Recently a potential employer came to talk to my class about openings in their company. During her visit, she mentioned that they like to see social media links within resumes so they can look at a potential employee's online resume. In my field it is beneficial to have a sort of blog or twitter to show your presence--writers and editors are all over the internet nowadays. To find that a local medical publishing firm also found this important was interesting.
Now knowing that an online presence is almost essential to employment in my field, it's good to do a little research about having an online presence. This Huffington Post article talks about sharing too much can sometimes be a security issue, so it's best to turn off location tracking. It's also good to turn your privacy settings to the highest possible--this way you still have freedom to post what you like, but it may not hinder your future. If you don't put up your privacy settings, or monitor what is posted online about you, you may end up getting more doors closed in your face. This is something you can control, ultimately. Nobody wants to end up like the guy in this video, under a false sense of security.
Now, if you're paranoid about what you've got going on, but don't know where to get started there's a great list of information on how to manage your digital footprint here. The short version of it is: be private, don't leave anything lying around, and be sure of what accounts you have out there. Ultimately, you just have to be smart.
Untangling the Web's first chapter speaks about curation and it's impact on the internet. It first starts with a history of bookmarking websites, then goes on to give a few options of some of the better curation websites out there. The examples given range from the simplest of simple, to slightly more intricate. Ultimately you'll have to just find out what's best for you.
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