Comments on: The Permanent Record: Reputation Management for Teens http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/digitalnatives/2008/02/26/the-permanent-record-reputation-management-for-teens/ Berkman investigators, fellows, research assistants and interns sound off about all things Digital Natives Sun, 29 Nov 2009 17:02:42 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Digital Identity, Social Networks and Learning Communities at Digital Dialogues http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/digitalnatives/2008/02/26/the-permanent-record-reputation-management-for-teens/comment-page-1/#comment-4928 Digital Identity, Social Networks and Learning Communities at Digital Dialogues Sun, 03 May 2009 14:29:44 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/digitalnatives/2008/02/26/the-permanent-record-reputatio#comment-4928 [...] both? (Harvard’s Digital Natives group has some interesting posts on this topic: see The Permanent Record and the rebuttal in The Permanent Record Part [...] [...] both? (Harvard’s Digital Natives group has some interesting posts on this topic: see The Permanent Record and the rebuttal in The Permanent Record Part [...]

]]> By: Digital Natives » What’s In a Name?: Navigating the Internet with a Real Name http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/digitalnatives/2008/02/26/the-permanent-record-reputation-management-for-teens/comment-page-1/#comment-3832 Digital Natives » What’s In a Name?: Navigating the Internet with a Real Name Thu, 29 Jan 2009 21:19:13 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/digitalnatives/2008/02/26/the-permanent-record-reputatio#comment-3832 [...] and Diana have both written fantastic posts here on the motivations, strategies, and sometimes of using your [...] [...] and Diana have both written fantastic posts here on the motivations, strategies, and sometimes of using your [...]

]]> By: reputation armor http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/digitalnatives/2008/02/26/the-permanent-record-reputation-management-for-teens/comment-page-1/#comment-2608 reputation armor Thu, 04 Dec 2008 18:46:32 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/digitalnatives/2008/02/26/the-permanent-record-reputatio#comment-2608 Nice blog - I am in the reputation management field - I read it all the time. Nice post. http://www.reputationarmor.com Sonny Nice blog – I am in the reputation management field – I read it all the time. Nice post.

http://www.reputationarmor.com

Sonny

]]> By: Digital Natives » Searching for Jeeves Atop a High Google Mountain http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/digitalnatives/2008/02/26/the-permanent-record-reputation-management-for-teens/comment-page-1/#comment-1403 Digital Natives » Searching for Jeeves Atop a High Google Mountain Wed, 10 Sep 2008 01:50:02 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/digitalnatives/2008/02/26/the-permanent-record-reputatio#comment-1403 [...] the data others provide about you or themselves will crowd out your own. Diana Kimball wrote a very informative post last February about how to take hold of one’s digital identity. There is of course, a limit to [...] [...] the data others provide about you or themselves will crowd out your own. Diana Kimball wrote a very informative post last February about how to take hold of one’s digital identity. There is of course, a limit to [...]

]]> By: DavidTan http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/digitalnatives/2008/02/26/the-permanent-record-reputation-management-for-teens/comment-page-1/#comment-276 DavidTan Mon, 03 Mar 2008 19:45:10 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/digitalnatives/2008/02/26/the-permanent-record-reputatio#comment-276 Some people just don't know how other people can use search engine to backtrack what you have said/do/support in the past. Always use a nickname is a good advice. Some people just don’t know how other people can use search engine to backtrack what you have said/do/support in the past. Always use a nickname is a good advice.

]]> By: Should Teens manage soon their reputation ? | Le guide des égarés. http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/digitalnatives/2008/02/26/the-permanent-record-reputation-management-for-teens/comment-page-1/#comment-268 Should Teens manage soon their reputation ? | Le guide des égarés. Sat, 01 Mar 2008 15:52:33 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/digitalnatives/2008/02/26/the-permanent-record-reputatio#comment-268 [...] just finished to read this post of the blog digital natives. This student think the reputation management should begin early and I [...] [...] just finished to read this post of the blog digital natives. This student think the reputation management should begin early and I [...]

]]> By: Why (and How!) Students Should Take Control of Their Online Presence | AcceptedToCollege.com http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/digitalnatives/2008/02/26/the-permanent-record-reputation-management-for-teens/comment-page-1/#comment-263 Why (and How!) Students Should Take Control of Their Online Presence | AcceptedToCollege.com Fri, 29 Feb 2008 19:13:04 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/digitalnatives/2008/02/26/the-permanent-record-reputatio#comment-263 I also must disagree to an extent. While I agree with the spirit of your point #1 that students should avoid potentially incriminating information in their "online permanent record," I believe a better solution is to immediately begin managing this online presence. Because it is incredibly inexpensive nowadays to buy a domain of your own name, as you have suggested, every teenager should do it as soon as they can. Then -- in High School or even earlier -- a student would have to do little more than publish his or her professional resume on the site. A single page outlining experience, awards, involvement, and anything that would go on a normal resume (but without the size restriction) could certainly do no harm and would likely be a huge benefit for students seeking college admissions or job opportunities. In an era where people are increasingly being Google'd, getting an early start on managing your online presence is vital. I also must disagree to an extent. While I agree with the spirit of your point #1 that students should avoid potentially incriminating information in their “online permanent record,” I believe a better solution is to immediately begin managing this online presence.

Because it is incredibly inexpensive nowadays to buy a domain of your own name, as you have suggested, every teenager should do it as soon as they can. Then — in High School or even earlier — a student would have to do little more than publish his or her professional resume on the site. A single page outlining experience, awards, involvement, and anything that would go on a normal resume (but without the size restriction) could certainly do no harm and would likely be a huge benefit for students seeking college admissions or job opportunities.

In an era where people are increasingly being Google’d, getting an early start on managing your online presence is vital.

]]> By: Maintaining MY online identity (a teaser post) - random domain name purchases | the Sam Jackson College Experience http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/digitalnatives/2008/02/26/the-permanent-record-reputation-management-for-teens/comment-page-1/#comment-253 Maintaining MY online identity (a teaser post) - random domain name purchases | the Sam Jackson College Experience Thu, 28 Feb 2008 05:01:31 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/digitalnatives/2008/02/26/the-permanent-record-reputatio#comment-253 [...] was recently having a little debate with Diana over at the Digital Natives blog about how best to manage online identities as a teenager, inspired by Lifehacker’s recent post about managing digital reputations. My main point of [...] [...] was recently having a little debate with Diana over at the Digital Natives blog about how best to manage online identities as a teenager, inspired by Lifehacker’s recent post about managing digital reputations. My main point of [...]

]]> By: Sam Jackson http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/digitalnatives/2008/02/26/the-permanent-record-reputation-management-for-teens/comment-page-1/#comment-247 Sam Jackson Wed, 27 Feb 2008 03:52:30 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/digitalnatives/2008/02/26/the-permanent-record-reputatio#comment-247 Have to completely disagree with you here on some of these things. Although it is sensible to be careful about using full names online, there is no reason to wait until college as some sudden arbitrary point in time to start branding yourself on the web. If the implication is that people are going to be searching for you before then, then you should have something; if it's because you don't want people to see what you have up before in college you 'suddenly' shift and reform your internet use-patterns, then that makes sense. But my website-- samjackson.org -- probably helped me get into college, and at the very least was in many ways responsible for my being an intern at Berkman. Furthermore, if there are ties between the two--if someone can click on your 'reputable' blog and find links to your 'old, pre-adult' Flickr or even check the wayback machine for things... really, there is no reason to not be responsible all the time. I have more to say on this topic, I guess I should post about it sometime! Especially from my interactions with new media professionals and lots, lots, lots of people in the college admissions sphere--I would just have different prescriptions, I guess. Have to completely disagree with you here on some of these things. Although it is sensible to be careful about using full names online, there is no reason to wait until college as some sudden arbitrary point in time to start branding yourself on the web. If the implication is that people are going to be searching for you before then, then you should have something; if it’s because you don’t want people to see what you have up before in college you ’suddenly’ shift and reform your internet use-patterns, then that makes sense. But my website– samjackson.org — probably helped me get into college, and at the very least was in many ways responsible for my being an intern at Berkman.

Furthermore, if there are ties between the two–if someone can click on your ‘reputable’ blog and find links to your ‘old, pre-adult’ Flickr or even check the wayback machine for things… really, there is no reason to not be responsible all the time. I have more to say on this topic, I guess I should post about it sometime! Especially from my interactions with new media professionals and lots, lots, lots of people in the college admissions sphere–I would just have different prescriptions, I guess.

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