Would you be scared if every current/former student and corporation had access to your personal information, photos, etc? How about if you someone never even had to go to school or be an employee of Apple/EA Sports/etc to access your information. Would that make you feel a little uneasy?
Last week, Facebook decided to go the MySpace route, and allow anyone and his/her Grandmother to join its service. What does this mean for athletes? It means that you better think three times (instead of twice) before putting any incriminating material on your profile and you may want to consider how posted information could affect the appeal of your brand (the brand being: you).
In addition, if you are an agent, recommend to your clients that if they use the service, they should adjust their privacy settings to prevent any random person from accessing their information. The amount of time that it takes to relay that information to your clients is well worth it, and could end up saving you and your client money that could be lost in the future due to a bad reputation.
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