Does anyone write phony Facebook entries?

[Baron]

I hear all the time about people getting fired by their bosses or ditched by their lovers because of some stupid stuff they confess to doing on Facebook. Has anyone tried turning this dynamic around by writing a fake, flattering Facebook page? Like writing how great you are at your job and how wonderful your boss is? Or writing that you spent the weekend with a Bible group instead of partying with your swingers club?

[The Random Looser]

i make fake status updates all d time bt noooo nt any page nooo noo

[jasonicus]

The internet is about 95% fake people.

[c0nfuted]

100% of the people on the Internet are real. They may pretend to be multiple people for nefarious reasons. They may tell lies, make false statements, embellish answers and anecdotes, but real they are!

Now, back to your question: I'm sure someone has tried it, but have no proof that it works. I haven't read a story about "Jane gets Raise and Becomes CEO Because of Nice Things She Said on Facebook." I don't expect to read that story anytime soon.

HOWEVER, I have seen the opposite:

Software that allows your boss/company to see if you're not being nice:
http://www.infoworld.com/d/applications/...tivity-664

Here's a story about a woman that got FIRED because of a tweet on Twitter she sent while NOT at work:
http://www.inc.com/news/articles/2010/05...t-sex.html

It's only going to get worse... the Library of Congress bought the entire public Twitter archives, allowing ANYONE to search EVERYTHING ever sent out on Twitter - now ANYONE can search for what you've said - so you better be nice!!!
http://blogs.loc.gov/loc/2010/04/how-twe...r-archive/

Even the FBI learned how to spell f.a.c.e.b.o.o.k - Got any new friends? Are they FBI agents?
http://www.pcworld.com/article/191688/yo...agent.html

Thanks to Facebook's new "You ain't got no privacy" policy changes, even saying the words "FBI" or "CIA" in Facebook can get you on the FBI or CIA page:
http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2010/05/facebook-rogue/

The evidence is clear: people think the Internet is a safe place to say things, and companies are listening. Try saying nice things, and let us know how it works out!