But some people do care, especially when someone else has uploaded an unflattering photo or video.
Los Angeles screenwriter Mike Bender, who runs AwkwardFamilyPhotos.com devoted to such photos from the past, said a woman who shared a family photo later wrote to say that she was drunk when she submitted it and that her family was upset with her. Bender removed the picture immediately, but it was already all over the Internet.
What happens online can have a direct effect on someone's real life reputation, Van Der Heide said, yet people posting photos of others aren't giving them a chance to respond or control how they appear. He said unwarranted photos, videos or comments made about you could potentially "assassinate your credibility."
Photos of mullets, leotards return to haunt online by AP: Yahoo! Tech - 0 views
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Today, Rea is a high school math teacher in St. Louis, having given up her modeling dreams. "It's making fun of myself, letting the world know we've all had embarrassing moments," she said. What if her students saw that photo online? "I think it would be funny," she said. "It's good for my students to know that it's OK to make mistakes."
Final Report: Friendship | DIGITAL YOUTH RESEARCH - 1 views
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Social relations—not simply physical space—structure the social worlds of youth.
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When teens are involved in friendship-driven practices, online and offline are not separate worlds—they are simply different settings in which to gather with friends and peers
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these dynamics reinforce existing friendship patterns as well as constitute new kinds of social arrangements.
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