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Watch out for “Digital Dirt”

Tuesday, September 26th, 2006

“Digital dirt”: It’s a relatively new term used to describe the unprofessional, often risky and even potentially scandalous information and images that people post about themselves online, from pictures of intoxication-induced escapades to blog rants about anything from professors to politics. Central Michigan University Director of Career Services Julia Barlow Sherlock is available to comment […]

A social networking set for new moms and dads

Wednesday, July 26th, 2006

There are thousands of new social networking sites popping up everyday for teens, 20-30 somethings, online singles etc., however, Internet savvy moms and dads have pretty much been left out of the mix…What’s available to mom and dad and the new little bundle of joy?
Busy parents are now going online to track their baby’s youth […]

MySpace rival site works with cellphones

Wednesday, July 12th, 2006

The controversial success of online teen hangout and social networking sites like MySpace.com has prompted a rival site - where.com, where users set up a free account, create a profile, and begin chatting with friends and sending pictures from their cell. Within seconds the picture will be uploaded to the site, and other friends […]