When I googled myself there was only one thing that showed up. It was my Facebook page. I'm kind of disappointed that my social network was the only thing that popped up. Alexis Thompson is a really common name so I wouldn't expect it to be a lot about me. I googled my first and last name then my middle and last name since I go by both names. My Facebook is filled with family photos, competition photos and achievements I have made. So if someone were to look at my Facebook there wouldn't be anything bad about it. They would mostly say that I am a family person and that I love cheering.
In the articles " College prospects are being watched on Facebook and Twitter." and " 37 percent of employers use Facebook to Pre-Screen Applicants." It talks about how recruiters, parents, employers, etc.. Use social networks to see about the person they are trying to get a better understanding of, or seeing how they act differently on social networks that they do in person. For hiring a person for a job they are trying to see reasons on why they should hire and or why they should not hire you. They can also tell on your page what you do like sports or going to parties. Teens are being watched but most of them are posting pictures of them smoking or drinking, which are causing most of the people who have scholarships to lose them. They should also beware of what they post. I think by people viewing their webpages it gives them a good sense of how a person behaves/acts outside of practice or class. It gives teens a wake up call about what not to post. In the article, " College prospects are being watched on Facebook and Twitter" Shaq Wiggins a football player said he would tweet song lyrics and the coaches would come up to him and say that they like the song.