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Mar. 3rd, 2010 09:56 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
windemereI've gone on a purge of my online presence. I'm reading this really interesting book about Digital Natives (people born after 1980 in the First World). It makes a fair few good points about how kids and teens these days don't realize how much of their identity is online and it made me stop and think: how much of mine is?
A scary amount, actually. Since more employers and prospective universities are checking out online identity to make their decisions, I thought it was time to clean up anything I don't want people to see. So, I think I've hit everything. Deleted a few accounts I don't use, made sure the first 5 pages of Google search for each of my aliases don't bring up anything I don't want them too, and shortened my public profiles. Not to mention privatizing a lot of my accounts. There's still a few things, which is the worrying part, that I *can't* get rid of that aren't incriminating, but that I don't want public. But see, that's the thing, you don't get a choice in the matter.
It amuses me what stories show up in Google when I search 'Aromene'. But none when I search Eldanna, which means FF.net is doing what it's supposed to.
My kids will be screwed. But step number one is: be careful about how you share baby photos. In twenty years, your kids will not want those on their online dossier.
A scary amount, actually. Since more employers and prospective universities are checking out online identity to make their decisions, I thought it was time to clean up anything I don't want people to see. So, I think I've hit everything. Deleted a few accounts I don't use, made sure the first 5 pages of Google search for each of my aliases don't bring up anything I don't want them too, and shortened my public profiles. Not to mention privatizing a lot of my accounts. There's still a few things, which is the worrying part, that I *can't* get rid of that aren't incriminating, but that I don't want public. But see, that's the thing, you don't get a choice in the matter.
It amuses me what stories show up in Google when I search 'Aromene'. But none when I search Eldanna, which means FF.net is doing what it's supposed to.
My kids will be screwed. But step number one is: be careful about how you share baby photos. In twenty years, your kids will not want those on their online dossier.
