One of the best things about the Internet, is that anyone can be famous and develop a following. The bad news is that through site like The Internet Archive, your online antics can follow you around for ever.
Browsing Andy Beals blog tonight and I came across his write up off a free guide written by Tom Drugan of Naymz.com, aimed at students who want to repair the damage they have caused to their reputation at social sites like MySpace, Facebook etc.
It’s a very handy guide and I applaud Tom for putting it together.
[...] It is well known that one of the first steps that a Human Resources department takes after receiving a resume from a recent college graduate is to head over to MySpace and Facebook and learn more about the candidate. A bad or negative profile on these social sites can mean the end of the application process for many students. Reputation management should be something that every college senior focuses on this year. It can make the difference between finding your dream job or just any job. [...]