Web 2.0: Staying Out of the Headlines
As illustrated in this Everett Herald story, a Mukilteo councilmember’s micro-blog serves to remind us about a lesson public officers and employees have been told for decades.
Common Sense Advice Over the Decades
1969: Don’t write anything down that you don’t want to see on the front page of the paper.
1979: Don’t record anything you don’t want to see on the front page of the paper.
1989: Don’t put anything in an email you don’t want to see on the front page of the paper.
1999: Don’t take pictures of anything you don’t want to see on the front page of the paper.
2009: Don’t tweet or post anything you don’t want to see on the front page.
