Managing how you appear on the internet will be the critical social skill of the 21st century.
What we are starting to see are the ramifications of a very public, private life. Celebrities have dealt with tabloids exposing the most intimate details of their private life for years. As such, celebrities have learned to avoid the [...]

There is a belief that people think they are anonymous on the internet. This is fueled by people thinking the internet is vast and huge, and they are a small player on the internet. Further, the belief is backed up by the thought that only the people they want to see their information have access [...]

Although it is improbable to anticipate all of the possible things people could write about on the web, there are some general rules that you should use when creating any type of content; be it text, pictures, video, or sound.
Commandment # 1 - Always consider the impact to your online image.
This is the overriding rule [...]

Humanity is in the beginning stages of an information revolution which is dramatically changing the way people learn about each other. If a person needs to know something about someone, they no longer turn to a private investigator, they turn to Google. This socially accepted behavior has introduced a problem that is unique in the [...]

A great domain name is one of the best ways to ensure people will find your website and be able to quickly identify that site as yours.

Must contain your name you use on your resume/applications
Search engines as well as people give your name in the domain name high credibility when searching for you by name.  [...]

So whats’ a stereotype have to do with your online image? Absolutely everything.
Stereotypes are the mechanism by which we make decisions about people on the internet. We do this because the internet really is limited in what information it can provide about a person.
We, as people, need stereotypes when we are in situations where we [...]

Managing your online identity when unemployment is rising is critical. Did you know that according to a 2006 survey by ExecuNet, 77% of executive recruiters use the internet to research job candidates. Thirty-five percent of candidates were eliminated based on the search results. Similarly, one in five employers are using social network sites in the [...]

Well, maybe not all of your wildest dreams, but hopefully some of them. If you asking yourself, why the need for yet another blog? With so many blogs on the internet it seems as if there is a never ending supply. Well for starters, this ain’t no ordinary blog, brain dumping at random about whatever [...]