I'm glad I stirred the pot a little, everyone is aware there are "super computers" that take a "picture" of EVERY webpage link etc EVERY day right?
To sum it up - don't say/post anything you don't want to be used against you!
Didn't someone post a video the other day from the Onion about how the CIA invented FB? Now that would be pretty scary if it wasn't on the Onion, but I'll bet they (the gov not CIA) send agents onto facebook as those banging hot chicks that no guy really stands a chance with and friends college age and above guys and has their own "listening post."
Just a thought... I'll take my tin foil hat off now.
"There is no news in the truth, and no truth in the news."
"The revolution will not be televised... Instead it will be filmed from multiple angles via cell phone cameras, promptly uploaded to YouTube, Tweeted about, and then shared on Facebook, pending a Wi-Fi connection."
There is a whole lot of stuff I don't post here or anywhere else. Just for the reason of it being found by employers or co-workers.
I don't have Facebook because I am an adult.
"There are no finger prints under water."
I don't think it is a problem if you are smart with what you post. Unfortunately, there are people who post stuff that gets them in trouble.
I had a small issue with a transaction here a while back, and did a little googling and facebooking, found about just about anything I needed to know on this person. Including his wife, daughter, and all their happenings via facebook. Schools, Classes, soccer matches, dates and times, home address. Really scary what people are putting out there publicly.
I obviously didn't do anything with the information, but it was interesting to see what existed. And I didn't try very hard to find any of it.
I understand where you come from and tend to agree with you (my time, my business) but as an employee of any business you represent that business at work and away. Especially if you deal with customers face to face. "Hey there is that guy that sold me a car last week wasted and acting like an ass at the game." Plants a seed in your mind next time you are shopping for that car. So your employer should have all the freedom in the world to hire and fire whom they want to represent their business. Sucks but if it comes down to a pic on fb or something then they were just looking for a reason to fire you for since it is so hard to fire anyone today.
Amazing how some of your views change when you actually own a business. A lot of that BS your boss was telling you makes some sense.