Comments on: Top 10 tips on how to avoid a professional embarrassment on Facebook http://blog.us.cision.com/2008/11/top-10-tips-on-how-to-avoid-a-professional-embarrassment-on-facebook/ Helping Communications Professionals Navigate the Evolving Media Landscape Thu, 18 Mar 2010 21:23:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Webinar Q&A: Best practices & ideas for specific social media platforms | Cision Blog http://blog.us.cision.com/2008/11/top-10-tips-on-how-to-avoid-a-professional-embarrassment-on-facebook/comment-page-1/#comment-9541 Webinar Q&A: Best practices & ideas for specific social media platforms | Cision Blog Tue, 19 May 2009 20:35:30 +0000 http://blog.us.cision.com/?p=250#comment-9541 [...] you are representing. For tips on avoiding some of those Facebook pitfalls, check out my post Top 10 tips on how to avoid a professional embarrassment on Facebook. My fellow blogger Jay also touches on the subject in his post If Walls can talk: managing a [...] [...] you are representing. For tips on avoiding some of those Facebook pitfalls, check out my post Top 10 tips on how to avoid a professional embarrassment on Facebook. My fellow blogger Jay also touches on the subject in his post If Walls can talk: managing a [...]

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]]> By: Sylke http://blog.us.cision.com/2008/11/top-10-tips-on-how-to-avoid-a-professional-embarrassment-on-facebook/comment-page-1/#comment-30 Sylke Fri, 21 Nov 2008 18:55:59 +0000 http://blog.us.cision.com/?p=250#comment-30 Tip #9 is on the money! Everyone take an extra second to remember who their friends are, especially on Twitter and Facebook. I always think twice before I post anything on Facebook, because nearly 25% are work-related contacts, one being the chairman of our board of directors. I never post anything on Facebook that will come back to haunt me - today or months down the road. Tip #9 is on the money! Everyone take an extra second to remember who their friends are, especially on Twitter and Facebook. I always think twice before I post anything on Facebook, because nearly 25% are work-related contacts, one being the chairman of our board of directors. I never post anything on Facebook that will come back to haunt me – today or months down the road.

]]> By: Heidi Sullivan http://blog.us.cision.com/2008/11/top-10-tips-on-how-to-avoid-a-professional-embarrassment-on-facebook/comment-page-1/#comment-16 Heidi Sullivan Wed, 12 Nov 2008 16:02:04 +0000 http://blog.us.cision.com/?p=250#comment-16 Thanks Rob! Lisa - that's a great tip. I've definitely cringed in similar situations. I think it's easy to forget how many people we broadcast that news to... Thanks Rob!

Lisa – that’s a great tip. I’ve definitely cringed in similar situations. I think it’s easy to forget how many people we broadcast that news to…

]]> By: Lisa Hoover http://blog.us.cision.com/2008/11/top-10-tips-on-how-to-avoid-a-professional-embarrassment-on-facebook/comment-page-1/#comment-15 Lisa Hoover Wed, 12 Nov 2008 15:32:21 +0000 http://blog.us.cision.com/?p=250#comment-15 If you're entire profile isn't private, I'd at least recommend keeping personal profile details to a minimum. There's really no reason for your professional contacts to know about your private dating or married life. More than once I've seen people change profile details to "dating Sally!" only to change it when things don't work out. *cringe* Even worse, I've known contacts who've broadcasted impending divorces (Facebook says, "Bob is no longer married to Jane") probably a lot sooner than they've wanted to in order to have an accurate profile. Makes me wince every time. If you’re entire profile isn’t private, I’d at least recommend keeping personal profile details to a minimum. There’s really no reason for your professional contacts to know about your private dating or married life. More than once I’ve seen people change profile details to “dating Sally!” only to change it when things don’t work out. *cringe*

Even worse, I’ve known contacts who’ve broadcasted impending divorces (Facebook says, “Bob is no longer married to Jane”) probably a lot sooner than they’ve wanted to in order to have an accurate profile. Makes me wince every time.

]]> By: Rob Diana http://blog.us.cision.com/2008/11/top-10-tips-on-how-to-avoid-a-professional-embarrassment-on-facebook/comment-page-1/#comment-14 Rob Diana Wed, 12 Nov 2008 15:01:47 +0000 http://blog.us.cision.com/?p=250#comment-14 Not sure I would say I did an excellent job, but thanks for the kind words. This is also a very good checklist for people. I think everyone needs to remember the rules of professionalism, and this is a good reminder. Not sure I would say I did an excellent job, but thanks for the kind words. This is also a very good checklist for people. I think everyone needs to remember the rules of professionalism, and this is a good reminder.

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