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Yesterday I recorded a video post on Utterz about one of the negative effects of being open on social networks like Twitter and Brightkite — the possibility of attracting unwanted attention. The video post has garnered alot of attention and some really amazing comments, and you should definitely go check out the original post on Utterz to see the responses. In case you missed the original, though, I’m posting the video here (unfortunately I have to post to YouTube first to embed) with the intention of starting a larger conversation about the implications and consequences of having a recognizable online persona. My goal is to do some research over the next few weeks, possibly interviewing men and women who have recognizable online identies, and then repost here with the findings. Let me know in the comments, or via Twitter, FriendFeed, or Utterz, if you want to participate.
Is Ryan Kuder the first person to attract national attention for losing his job (he was only 1 of 1100 people laid off from Yahoo 2/12/08)? Probably not, but his story is truly unique in that he, @ryankuder on Twitter, used the 140 character real-time posting mechanism to broadcast the play-by-play experience of being let go from Yahoo.
Some of the questions we covered include:
How did you go from 50 - 500 Twitter followers in one day?
What did your inbox look like after you were covered in TechMeme?
Given your exponential increase in Twitter followers, did you feel pressured to maintain a high-level quality of tweets?
Did anything come of the articles about you in the LA times and the NY times?
Jennifer Van Grove is a Community Consultant working out of the San Diego area and blogs about social media, online communities, and other web and tech related topics.
