http://hrdailyadvisor.blr.com/archive/2007/12/03/MySpace_Facebook_Employment_Applicant_Candidate_Background_Checks_Reference_Checks_Web.aspxAre you "MySpacing" and "Facebooking" your applicants? Employers are wondering whether reference checking should include visiting Web 2.0 "relationship" pages. Alas, the advice is mixed. en-USCommunityServer 2.0 (Debug Build: 60217.2664)http://hrdailyadvisor.blr.com/archive/2007/12/03/MySpace_Facebook_Employment_Applicant_Candidate_Background_Checks_Reference_Checks_Web.aspx#720Mon, 03 Dec 2007 15:36:59 GMTd41f1d89-8bcd-45c6-82d9-dc5c7ed081a0:720Kathy JacksonInteresting comments.  With more and more organizations implementing on-line application systems, it would seem a worthwhile thing to do.  But, while those may be sites a lot of people think HR SHOULD be checking, the liabilities are too greathttp://hrdailyadvisor.blr.com/archive/2007/12/03/MySpace_Facebook_Employment_Applicant_Candidate_Background_Checks_Reference_Checks_Web.aspx#721Mon, 03 Dec 2007 20:57:42 GMTd41f1d89-8bcd-45c6-82d9-dc5c7ed081a0:721Yvonne LaRoseIt's commendable to talk about being concerned about overstepping the potential discrimination boundaries. But there are some companies that talk about it and then violate many anti-discrimination laws in their daily practices. So I'm not willing to buyhttp://hrdailyadvisor.blr.com/archive/2007/12/03/MySpace_Facebook_Employment_Applicant_Candidate_Background_Checks_Reference_Checks_Web.aspx#722Tue, 04 Dec 2007 13:58:06 GMTd41f1d89-8bcd-45c6-82d9-dc5c7ed081a0:722Michael VorelIf web sites are included as references in the resume or the person offers the profile background during the interview, these should be considered as referable information. If the profile is not offered as part of the resume or background, the contenthttp://hrdailyadvisor.blr.com/archive/2007/12/03/MySpace_Facebook_Employment_Applicant_Candidate_Background_Checks_Reference_Checks_Web.aspx#723Tue, 04 Dec 2007 17:30:23 GMTd41f1d89-8bcd-45c6-82d9-dc5c7ed081a0:723Anne CivettaUsing Facebook and MySpace to check on applicants is new ground and I admit I'm struggling with the issues of ethics and privacy.  On the one hand, anything that is posted on the internet by an individual, of course, is no longer 'private.'  But