I happen to be a big fan of personal hygiene. It has so many practical applications. However, some people may not realize that personal hygiene doesn’t end with a bar of soap and a toothbrush. These days we need to keep clean in those crevices that we didn’t even know we had.
I happen to be a big fan of personal hygiene. It has so many practical applications. However, some people may not realize that personal hygiene doesn’t end with a bar of soap and a toothbrush. These days we need to keep clean in those crevices that we didn’t even know we had.
No, I’m not talking about the area you once got sand stuck in during that trip to the beach. I’m talking about your social media.
A person’s social media is really an extension of themselves. How it’s used, what is said, and how it is maintained reflects on you. Nobody in the right mind would show up to a job interview or go on a first date without cleaning up, right? Why would anyone want to risk having incriminating pictures, posts, or links that could make you look bad?
For those concerned about their social media hygiene, a virtual bar of soap is available. Mashable, writes about a new app designed to help you tidy up your Facebook or Twitter called SimpleWash – a tool meant to help individuals search out potentially reputation-damaging stuff and get rid of it.
SimpleWash operates on a fairly simple premise. The user can punch in a word or group of words and comb through all the material associated with it. For those that use social media heavily, this is a nice feature when one considers just how much content could pile up.
Since social media has become a window for employers, business competition, and profile stalkers, the last thing anybody wants is to give these would be saboteurs the fire to burn you.
While SimpleWash is a handy tool, if someone looking to clean up didn’t think of the right word or phrase, some potentially harmful stuff can be left lingering on your profile.
Shortcomings aside, SimpleWash is a good start for any individual or business seeking to keep up their clean image. Since social media is becoming so intertwined with reputation, can anybody afford to leave such an accessible face dirty? Is there such thing as a profile that is too clean?
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