How best to live our lives in a world where the Internet records everything and forgets nothing?- JEFFREY ROSEN

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“ The internet and social media are governed by laws relating to defamation and public order, and as a result, there

is no such thing as absolute freedom of speech.”

- Raymond Ciborowski & Tom Upton

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‘THE FACT THAT THE INTERNET NEVER SEEMS TO FORGET IS THREATENING, AT AN ALMOST EXISTENTIAL LEVEL.

OUR ABILITY TO CONTROL OUR IDENTITIES, PRESERVE THE OPTION OF REINVENTING OURSELVES AND STARTING ANEW; TO OVERCOME OUR CHECKERED PASTS.’ – JEFFREY ROSEN

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‘TODAY ALL OF US ARE

LEARNING TO EXPECT THE

SCRUTINY THAT USED TO

BE RESERVED FOR THE

FAMOUS AND INFAMOUS.- JEFFREY ROSEN

“YOU HAVE MOVIE STAR ISSUES AND YOU’RE JUST A PERSON.” 26-YEAR-OLD MANHATTAN WOMAN

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THE PERMANENT MEMORY BANK OF THE WEB INCREASINGLY MEANS THERE ARE NO SECOND

CHANCES

IT’S OFTEN SAID THAT WE LIVE IN A PERMISSIVE ERA, ONE WITH INFINITE SECOND CHANCES. BUT THE TRUTH IS

- JEFFREY ROSENPHOTO VIA

MANICMORFF

NO OPPORTUNITIES TO EXCAPE A SCARLET LETTER IN YOUR DIGITAL PAST.

NOW THE WORST THING YOU’VE DONE IS OFTEN THE FIRST THING EVERYONE KNOWS ABOUT YOU. - JEFFREY ROSEN PHOTO VIA JPPI

A SOCIETY IN WHICH EVERYTHING IS RECORDED

WILL FOREVER TETHER US

TO ALL OUR PAST ACTIONS, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE, IN

PRACTICE, TO ESCAPE THEM. – JEFFREY ROSEN

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‘Gossip is no longer the resource of the idle and of the vicious

but has become a

trade.’- JEFFREY ROSEN

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“PRIVACY PROTECTS US FROM BEING UNFAIRLY JUDGED OUT OF CONTEXT ON THE BASIS OF SNIPPETS OF PRIVATE

INFORMATION THAT HAVE BEEN EXPOSED AGAINST OUR WILL.”

“BUT WE CAN BE JUST AS UNFAIRLY JUDGED OUT OF CONTEXT ON THE BASIS OF SNIPPETS OF PUBLIC INFORMATION THAT WE

HAVE UNWISELY CHOSEN TO REVEAL TO THE WRONG AUDIENCE.”

– JEFFREY ROSEN

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91% OF EMPLOYERS USE SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES TO SCREEN EMPLOYEES AND

69% HAVE REJECTED AN APPLICANT BASED ON WHAT THEY FOUND. – DANIEL GULATI

THE PAPER

RESUME IS

DEAD.- VALA AFSHAR

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EARLY WORK EXPERIENCE, HOBBIES, EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES OR NONPROFIT INVOLVEMENT – SUCH AS PAINTING HOUSES TO PAY FOR COLLEGE OR TOURING WITH A PUNK ROCK BAND THROUGH EUROPE – OFTEN PROVIDE INSIGHT INTO HOW WELL AN APPLICANT WOULD FIT INTO THE

COMPANY CULTURE – DR. CARLISLE PHOTO VIA LESLIE BOTHWELL

“THE WEB IS YOUR RESUME. SOCIAL NETWORKS ARE YOUR MASS REFERENCES.” – VALA AFSHAR

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“I BELIEVE THE VERY BEST TALENT ISN’T EVEN LOOKING FOR WORK. THEY’RE MOBILE AND SOCIALLY CONNECTED AND TOO BUSY CHANGING THE WORLD.” – VALA

SFSHAR

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“IF WE ARE STAFFING FOR A RECRUITING OR SALES/MARKETING/BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT ROLE,

THEN IT IS A BIG RED FLAG IF A CANDIDATE HAS EITHER NO PROFILE OR A LIMITED PROFILE WITH A LOW NUMBER OF CONNECTIONS.” –

LASHBROOK COLBY

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“YOU CAN’T AFFORD TO GO A DAY WITHOUT UPDATING YOUR STATUS ON SOCIAL

NETWORKS. THE SPEED OF THIS

REPUTATION ECONOMY

IS FORCING US TO ALWAYS

BE OUT THERE. IF PEOPLE ARE NOT SEEING YOUR NAME, FACE, AND HEARING YOUR VOICE, THEN YOU WILL BE

FORGOTTEN FAST.” – DAN SCHAWBEL

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“ATTENTION SPANS ARE DECREASING AND MULTI-TASKING HAS BECOME THE NORM, SO IF YOU WANT TO STAND OUT, YOU’RE GOING TO HAVE TO SELECT A DEFINED NICHE THAT YOU CAN CONQUER.”

– DAN SCHAWBEL

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“CURATE WHO YOU FOLLOW,

AS THIS CAN BE A

POWERFUL SIGNAL AS TO WHERE

YOUR INTERESTS

LIE.” - DANIEL GULATI

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“UTILIZING SOCIALLY ROOTED TOOLS TO COLLABORATE AMONG COLLEAGUES AND EXPERTS THAT WE MIGHT NOT OTHERWISE HAVE ACCESS TO IMPROVES CARE AND IMPROVES THE SPEED AND EFFICIENCY WITH WHICH WE CAN OFFER THAT CARE.” – DR. HOWARD LUKS

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IT’S TIME TO ADAPT TO THE PERMANTENT JOB SEARCH AND DOMINATE YOUR DIGITAL REPUTATION

- MICHAEL FERTIK