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When I first got access to the Internet (and Usenet) in the early 90s, it was generally advised that one should not post anything on Usenet that you wouldn't wa
by mmagin 13y ago
When I first got access to the Internet (and Usenet) in the early 90s, it was generally advised that one should not post anything on Usenet that you wouldn't want to appear the next day on the front page of a major newspaper.
- danso 13y agoWhat's ironic is that that's barely even the case today. A few years ago, one of my friends who was a reporter had blogged something political on his personal blog that got noticed by some major political blogs and then went "viral", in a not-so-great way. Yet it was a couple days later that his bosses even knew about it, and only after getting a higher-than-usual number of hate mail and death threats in the company inbox. But today, it's not the major media you have to worry about, initially at least...random Tweeters and Facebookers could ruin your life through retweets and wall posts. Here's one that happened a couple weeks ago...the person in question not only had a controversial Halloween costume, but at some point in time, when she was just another random person, she had tweeted a photo of her driver's license: http://www.buzzfeed.com/rachelzarrell/what-happens-when-you-dress-as-a-boston-marathon-victim http://www.buzzfeed.com/rachelzarrell/what-happens-when-you-...
- trentmb 13y agoWow, people are shit bags. > You offended my delicate sensibilities, now you shall burn!
- zequel 13y agoI have a strong feeling she knew it was coming. Some people will do anything for a chance for TV time/infamy. Remember the hot air balloon kid's family? Also, her license AND her close-to-naked selfies posted unknowing online? Suspicious. I think she was shooting for Kardashian fame.