So you’ve been publicly shamed

April 2, 2015

Author Jon Ronson says we’re all living in glass houses now

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So you’ve been publicly shamed

They say talk is cheap. But in the age of Twitter talk can be flat out hazardous — especially to your career. Social media spreads information at lightning speed. And many people have found out the hard way that trying to be funny or saying something that comes out the wrong way can boomerang swiftly and forcefully. It's a comeback for public shaming. And social media has been both igniting and fueling the flames.


 

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