I've been googled

When I looked myself up on google I didn't know what to expect because I have never actually googled myself before. I typed my name and clicked search; there I saw pictures I had uploaded, my social media accounts, and also pictures of friends that have some relation to me. I found this quite odd because normally you see pictures of famous people on google, so I guess if I'm on google that makes me #finallyfamous right? Anyways, I think my presence online is important because nowadays when you go to interview for a job most times they do look you up on google and do a personal background check on you. I think when creating social media pages such as Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter, you need to be cautious of what you post, because even if you delete it the world wide web could still have it. Being careful on media sites to me is very important because a simple tweet, picture, or post you may think is harmless could actually be offensive to others, it could prevent you from getting your dream job, and others may think of you in a way you don't want to be thought of.

Ways to prevent any of the above from happening would be to make yourself private first and foremost. You never know who's watching and keeping your information like where you live, your age, and school open for people to see could potentially be very dangerous. Next, don't post things that aren't pleasing to the eyes, whether that be a comment about politics, or a picture of your friend doing something they shouldn't be. It's best if you keep that amongst yourself. Lastly, yes we're all in college, there will be alcohol, drugs, and many other things we get exposed to, however if you choose to participate in anything, make sure it doesn't hit social media sites. For one, it doesn't look good to anyone, second, people aren't going to like you better for posting a picture popping a champagne bottle, and finally posting snap chats of you smoking hookah pens is not going to make you cooler. If there's any word of advice I could give it would be this, just be yourself and don't let your posts on social media define you.