I find this whole conversation very interesting when I think about the
implications of someone's personal life impinging upon their work life.
Sure, what's out there on the internet isn't private ... but it can be
considered personal, and perhaps beyond what should be policed by one's
employer. True, the realities of the world are that perhaps the business
need be concerned, particularly if the individual's content is
attributed to them by name and references their workplace. But on the
other hand, if they're writing anonymously, or not about the business
... well, it gets strange: how do we / should we as a society allow
people the freedom from institutional oversight in their private lives?
Is it ethical (or even legal) to examine someone's content in this
manner? 

As to firing someone for using social media, well, that's about like
firing someone for having a few drinks after work, I'd say. Neither
action is particularly smart, perhaps, but both activities legal, both
lead to people saying stupid things, and both are societally accepted. 

-D 

p.s. Note the "social" credentials below: no FaceHook, but LinkedIn is
used / expected, as is StackOverflow to some degree (in my line of
work). Do I use them for social interaction? No. They're merely online
representations of my experience and activities, for the purposes of
providing biographical information to prospective employers. 

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DR. DAVID T. MACKNET
 MCP, MCSD, BA, MSc, MLitt, PhD

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