Job Interviewers are Now Requesting Facebook Passwords [POLL]
If you are currently looking for a job and desperate for employment and are interviewing for positions, don't be surprised if your next potential employer asks you for your Facebook log in and password during the interview process.
Facebook Rats Out Man With Two Wives
Sadly, he did not live in St. Ives, but Alan O’Neill did, in fact, have two wives. The really sad thing, though, is that it wasn’t because he was cheating. He had two wives because he was lazy and passive aggressive.
Do You Set Your Social Media to Private? – Survey of the Day
These days, just about everybody is on some form of social media. However, that doesn’t mean they want to share their information with everybody.
According to a Pew Research Center survey of 2,267 adults, 58 percent of social media users set their profile to private.
Strawberry Quik-Dangerous Drug or a Social Media Frenzy Revived
I have seen several posts from friends on facebook in the last few days about a drug called Strawberry Quik. It is said to resemble Pop Rocks candy and is a flavored form of crystal meth. As I have been reading the warnings, it dawned on me that this isn't the first time I have heard about this drug.
Facebook ID Card Lets You Carry Your Likes and Relationship Status In Your Wallet
Many employers these days readily admit to scoping out the social media profiles of potential hires during the interview process. But what if all that Googling could be replaced with a single ID scan from a card you carry in your wallet?
How Are You Adapting to Facebook and Other Social Media? – Survey of the Day
Now that people are getting more used to being on social networks like Facebook they seem to be getting more picky about whom they are sharing their information with.
According to a survey from the Pew Research Center, 63 percent of social media network users removed people from their friend rolls in 2011, which was up from the 56 percent of those who did so in 2009.
What Does Your Facebook Profile Tell a Prospective Employer?
It’s pretty common for companies to scout out the social media accounts of prospective hires — and now a new study from Northern Illinois University says Facebook profiles are actually a pretty good predictor of job performance.
Police Pay a Visit to Dad Who Shot His Daughter’s Laptop
Ever since he filmed himself shooting his daughter’s laptop with a .45 handgun, opinions have been sharply divided over Tommy Jordan’s brand of extreme parenting. In fact, someone who disagrees with his methods called police to his North Carolina home. But instead of arresting him, cops offered their thanks.
Myspace Garners 1 Million More Users Last Month
Is a great Internet comeback story in the works? Myspace, the presumed-dead social networking site that was purchased by a group including Justin Timberlake, has revamped itself as a music-listening destination and added more than 1 million new users last month.
How Do You Feel About Facebook’s New Timeline? — Survey of the Day
Like it or not, Facebook users are soon going to be transferred to the Timeline layout, if they haven’t been already.
According to a new survey from security firm Sophos, not too many folks are liking the mandatory change.
