Via cut to the chase.
Evidently Friendster has an unofficial no bloggers need apply policy.
This blog has links to more coverage.
For my part, I’ve never been fired for blogging, but on a previous job I had some trouble because of it. I was moved to cancel my Friendster account. The button is the next thing to go.
Honestly, I never visited Friendster much after signing up. I haven’t yet figured out a real use for these social linking services.
This essay is appropriate to the moment.
How Not to Get Fired Because of Your Blog
If you end up getting yourself fired for blogging, deep down you must have really wanted out of that job. If that’s the case, keep blogging. With your newfound status as one of only a handful of people in the world who have been “fired for blogging,” you should be able to grab some headlines. Fan those flames! You could wind up on Oprah with a million dollar book deal. Theoretically.
If it wasn’t for all these people getting fired for blogging, I wouldn’t have any material for my research paper on blogging and job implications. But nonetheless, fuck these companies for firing bloggers.