[TechRepublic] Social networking blunders: Should you tweet that you've been laid off?

June 26, 2009

TechRepublic Daily Digest Trouble viewing this mail? Read it online | Manage my newsletters | Unsubscribe Welcome: TechRepublic Member Update my profile | Unsubscribe from this mail Blogs | Photos | Downloads | Forums Should you avoid tweeting that you've been laid off? Should you tweet about being fired or refrain from mentioning your recent layoff in Facebook? Career blogger Toni Bowers weighs in on these questions. Do the networking opportunities outweigh the whiff of desperation? What's the most inappropriate work-related item you've ever seen on a social networking site? Subscribe to TechRepublic's Career Management RSS Feed Bookmark the Career Management blog Sponsored The iPhone is Here to Stay. What's an Enterprise to do About it? Offering enterprise-class support for the iPhone, iAnywhere Mobile Office combines robust email, calendar, contacts and tasks functionality with a unique approach for enhanced security for iPhone, Windows Mobile and Symbian. 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