your digital footprint - a flipbook by sinthiya sooriyaganthan

YOUR

The impact of social media

in the digital reputation economy

DIGI

TALFOOTPRIN

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SINTHIYA-SOORIYAGANTHAN

 where the Internet records

everything…

We live in a

world

 …and forgets

nothing.1

Tweet, and blog entry

by and about us...

status

update, 

Every online photo,

can be stored forever.1

A survey by Microsoft found that

75 percent of U.S. recruiters and human-resource

professionals do

online research about candidates…

1

…and 70 percent reported

that they have rejected candidates because of

information found online.1

is at an

all-time high.

Third party research of your digital footprint

2

29 percent of college

admissions officers admit they

“Googled” an applicant…3

social networking page to learn more about them.

…while 31 percent visited an applicant’s

3

In 1890,the 

Kodak camera was

scrutinized for making

gossip into a trade.

1

Today, the

Internet

makes

scrutiny

an expectation. 1

A study of

58,000 Facebook users

inferred correct personal

information 

from public content…

in the United States 

…even if users

had not chosen 

to reveal such information.4

When you

share

interests, or outings

online…

your location,

You are jeopardizing

your own privacy.

Online information can be 

tracked…

…to provide you with

targeted ads…

…or find you.

Locate John Smith

5

The Library of Congress 

will be permanently storing

an archive of public Twitter posts

since 2006.1

Now your drunk

tweets

are here to

stay

– forever.

Think of fame vs. infamy – be careful what you wish for.

When the internet

never forgets,

how can

you reinvent yourself?

Think before you share.

Image Sources by SlideAll images used under the Creative Commons Attribution Share/Remix License

1. Photo by Robert ~ https://www.flickr.com/photos/huffstutterrobertl/10313160914/2. Photo by Jonathan Cohen ~ https://www.flickr.com/photos/jonathancohen/5284080208/3. Photo by kerolic ~ http://www.flickr.com/photos/kerolic/7722509322/4. Photo by Rachel Carter ~ https://www.flickr.com/photos/raggle/3625352438/5. Photo by Yumi Samoilov ~ https://www.flickr.com/photos/110751683@N02/13334048894/ 6. Photo by Truthout.org ~ https://www.flickr.com/photos/truthout/4902199888/7. Photo by Sinthiya Soori8. Photo by Danny Choo ~ https://www.flickr.com/photos/dannychoo/8887251841/9. Photo by UK Ministry of Defence ~ https://www.flickr.com/photos/defenceimages/11822358066/10. Photo by mkhmarketing ~ https://www.flickr.com/photos/mkhmarketing/8539048913/11. Photo by Bill Strong ~ http://www.flickr.com/photos/bstrong/357369255/12. Photo by Rafael Anderson Gonzales Mendoza ~ https://www.flickr.com/photos/andercismo/2349098787/13. Photo by Jason Mrachina ~ https://www.flickr.com/photos/w4nd3rl0st/6857507755/       Photo by Keri J ~ https://www.flickr.com/photos/ideagirlmedia/5339904409/14. Photo by Rishi Bandopadhay ~ https://www.flickr.com/photos/rishibando/4660452869/15. Photo by MTSOfan ~ https://www.flickr.com/photos/mtsofan/13194016415/16. Photo by Jacob Fg ~ https://www.flickr.com/photos/jacobfg/5656312591/17. Photo by Saad Faruque ~ https://www.flickr.com/photos/cblue98/6943095191/18. Photo by Asim Bharwani ~ https://www.flickr.com/photos/modenadude/3280286776/19. Photo by Steve Garfield ~ http://www.flickr.com/photos/stevegarfield/1270723762/20. Photo by Mack Male ~ http://www.flickr.com/photos/mastermaq/3564004541/21. Photo by Lotus Carroll ~ https://www.flickr.com/photos/thelotuscarroll/9233212701/22. Photo by Frederic Poirot ~ https://www.flickr.com/photos/fredarmitage/347361866/23. Photo by Sahadeva Hammari ~ https://www.flickr.com/photos/sahadeva/446157843/24. Photo by: Pete ~ https://www.flickr.com/photos/comedynose/4739614082/5/10/25/26. Photo by Lena ~ https://www.flickr.com/photos/ontask/7771308330/

Articles Used 1. “The web means the end of forgetting.” By Jeffrey Rosen. The New York Times. July 2010. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/25/magazine/25privacy-t2.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0

2. “Kaplan test prep survey: more college admissions officers checking applicants’ digital trails, but most students unconcerned.” By Russell Schaffer. The Washington Post Company. October 2013. http://press.kaptest.com/press-releases/kaplan-test-prep-survey-more-college-admissions-officers-checking-applicants-digital-trails-but-most-students-unconcerned

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