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What happens on the web does NOT stay on the web
Look, how many times do we have to tell you, the internet is not a private place? We understand when teenage kids who aren't thinking about their future post embarrassing photos on MySpace that could cost them jobs in the future. But if you're a grownup, shouldn't you be thinking twice about posting potentially inappropriate content online?
There does seem to be some question as to whether London Tube announcer Emma Clarke was fired purely for posting funny announcements on her site, or if it was because she as bad-mouthing her client in the press. But the truth of the matter is, it probably wasn't a good idea to poke fun at the train system or passengers in a public forum while drawing a paycheck.
Fortunately for Clarke, she appears to be a freelance writer and voiceover artist. And something tells me that the publicity she's getting for this whole dust up will keep her working for a little while. If her mock announcements were just a bit funnier, maybe she could get work as a comedian. But honestly, most her jokes just weren't all that funny.
[via Boing Boing]
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Subscribe to commentsRobert HNov 28th 2007 4:46PM
A little clarification:
http://www.radiotoday.co.uk/news.php?extend.2746.2
MonkeyNov 28th 2007 10:25PM
.... "fired for posting spoof messages on her website"
Some reports may state that, but the BBC has this quote from a London Underground spokeman, which makes it clear that her spoof announcements are not why she was fired:
"It's not because of the spoof announcements. It's because she has criticised the Underground system."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/7113545.stm
The real reason is that LU believe that she criticised their service.
LeeNov 28th 2007 10:31PM
> "It's not because of the spoof announcements. It's because she has criticised the Underground system."
If criticism is discouraged to this extent, there's no feedback about actual problems which means that unless the underground was perfect when created, chances are it's now in dire need of criticism.
You know there's a problem when criticism is discouraged :D
Is this a variant of the Streisand effect?
Isaac RabinovitchDec 9th 2007 10:25PM
Another bit of misinformation passed on by Cory Doctorow.