Social Networking Websites and Blogs: New Dimension in Due Diligence Inquiries

A March 29, 2007, article published in The Plain Dealer details a recent college graduate applicant who withdrew his employment application due to pictures on his MySpace page. Researchers found what “looked like a 32-ounce glass of beer in his hands” and commentary on “how smashed he got at a recent party and references to the fact that they were smoking marijuana at the party.”