How to Avoid Getting Fired or Arrested for Your Facebook Posts - Is Online Activity Ever "Private?" Part 3

This is the 3rd installment of "Is Online Activity Ever 'Private'?" You can read the other parts here:
Part One - Suspended, Fired, Arrested for Facebook and Twitter Posts
Part Two - Facebook Privacy Concerns: Safety for Parents and Children

You've probably heard many times about people that have been fired from their jobs, suspended from school, or even arrested and put in jail just because of what they've posted online.

Usually this refers to what they've posted on Facebook. Sometimes it refers to what they've posted on Twitter. Other times it's something else entirely, be it a personal blog post or a YouTube video.

Maybe they don't even get into trouble of that extreme, but they get some sort of reprimand, regardless. Many times, these people probably don't give it a second thought until that happens.

The question is, how can you avoid it?

Casey Anthony to be Released from Prison Sunday - Should She Go Into Hiding?

Casey Anthony is set to be released from prison this Sunday, July 17th. That would make roughly two weeks that she remained in prison since the trial and the "not guilty" verdict was given. As I said in my previous post, I am not one of these people out for blood. The entire story about Casey Anthony and Caylee Anthony angers me deep down, for reasons that are virtually unknown. I mean, yes it is a horrible tale of jealousy, resentment, greed, and contempt. But technically speaking, it has nothing to do with me.

Casey Anthony - Gamut News

Casey Anthony's Trial Verdict - A Review of Case Info Including Casey Anthony's Diary, Diary of Days and Deleted MySpace Post

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Facebook Privacy Concerns: Safety for Parents and Children - Is Online Activity Ever "Private"? Part Two

This is the 2nd installment of a series I'm doing called "Is Online Activity Ever 'Private'?" You can read parts one and three here:
Part One - Suspended, Fired, Arrested for Facebook and Twitter Posts
Part Three - How to Avoid Getting Fired or Arrested for Your Facebook Posts

I recently wrote about some of the many examples of people getting suspended, fired, and arrested for what they've posted on Facebook, Twitter, and even YouTube.

You can find examples all over the internet. People are posting pictures, tweets, and status updates in the perceived privacy and anonymity of the online world that get them in all sorts of trouble in the real world.

Suspended, Fired, Arrested for Facebook and Twitter Posts - Is Online Activity Ever "Private"? Part 1

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This is the 1st installment of a series I'm doing called "Is Online Activity Ever 'Private'?" After reading this, be sure to check out part three, to avoid having this happen to you!

You can read parts two and three here:
Part Two - Facebook Privacy Concerns: Safety for Parents and Children 
Part Three - How to Avoid Getting Fired or Arrested for Your Facebook Posts

You can look all around for stories about people getting in trouble for what they've posted on MySpace, Facebook, Twitter, and the like.

Some of the unfortunately large number of stories of people getting in trouble for their online activities (thought to be private) include...

Why I Hate Twitter (and Microblogging in General)

I don't hate this bird, though.

So this post really has no meaning, other than to actually have something posted this year. Life is constant turmoil. As usual, we have to all just keep on truckin'! Easier said than done, yes, but necessary nevertheless.

I could write about some things but I never really intended this blog to be about my day to day occurrences. Frankly, if I wanted that I'd go to Twitter. And if I wanted Twitter - well, I don't. There is no if.

Since I really don't want a Twitter, I'll write about it instead, why I think it's stupid. I hate the idea of microblogging in general, but Twitter and Tumblr are the only specific microblogging sites by name that I know of off-hand, and Twitter is by far the most popular. According to Wikipedia, status updates (such as on Facebook) are considered part of microblogging too. I generally hate Facebook status updates for the same reason.