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Is Your Boss on Facebook?

There is not a big difference, even if a lot of people think there is. I’ve written many posts about online image building and reputation management but here is a practical example why everyone should be more cautious about what they say online (just like they’re cautious about what they say offline).

Somebody posted a message about her job on Facebook. But the boss was also there…

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*This blog post was originally published at ScienceRoll*


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