College freshmen are getting the usual warnings at orientation this summer with a new twist – Don’t post anything you may regret on the Internet.
Many universities across the U.S. are cautioning students about posting personal info (hello Facebook.com!), videos, photos, and salacious and/or professor-slamming blog posts as the Internet never forgets.
“The particular focus is the public nature of this,” Tracy Tyree, Susquehanna University’s dean of student life, told The AP. “That seems to be what surprises students most. They think of it as part of their own little world, not a bigger electronic world.”
Many schools are running the equivalent of drivers’ ed crash videos, featuring students discussing what they posted and how they wish they could take it back.
Via USA Today
