This, my friends, is why putting up drunk pictures on Facebook isn’t the best idea. First, you start a group and post pictures of pictures like this.
Then they get picked up by a local NBC affiliate like channel 11 in San Jose, San Francisco, and Oakland because there’s a story in people not getting jobs for being associated with these kind of pics/groups.
Oh but it doesn’t end there.
Online users bookmark and Digg it, making it one of the most popular sites and earning it a seat on social bookmarking homepages. A little box pops up on the lower right hand of my screen telling me about it.
Epic fail.
Good thing these stories don’t seem to last long. Also, it probably depends on the type of career you choose if they matter. Still, yikes! That is unfortunate.
I’m going to go find some wood to knock on now.
LINKS:
1. Watch slideshow: Facebook Drunks Start Group, Raise Safety, Career Questions (KNTV San Francisco)
2. See what else is new on Digg’s homepage
3. Digg this story
4. Login to facebook to delete drunk photos ; )
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