Facebook to be destroyed Nov. 5?

Ha!
Just in case you haven't heard, the hacktivist group Anonymous has declared war on facebook. The statement they released looks, feels, and reads like something out of a movie I can't wait to watch :).

Not that I condone intentional destruction of property or anything like that, but I don't think it would hurt the world (doped up to our eyeballs on facebook!) to be unplugged... even if it's for a few weeks while Facebook and Anonymous battle it out 21st century style. And I really wonder what the withdrawal symptoms of facebook look like.

This should cause some people several weeks of sleepless nights.

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Myspace-ing not a great idea in this economy

Despite the title of this post, the truth is facebook-ing, twitter-ing and most other things-ings that involve social networking are probably not a great idea if you're posting stuff that current or potential employers might find offensive.

I was just listening to a CNN story about a former restaurant worker who got fired for "gossiping" about her boss. The fired employee then decided to file a lawsuit againt the restaurant in federal court. This issue is worthy of note because the decisions the court comes to will have far reaching implications on the privacy debate-- and on the way information can be accessed and used, and by whom.

I couldn't find a link to the CNN story, but here is a WSJ story that mentions it. Please post comments and share what you think of this issue.

update:
Two employees actually got fired. There is some discussion going on on the CNN twitter channel if you're interested: http://twitter.com/cnn

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