Colleges orienting students to social networking pitfalls

As was recently reported in the Washington Times, many schools are warning students about the pitfalls of Facebook in new student orientation programs.

“The main question asked to incoming students is: Would they want their family members, potential employers, school faculty or law enforcement to see their profiles?”

Interestingly, Cornell University has posted Facebook advice for students on its IT Policy website. It’s worth a quick read, but here are some highlights:

“Think about not only your marketability today as a cool guy or girl in your college social circle, but who you might want to be in five or ten years when posting an “identity” on the Internet.

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