YOUR INTERNET TRAIL ~ WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE?
Richie Naggar wrote an excellent post the other day that really got me thinking about what I put out there on the Internet. Now that we have all entered into the world of Cyberspace, each of us who engages in social media, blogging, emailing, websites, You Tube, etc. have now each have created an Internet trail.
What does your Internet trail look like? Does your trail include things that you might not want your clients, family or employers to see? What about a future spouse, a child, a parent? Everything that you publish and write carries with it a history of parts of your life.
THINK before you post, write, send or publish. What may seem like fun today could come back to haunt you later in life. We are all seeing legal cases where the things posted on the Internet are coming back to incriminate people every day!
What do your comments that you place on sites such as Active Rain or other sites look like? What is the tone, the message and the personality that you are creating through these comments? If you tend to leave a negative trail, this is how you will be perceived. Likewise, a professional and polished comment can make a huge difference in how you are presented to the world.
I tell my own children each day that the world of the Internet has changed all of our lives. Take care each and every time you post something that you ask yourself if there could ever be a time when you would not want this out there for the world to see? Ask this question each time BEFORE you press the ENTER, POST, LIKE, UPLOAD, etc.
I work hard to insure that the Internet trail that I am leaving paints a positive picture of who I am. I want my children and my grandchildren to be proud of who I am. Protecting our integrity is vital. Take care to use the utmost discretion when posting! Your Internet trail is a reflection of YOU!
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