Comments on: Forcing those Web Skeletons Back Into the Closet?

By: Info/Law » The Gamut of “Identity Management” in CS Monitor

Info/Law » The Gamut of “Identity Management” in CS Monitor — Wed, 29 Nov 2006 21:53:59 +0000

[...] Finally, ReputationDefender — about which Tim commented trenchantly in this space earlier this month — searches out online information about you (no big deal for anyone mildly skilled at Googling) — and, more importantly, helps eliminate the bad stuff (for a fee). It’s not fully clear how they do this, but mostly they probably request that the host of the content remove it; such requests are often honored. [...]

By: Info/Law » Finnish Employers Cannot Google Applicants

Info/Law » Finnish Employers Cannot Google Applicants — Wed, 15 Nov 2006 21:18:31 +0000

[...] There has been tons of discussion, on this blog and more generally, about the great degree to which our private information is now available on the internet to anyone who cares to look (on our blog alone, see e.g. Tim’s thoughts here and here, mine here, and Derek’s here). As a result of this phenomenon, prospective employers now use search engines to learn things about job applicants that cannot be discerned from the usual routine of cover letter, resume, interview, and references. The general American reaction is that this is a new reality of the internet age, which may persuade people to display a little less of themselves online, may expand employers’ tolerance of certain off-hours conduct, and may create demand for services that claim to clean up one’s undesirable information found online. (Probably all three…) [...]

By: Dealing with the Generation Y Norms - Like It or Not « mogalizing

Dealing with the Generation Y Norms - Like It or Not « mogalizing — Sat, 11 Nov 2006 09:42:13 +0000

[...] A commentator of the ‘Reputation Defenders’ writes about how the Web is not just a reference-library to us. [...]