My Monday Mustard: I Tattooed Google On My Forehead
One person’s opinion on what cuts the music mustard
I like the reference that Google is like an online tattoo. It’s a very good correlation. Let’s say you are all up in love with your girlfriend (or boyfriend) and want to spend the rest of your life basking in each other’s glow. You get their name tattooed on your person and a month later the love of your life cheats on you. You now have that friendly reminder faux pas’d on your body.
Tattoos once implemented, are difficult to remove. The same can be said of a comment, picture, or video placed online. I’m sure you have heard the warnings recently to Google your name and see what results come back in your web search. The warning involves who else may eventually Google your name to find out more about you. When you go to get a job later, a comment, picture or video you posted out of anger, frustration, humor - whatever, might just still be tattooed on the Internet, harming your character.
It’s definitely something to keep in mind no matter who you are: whether a musician, singer, songwriter, band member OR a teenager/young adult making a forum, Blog post or putting up a video.
This past week, after all the chatter about last weekend’s MTV, VMA awards, on Britney and Kanye West, etc., there was a particular video on Youtube created by a ‘male’ Britney fan. You know the one, it has had a few million hits already (Leave Britney Alone!). I’m picturing that video to not only be this guys “five minutes of fame” but to potentially come back and haunt him years from now.
The point is this, think before you type or upload. Like the spaghetti sauce, once it’s in there, it’s potentially there on the Internet for a very long time. Sometimes an edit or delete can not fix it.
Vanessa
Artistopia Guest Author
Artistopia’s guest authors opinions are their own and may or may not reflect the opinion of the web site owners and are provided as commentary to what may or may not be relevant on subjects pertaining to music, the music industry and the Internet.
I like the reference that Google is like an online tattoo. It’s a very good correlation. Let’s say you are all up in love with your girlfriend (or boyfriend) and want to spend the rest of your life basking in each other’s glow. You get their name tattooed on your person and a month later the love of your life cheats on you. You now have that friendly reminder faux pas’d on your body.
Tattoos once implemented, are difficult to remove. The same can be said of a comment, picture, or video placed online. I’m sure you have heard the warnings recently to Google your name and see what results come back in your web search. The warning involves who else may eventually Google your name to find out more about you. When you go to get a job later, a comment, picture or video you posted out of anger, frustration, humor - whatever, might just still be tattooed on the Internet, harming your character.
It’s definitely something to keep in mind no matter who you are: whether a musician, singer, songwriter, band member OR a teenager/young adult making a forum, Blog post or putting up a video.
This past week, after all the chatter about last weekend’s MTV, VMA awards, on Britney and Kanye West, etc., there was a particular video on Youtube created by a ‘male’ Britney fan. You know the one, it has had a few million hits already (Leave Britney Alone!). I’m picturing that video to not only be this guys “five minutes of fame” but to potentially come back and haunt him years from now.
The point is this, think before you type or upload. Like the spaghetti sauce, once it’s in there, it’s potentially there on the Internet for a very long time. Sometimes an edit or delete can not fix it.
Vanessa
Artistopia Guest Author
Artistopia’s guest authors opinions are their own and may or may not reflect the opinion of the web site owners and are provided as commentary to what may or may not be relevant on subjects pertaining to music, the music industry and the Internet.
Labels: Blogs, Google, MTV, Singers Bands and DJs, Tattoo, Unsigned and Indies, Videos, VMA awards
posted by Vanessa @ 6:39 AM
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