Are you sending mixed signals about who you are? One of the problematic beauties of the Internet is the ability to define yourself in multiple ways. People often use multiple personas on social sites such as Facebook, MySpace, LinkedIn and Twitter to define themselves in multiple ways. The problem comes in because the nature of the Internet is to link things together. In some ways, it is fantastic that you can post in one place and automatically have the post repeated in others, but it can end in disaster. When convenience leads to complacency and you make a post about your exploits during a night out with friends that also posts to the very serious persona you were hoping would land you your dream job, you may discover that you have earned a merit badge in podiatric marksmanship.
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