But De La Rosa, who has the drug references on his MySpace page, said that if an employer were to check his profile and deny him a job because of it, so be it, he said.
"I just would go find a job elsewhere," he said.
Posted on 01/07/2009 6:26:34 PM PST by hercuroc
Anthony De La Rosa's public MySpace profile might cause employers or college admissions officers to flinch: The 18-year-old listed "weed" among his interests and posted a photo of himself labeled "joint," in which he looks almost ready to smoke one.
Still, the Milwaukee resident doesn't regret broadcasting his behavior online.
De La Rosa said, "I do not care what anybody thinks about me."
Or who sees his page.
But a new study co-led by a University of Wisconsin-Madison researcher suggests not all MySpace users realize how public their so-called private lives are - and many made changes when warned about it.
In an initial study, UW School of Medicine and Public Health assistant professor of pediatrics Megan Moreno and a team of researchers found more than half of 18-year-old MySpace users they studied mentioned sex, violence or substance use on their Web profiles.
A follow-up study aimed to find out whether interventions would prompt youths to act differently. "Dr. Meg" sent an e-mail to young MySpace users cautioning them about their posts on sex or substance abuse, causing about 42% of them to change their profiles within a month.
The studies appeared in the January issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine and come as other research shows that talking about sexual behavior or drug use online can come back to haunt you.
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But De La Rosa, who has the drug references on his MySpace page, said that if an employer were to check his profile and deny him a job because of it, so be it, he said.
"I just would go find a job elsewhere," he said.
Just like Facebook, LinkedIn and others, you can use the web to either create or destroy your reputation.. Idiot here did the latter.
IMO MySpeace is the spawn of Satan.
Actually, from the looks of that photo he appears to care very much about what his fellow stoners think. .....trying a little too hard to be hip, to impress.
I laughed when I read this this morning-I bet his buddies won't want to hang around his crib!
"I just would go find a job elsewhere," he said.
LOL, that reads like "The Onion" wrote it.
I do have a facebook page, but it is very generic with no photos, unlike my friends who have dozens of pictures of them drunk, and post everyone detail of their personal lives.
Isn't that what Twitter's for?
MySpace, Facebook, etc are what you make them. You can be responsible or not. I have a page on both. Many people I know have pages. It depends on what kind of person you and your friends are as to what you find appropriate to display there. Some people are brought up to have class and self-respect and some are not.
Its all in how it’s used. I use myspace and facebook as a means of communication with friends and family (and a few FReepers) I can post pictures, personal news etc without clittering anyone’s mailbox.
Course I’m not the moron with a picture of myself with a joint hanging out of my mouth.
Does he look like the type to use the word “elsewhere”?? lol
It’s a great way to share pictures with family and friends across the world, but the kids are using it for a few minutes of fame. The way these kids act and think the attention they will be getting is equivalent to winning a gold medal. Poor kids. Most live in lala land. They are wasting the best years of their lives.
Well, my friends and I are at the age where we will either go to grad school or enter the job world, and I know people check these profiles along with resumes, even though people think I am crazy.
"Youth is wasted on the young."
Actually, it’s a gift. It helps employers “weed” out the losers!
its the porn culture thats destroying our kids
I'm so glad MySpace wasn't around when I was a teenager. I'd have been just as big a moron with it as De La Rosa is.
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