Lost in MySpace: Know the law before searching web for applicant info

02/24/2009

by Robert E. Bettac, Esq., and Lawrence D. Smith, Esq. Seventy million blogs are available on the web, and 100 million people maintain personal web pages on social networking sites. At least 25% of employers admit they check social networking sites such as MySpace and Facebook, blogs and...

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