Among the many press releases I go through everyday for the past few days, one stood out the most – What You Know Can Hurt You: EmployeeScreenIQ Releases White Paper on Dangers of Recruiting Via Facebook.

We have heard those horror stories of people who lost their jobs for what they posted on their blogs and social networking profiles. We all know Dooce and I think some may know Troutgirl.

Yes, employers can be very strict (and utter killjoys, everyone has personal lives, ne?); any misconduct documented via Facebook photos and strong words posted on Twitter can land anyone with a pink slip the next working day.

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Yahoo’s attempt at a social networking service, Yahoo! 360, is shutting down on July 13, 2009.

Why Yahoo! 360 Didn’t Work for Me and My Network

Being an early adopter, I signed up for Yahoo! 360 the day it opened its doors to social media junkies. I tried to use the service the best I can, but I have always felt there was something lacking, I just cannot pinpoint what it was. So my updates on my Yahoo! 360 profile were very few and far between.

I tried adding friends to my profile, but even they hardly ever updated theirs. Most of my friends on my Yahoo! Messenger list were added to my profile, but they were all Friendster, Multiply, and Facebook junkies to even notice Yahoo! 360. I guess my friends and I weren’t very impressed with 360.

I do know some people who were very successful in networking with Yahoo! 360, and I know that they’re going to miss the service. It’s not the end of the world for them, though.

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