Sat, 16 Jun 2007 15:03:47 +0000

Man, my web presence says that I like to spam digg =/

Number 2 result for me is like “Play Games, Surf the Net, and Hide Porn”

Argh.

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By: Aaron Pratt

Aaron Pratt — Tue, 01 May 2007 03:59:02 +0000

This is why it is also good not to act like a complete loon online. Well, that is if you care!

By: Tim

Tim — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 02:56:29 +0000

What does my web presence say about me? That I start things and never finish them.

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