January 12, 2007

U. of Dayton Study Examines Professional Risks of Facebook

By BROCK READ

Not long after arriving on campus this fall, college freshmen across the country heard the usual stern warning about Facebook, the popular online social network. Be careful what you post on the site, campus administrators cautioned: Potential employers might be looking in.

To some students, that admonition may have seemed like empty bluster. But a new report, titled "Ethics, Accuracy, and Assumption: The Use of Facebook by Students and Employers," suggests that concerned college

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