Comments on: College Admission Officers Using Facebook, Google More Frequently

By: Sue Scheff: Do you know what Google is saying about you? « Sue Scheff Blog

Sue Scheff: Do you know what Google is saying about you? « Sue Scheff Blog — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 19:41:01 +0000

[...] does this have to do with parenting? Your child will be applying to colleges someday, or filling out job applications. Are they aware of what Google is saying about them? For [...]

By: ReputationDefender Blog : New Report, Same Story: Colleges Using Social Networking Sites to Scope Out Applicants

Thu, 30 Apr 2009 16:35:53 +0000

[...] touched on this trend numerous times in the ReputationDefender Blog, but it continues to pop up in the mainstream media. According [...]

By: ReputationDefender Blog : Kaplan Survey Shows Dangers of Irresponsible Social Networking

Wed, 11 Feb 2009 17:53:19 +0000

[...] written about the dangers of unprofessional Facebook and MySpace profiles previously, but the issue keeps coming up. A recent article from the Treasure Coast Palm details a [...]

By: ReputationDefender Blog : Studies Show Over Half of Teens on MySpace Exhibit Risky Behavior

Wed, 14 Jan 2009 18:25:33 +0000

[...] written about the dangers of inappropriate MySpace use on the ReputationDefender Blog in the past, but it seems to be a recurring theme in the Internet Age. Recently, the New York Times picked up [...]

By: Who is watching you online ? | peppersauce

Who is watching you online ? | peppersauce — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 04:51:43 +0000

[...] this: More schools are looking towards sites like Facebook and Google to gather information about potential students. According to a quote in the Chicago Tribune, “Today’s application is not just what you [...]

By: ReputationDefender Blog : “Facebook Sabotage” Afflicting College Applicants

Mon, 27 Oct 2008 18:50:40 +0000

[...] spent time writing on the ReputationDefender Blog about the perils of inappropriate social networking and college applications, but we caught a new story which puts a whole different twist on the [...]

By: Getaccepted

Getaccepted — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 05:45:44 +0000

A growing number of graduate school admissions and college officers are turning to Facebook for recruiting, communicating with potential students and providing up-to-date news on the school through the social networking site, instead of relying on more traditional recruiting methods like mass mailings or emails, according to an article in Business Week .

By: ReputationDefender Blog : Glamorizing Drinking on Facebook Could Come Back to Haunt You

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 23:01:22 +0000

[...] spend a lot of time on the ReputationDefender Blog talking about how inappropriate material posted on Facebook, MySpace and other social networking [...]

By: Greg

Greg — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 22:52:27 +0000

Thanks! Appreciate it!

By: Paul Lloyd Hemphill

Paul Lloyd Hemphill — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 12:35:09 +0000

Here’s a video on the issue:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfTM-F8wXdE