Do you Monitor and Mold your Reputation Online?

Yet another great blog post Chris! Just to add something to what you have posted I just wanted to say that when you are online, show Integrity toward yourself, and Respect to others. The internet is the universal way to communicate to thousands of people across the entire globe, I think that people online need to realize that you never really know who you are talking to or what you are going to get into when you “log on” and that it is as important if not more important to have the best “table manners” online then anywhere else. Do you think that it is more important to make a good first impression to someone that you can not see then someone that you can?

nice on chris. .
i do agree with you, you should try to be nice when ur online and dont act like an ***(sorry for language)
there are so many people who acts bad online like it doesn’t mater at all. that bothers me.
TU for putting it out there chris and keep doing your thing. ^^,

-PixlFace

It amazes me that people still think that you can be anonymous on the internet. With the advent of broadband and the webcam, the public can now put a face to the nickname. You can change your nick often, but you can’t change your face or your behavior without some professional help.

It seems to me that someone’s online behavior is a reflection of their offline behavior. More and more, if you misbehave on the internet, there will be consequences in real life. Especially for kids in school and adults in the workplace. Personally, I am all about helping those that need it. Within my area of expertise of course. And if I can’t, I know someone that can.

I am here to make the internet a better place, not worse.

DUDE. That would be a sweet iphone commercial

i see dark alex in ur msg box!!!!

wait where dark alex the psp modder

One thing… its Geoff :)

Can we get it ?

another thing to keep in mind when you’re out and about on the net - when you apply for a job, some companies are starting to do quick searches on Google using your details to see what dirt they can dig up about you.

Claim to have worked somewhere or attended a specific place of education? a quick search on google might bring up that you spent that year hiking around a country instead. Uh oh.. you’re sinking already.

In your personal bio you might have claimed to be a team player and always willing to go the extra mile, a search on google might bring up complaint after complaint about the dipshits you work with and that you wouldn’t waste your time doing anything for people.
*glub glub glub*

Everything you do is visible on the net, especially if you have quite unique “handles” such as me. So before you hit a submit button, think about what you are typed.

I strongly believe that life on and off line is for adults. The sad thing is that most are physical adults, but not mental ones. I strongly believe that if we do grow up in our souls, all of what you have said in this video will be considered “common sense.”

Blessed Be to Isis and you,
Brandon Frater Phoenix

someone PLZ make a flash animation with chris as a cartoon character and that song

Good advice. I am what I am…like me , hate me, but I always appreciate constructive criticism. The key word being constructive. Not that I’ll listen, but I always respect the opinion.
Great vid. Keep em coming.

thanks chris, this are change my online rep and real life rep. you’ve opened my eyes… thank you

Awesome RINGTONE!

LOL I LOVE YOUR RING TONE!

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Cheers
PCWizKid

I like your rep dialog. I put music I write on the internet. Thats it.

awsome ring tone

Chris PirilloDo you Monitor and Mold your Reputation Online?Geoff Smith created the most amazing ring tone for me! He emailed to thank me again for hooking up Cali Lewis and himself during the iYule launch party, and for the video I made regarding this project. He wanted to show me a project that he is doing

I have a YouTube channel were I do my own videos, and when I do do those videos I try to watch what I say. I mean I don’t want people to think that my information that I am saying isn’t credible just because I curse and swear in my videos. I have a UStream channel as well, and I don’t really say curse there either. I wasn’t raised that way. So I think that ya you should definitely watch what you say and do online.

ahh the Tech TV laugh … that would be one youll be remembered for. LOL

This is an awesome service.
Like I said on my last post, I don’t own an iPhone.
I know Justine(aka iJustine) also uses this ringtone service.
I love it though, cool songs and it is just something you wanna have!
Not really expensive, considering you get 4 ringtiones a month, and its just 2 bucks!
I think thats even less than ONE T-Mobile Ringtone!!
And, about the reputation is really true.
Reputation on the internet is REALLY huge.
-Ruben

Interesting post, Chris.

You are right about online reputation and how it’s important to keep clean. (Especially for those of us who do business online). Actually, this blog is the second time in the last week that I’ve heard an online business owner talk about the importance of being transparent when online.

Now that said, I’ve recently started my own online business…. and I’ve decided to use an alias for the protection of my family. (It’s not that I have anything to hide, I just feel safer this way).

What do you guys think? Is it okay to use an alias as long as my motives are pure?

Thanks,
James Gia

Chris didn’t get where he is by luck or by chance. He got their through dedication…By being focused on sharing what he lies, what he believes in doing and saying…Doing it every chance he got, making it a huge priority in his life…Giving up something else in order to share his fun and ideas with others. Nice guy. Listen to his advice and follow it. And don’t forget to care…sincerely care. Caring is the key.

do you have online? More importantly… what are you doing to keep that reputation intact?     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6N5iHRO41rg   - oh and he plays back his very own RingtoneFeeder ringtone of course. You can read the full blog entryhere

Chris, I agree with you on a good reputation, you have to care, people are losing that. I hope a lot of young people listen to your vid. Thanks for speaking out.
barbaralaketahoe/ebay name too

Recently i have paid more attention to it, n set it in shape. like with myspace, a picture can absolutely ruin ur life in the future in the wrong hands. thats the one major part i have tried to watch out for. which is why i dislike photobucket n the such, me knowin that other are lookin at my photos, even if u can set them to private, that minute it took to set it to private, countless ppl could have looked or saved it. TRUST ME THERE ARE PPL OUT THERE THAT DO THIS FOR A LIVIN!

LOL! Gotta love Geoff and Ringtonefeeder.com! That ringtone is really catchy.

Anyway, I really agree with what Chris stated in this video and blog. This is a very important topic for anyone wanting to create a life online. Jenn and I know this first hand. So many people these days creating online lives just to disrupt and create trouble. I have left several online communites due to people not realizing their negative effects on people. My thinking is make friends, not enemies. Always try to be sociable. #1 key to me. Respect others opinions, even if you don’t agree with them. Be open-minded. This can be hard for some as I used to be the oppisite back then. When you join any community or even get on the internet, there is a wide range of different people that think different than you. Take for instance, online chat. We know this area well. I used to chat and moderate MSN chat. Jenn and I met in Yahoo chat. We came across some rude people that just didn’t seem to care about their reputation. It became quite clear that a lot of people didn’t like these rude chatters.

I’ve experienced that from being sociable and friendly, you meet and make friends with a lot of people. Not only from a chat communities but from online forums and your own personal website. I have met some really cool people that came to my site seeking tech and computer repair or service.

It’s really a nice thought when you join an online community and have fun and meet people. I have met some very interesting people and I am happy for that. These friends have enriched my life.

LOL! Gotta love Geoff and Ringtonefeeder.com! That ringtone is really catchy.

Anyway, I really agree with what Chris stated in this video and blog. This is a very important topic for anyone wanting to create a life online. Jenn and I know this first hand. So many people these days creating online lives just to disrupt and create trouble. I have left several online communites due to people not realizing their negative effects on people. My thinking is make friends, not enemies. Always try to be sociable. #1 key to me. Respect others opinions, even if you don’t agree with them. Be open-minded. This can be hard for some as I used to be the oppisite back then. When you join any community or even get on the internet, there is a wide range of different people that think different than you. Take for instance, online chat. We know this area well. I used to chat and moderate MSN chat. Jenn and I met in Yahoo chat. We came across some rude people that just didn’t seem to care about their reputation. It became quite clear that a lot of people didn’t like these rude chatters.

I’ve experienced that from being sociable and friendly, you meet and make friends with a lot of people. Not only from a chat communities but from online forums and your own personal website. I have met some really cool people that came to my site seeking tech and computer repair or service.

It’s really a nice thought when you join an online community and have fun and meet people. I have met some very interesting people and I am happy for that. These friends have enriched my life.

I think its interest how people try to hide there reputation. Even though they think it’s not them, I don’t think people realize that anything you do is monitored by some upper autohrity, Even if you think it’s not monitored AT ALL. I try and keep my reputation clean and not do anything that will hurt it at all. It just amazes me how people try and hide themselves on the internet when they really shouldnt because what you do on the internet CAN and sometimes reflect your online life.

Sounds like a lot of work I don’t want to do.

Agreed.

I came around to being an admin on a San Andreas Multiplayer server which was ranked number one server in the world on game-monitor.com. We averaged about 120 people in the city at any given time and had over 12,000 registered accounts.

The server was a virtual GTA city with all the usual things you find in an average city. We had a police department, gangs, buisnessmen, a mayor etc. I admined for almost 6 months and built quite a reputation.

Your reputation online is more important than some people realize. The thousands of hours of interacting with people builds a reputation of style and character that nothing can replace. I am grateful for finding such a great community. It has really opened doors and I have met so many wonderful people in my time there.

Now I have about 600 or so online friends that look up to me and trust me . The community that built up around that server really helped me find trust worthy and like minded people like nothing else ever could.

Like you mentioned someone’s online personality tends to reflect their inside person. The illusion that online actions are unimportant is just that, an illusion.

speaking of ppl that makes music, have anyone heard of songstowearpantsto.com ,(Andrew Pants) that dude has talent too, first time i heard about him was in a flash movie, he just made the music to the flash movie called : The touch tone genius, i think that it still exist on youtube, i was really amazed how good it was. he did 30 s songs for free but you had to pay if you wanted a longer song, that dude is a true genius, i don’t know if that is the case anymore.

yes i completely agree. the way you act online has a direct effect on how someone will interpret your personality. When online i try to state my opinion, but i try to not make it such a bold or biased opinion that would attract haters. Staying neutral and reaching out to all types of people is key for a great online reputation.

Away to make your reputation better online youtube , myspace , facebook , ustream etc; is to share your personal hobbies and intrests. Make your personality shine and show what is unique about you. Example: On myspace never copy anyones style unless you want to. Just keep your own personality and make videos and talk about your hobbies.

I know. Have you SEEN Robert Mugabe’s Myspace?

I wish my name was Chris Pirillo so I could use that ringtone.

I remember watching the live stream one day and you sat down and had around 500 emails, and you actually answered them all, which got a lot of respect from me. Ustream aside, a lot of people think they can do whatever they please on the internet while they hide behind a username and people dont see their real selves. I’ve always been irritated by people who take advantage of this, and I was really amused when you pointed out that online morons and real-life morons as well.

Also, I have heard that colleges and employers have looked at applicants’ myspaces before, but I don’t know if this is true. Whether it is or not, most people use their myspaces to display to the world what they definitely wouldn’t want their parents to see. They would be a lot better off if they watched your video!

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lol that ring tone is PERFECT for you. :P

EDIT: its his new theme song! XD

I don’t feel online reputation really matters, unless the people online live near you, it won’t effect you that much if people in another country don’t like u.

love that song lol. wish that was my name

yea man

that’s cool but i don’t think i would ever use it

You should be careful of what you say and how you say it. No matter how intelligent your side of issue is, you should present it in a intelligent and say why you support your side of a issue.
Example: You could look like a jackass and damage your reputation if you say “Bush is a Idiot”. You have to give a reason why he’s a idiot, like “Some people say the Space program is a wast of money but, if We never been to Iraq, We could of gone back to the moon by now”.

the funny thing about online “reps” is that MOST of the time it’s just an act. usually to get people’s attention to come back and see what oddball thing that person will say and/or do.
the best thing to do is not build a reputation with any negative influences despite them being positive on the net. never know when that one YouTube video may come back and bite you on the butt.

I have always been of the opinion that the online community as a whole would be a much more pleasant place if people were not ‘hiding’ behind handles and avatars which did not link to them as a person in some substantive way directly.

Yes, yes I know, privacy concerns people cry! - I don’t think the real issue at hand, many times, is privacy. I think perhaps it would be lacking the courage of ones convictions, or perhaps of knowing that what you are doing is not right - at least in places like online games, standard web forums, comment posting, etc ( I can understand a need for anonymous posting, blogging, and providing of information in certain circumstances).

I think ones online reputation is important. I think we will see, in the next 5 years or so that it will become as much a part of life as your reputation with, say, past employers - after all you are representing who you are, just in a different location.

Anonymity on the web gives rise to all sorts of false courage. “Rights” on the internet have yet to be firmly established, but it will happen, and being abusive on the internet is no better than being abusive in person - on the other side of that monitor in front of you is someone human like you - the internet has a bad way of making many people forget that, especially those in the younger generations.

ur awesome