I'm a member of the first digital generation, and only now -- with many of us moving into our mid-20s -- are we learning some of the painful ramifications of growing up digital. In early 2006, a number of papers ran stories about employers quietly checking the Facebook profiles and MySpace pages of job applicants. The calls to "clean up your digital lives" came down in droves from college deans and our parents.

I, like many, largely brushed this off. I wasn't looking for a job yet. ...

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