I think that the Darwin awards needs to have a new classification under the 2.0 category.
Top of this list today would be @theconner on Twitter who made this ridiculous post:
Cisco just offered me a job! Now I have to weigh the utility of a fatty paycheck against the daily commute to San Jose and hating the work.
For some strange reason some people really believe that the things they tweet are private. (I am not talking about the very few people who turn on privacy settings in Twitter).
Either way, as a result of this clever Tweet, the 'community' rallied against poor theconner and said:
timmylevad: @theconnor Who is the hiring manager. I'm sure they would love to know that you will hate the work. We here at Cisco are versed in the web.
eweek points out "that "theconnor," who has since made private settings (with an ironic image that appears to have something stuffed in its mouth), is being wryly referred to as "cisco fatty" now. Not only has this response garnered a whole lot of attention from members of Twitter who are ridiculing the heck out of this person, it's also spawned a Website ciscofatty.com."
This post isn't here to poke fun at theconner but merely to emphasise the view that what is published on Twitter is open to Google Alerts, searching and remains forever. Be careful, considerate and authentic with everything that is written.
Thanks to Graeme Thickins for pointing this story out on Twitter
Technobabble 2.0 - a blog that rants and raves about social media, analyst relations and technology. Highlighting where people have got it right and wrong. Written by Jonny Bentwood - Head of AR and Strategy at Edelman in the UK. Link to original post