It seems as though things done on the spur of the moment for a bit of fun can sometimes have a way of creeping back and reminding you of your bad judgment call. Just ask Miley Cyrus. In the early months of 2009 she appeared in the news over a photo that made its way on to the Internet showing her making slant-eye poses with her friends. I’m sure Vanessa Hudgens could vouch for it as well. In her case it was a series of nude photographs that an Internet source says she took for her boyfriend Zac Efron during 2007. Can you see the common factor in both of these instances? I’ll give you a hint: it has nothing to do with them having their careers start on the Disney channel. Figured it out yet? It was the fact that the damning information was leaked by a third party over the Internet. It could have been by someone looking to make a quick buck or a genuine mistake by a friend. Either way once the photos hit the net it made world headlines. Cyrus and Hudgens' reputations gained an extra little something that’s going to haunt them for the rest of their careers.
In class we have been discussing the importance of being aware of what information the Internet can provide about you. “What happens when someone types your name in Google and hits return?” The potential of what those results could bring back could have huge implications. For future employers it could be the deciding factor in whether you get the job you applied for or not. It’s so important to manage your online reputation these days. Keeping a critical eye on what’s going out there is paramount, from now on, the judgment calls we make is what’s going to define our careers. So next time you do something somewhere, and someone captures that special moment, just think: if it’s something that could be a problem in the future, do what you can to stop it from getting on to the Internet. However, if that fails then you may want to have a damage control plan ready to use.
Sites with helpful tips on reputation damage control:
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5 Steps for Successful Social Media Damage Control
Your Online Reputation Damage Control
I agree with you Kahu. Our online reputations are so important these days and i know that many of us do not want to end up like Miley or Vanessa. These examples can be related to the Tony Veitch case where his job as a sports presenter gave him constant attention as he was in the spotlight a majority of the time. The media go crazy in my opinion when a well known celebrity slips up, everything seems to get blown out of proportion which is why we are left with unanswered questions and mixed opnions.
ReplyDeleteRight on Kahu! People need to be less negligent of what they are "sharing" with the web-world. A sudden urge to get all vocal about a controversial issue could result in us losing that sweet job in the States, where they were going to set you up in an apartment and provide a company car for you to travel in sleek-style...I am going to go and tell my old school mates to stop writing slanderous things about me now. Thanks for the motivation!
ReplyDeletePretty much one of the scariest thoughts ever...its always going to be there :|
ReplyDeleteThanks to your funny picture from failblog, I just spent the last 65 minutes looking at failblog pictures because I wanted to see what the site was, and once I started, I never stopped :/ haha oh the distractions the internet causes!
ReplyDeleteBack to your blog.. it scares me quite a bit that once its there...its there forever! A little while ago i read this blog about it being there and never leaving!
http://wowcastpodcast.blogspot.com/2009/03/out-there-forever.html
Even the comments we make on facebook could be found! SCARY!
I blame Disney Channel, it probably carries the same subliminal messages as the Lion King did with its subtle 'sex' dropped in there.
ReplyDeleteNaughty naughty Disney channel.
Well I blame KCooper!! Thanks to her continuous uploading of unneccessary photos onto facebook..the majority of our careers are already over before they have begun!!
ReplyDeleteFacebook is slowly but surely destroying our lives...don't even get me started on about farmville...now that's a whole other story!
Amen Rochelle. if all else fails bro, we'll just lure Miss Cooper over to our houses and make her eat a poisonous apple. lol
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