During my googlefest on Senator Biden, though, I found a tidbit of information about his past that is probably scarier for this current generation of bloggers, Facebookers, AIMers, and MySpacers than it is his campaign team. According to everyone's most credible source, Wikipedia, Biden was forced to withdraw his name from candidacy for President of the United States in 1987 after it'd been discovered that he'd made some, ahem, academic boo boo's during his undergraduate and Law school careers.Granted, I was born in the year 1987, but Senator Biden's withdrawl from the race to the White House has got me shook (yes, S-H-O-O-K). Even though I don't exactly plan on running for President one day, the thought that something as minute as copying and pasting a sentence or two into your 20 page essay when its 6 in the morning (not that I have. I'm just sayin...) can follow you 20 years later is disturbing. Even more disturbing is the fact that, in an age of publicly declaring our business on social networking sites and AIM, we tend to be a little less cautious about the private information we share with others.
I recently met a girl, *Jane*, who made it no secret that she dabbled in that White Girl every now and then. Not to say that anyone was going to drag her Lohan-ish butt to rehab, but I can't say that it's wise to let everyone know something so controversial about yourself- even if she thought everyone was cool with it.
Imagine this: A 30-year-old Jane applies and is chosen to interview for her dream job as Diddy's personal assistant. She's wearing her new Gucci High-Heeled Pumps , has her pristine resume in hand, and is confident. As she enters the interview room, she's greeted by Diddy's team, including her old acquaintence *Amanda.* Jane kills the interview and everyone is thoroughly impressed. In deliberations, Amanda recalls meeting Jane 10 years ago and, subsequently, Jane's affinity for dat stuff. Needless to say, Jane doesn't get the call back that she was hoping for. Even more unfortunate, she wasted a fly outfit on an interview that was essentially ruined by her admission of her extracurricular activities waaaaaaaaay back when she was 21.
This is not a PSA on the dangers of coke habits, or whatever it is you're into. It's more of a reminder to keep your business, yours. There's nothing worse than people giving you the side-eye because of information that they heard directly from the horse's mouth. So, on GP, think twice before you share too much with too many people. And to all the blazers out there, be careful who you smoke with. To all the ladies, unless you're White and rich (i.e-Kim Kardashian/ Paris Hilton/ Kate Moss) and can afford to hire a good PR agent, you may want to think twice before engaging in various activities on tape. You may want to run for President one day.
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That Lindsay pic is wrong on so many levels lol. And this really is an issue everyone should think about when adding pics and such to social networking pages. You never know where your pics will end up, and many employers are checking sites like facebook and myspace before hiring. I think it's important to make sure you're always portrayed in a positive light, whether it's in person or online.
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