Online Posting and your Reputation

Online Posting and your Reputation Want a job? Scholarship? Watch what you post! Thisarticle written by Andrea Gordonfor the Toronto Star provides a wealth of information for the whole family on the potential perils of online activity and sharing. A study produced by Pew Internet American Life Project found 93 percent of kids ages 12 to 17 used the internet and of those, two thirds are involved in at least one type of content creation through Web pages, blogs or social networking. Another article, Teachers flock to Facebook to be where the kids are, saysCanada is one of the fastest growing Facebook markets in the world with more than 3 million users. Unfortunately, manyteens are not fully aware, or simply dont careabout theramificationsthat can result from thepersonal material they post.And that much of the informationthey post is accessible to parents, police, professors, predators, employers and the media. It may be fun today butcould the information they post themselves or what is posted by their friendsputtheir reputations at risk?One question teens need to ask themselves is, Are you creating an image of yourself that you will be proud of in 5 or 10 years? This article is worth the read providing lots of information,additional resources and important tips for teens toprotect their online reputation.