How Facebook Can Ruin Your Reputation?

Let me tell you a story about Mary. Mary was anclassmate wrote.
occasional Facebook user. When she joined the site"Mary, this is the bartender from Joe's. It was great to
she never gave any though about how Facebook cansee you last night" another friend wrote.
ruin your reputation. It seemed like a fun way to stay inThe most damaging perhaps was the one from a
touch with friends. So when a friend from high schoolformer coworker: "OMG, Mary I am so glad to get out
invited her she quickly accepted. What did she have toof that place! You were so right about Clark, (her
lose?boss) He is a jerk!"
Mary did not realize that when she entered her emailMary's friends failed to realize who else was reading
address Facebook scanned her contacts. Suddenly,her wall while she was gone. The potential boyfriend
every random person she ever talked to wanted tostopped returning calls following the back acne
be her friend. She thoughtlessly added the gardener,comment. Mary received five calls from her mother
her yoga instructor, even the book keeper at work!following the bartender comment. Worst however
Not really a social person, Mary didn't log in very often,was the promotion that Mary did not get when the
but she did respond to every friend request.comment about her boss was repeated at work.
Weeks later her friends list had reached 500. MaryEven worse, were the revealing pictures of Mary
was flattered by the amount of people that wanted toslightly drunk, at her prom, and of her horrible back
be her friend. She logged on to her page after twoacne.
weeks to find multiple messages and tagged picturesQuiet, hardworking Mary was now a partying
of her on her wall.disgruntled employee with back acne. Facebook had
"Mary, did you ever cure that back acne?" oneruined her reputation in a matter of weeks.