Related LinkBy Anonymous on October 13, 2008, 2:31 amHere's my blog post on the topic: http://www.networkworld.com/community/tips-for-safe-social-networking.

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Erring on the Side of Paranoid ReclusivenessBy Anonymous on October 13, 2008, 12:52 pmA one liner synthesizing much of the article would be, "When in doubt don't post it" or "Be paranoid, be very paranoid." Another consideration for social networks is whether you/your contacts consider it to be more of a professional social network or a network among buds. Better to have 2 (I'm excluding LinkedIn from this), than to think one will suffice). At an academic networking function, I recently attended, more than one recent grad in the audience looked disappointed when a lecturer recommended starting fresh with a new social networking account, rather than just extend use of the one they were using in college.