If you tweet this much, you are a narcissist

We all know someone who tweets about the minute details of their life every 10 minutes and now new research suggests that they are displaying narcissistic tendencies.
U.S. researchers claim narcissists tweet more often than others and crave followers on Twitter to meet their need for approval.
They also found that narcissists

Female Israeli soldiers disciplined for 'unbecoming behaviour' after posing for pictures dressed only in their underwear and combat fatigues

Dressed only in their underwear and provocatively holding weapons for the camera, they appear to be having a great time posing for photographs in their barracks room. But four Israeli female soldiers have now been disciplined by the country's military for their 'unbecoming behaviour' after the raunchy pictures were posted on Facebook. The images, published on Israeli news website Walla, showed the soldiers removing their fatigues to expose their underwear and backsides. In another, five women posed in what appeared to be a barracks room, dressed only in helmets and a small amount of combat equipment. Walla, which blurred the faces of the women, said they were new recruits stationed on a base in southern Israel. The incident is the latest in a string of episodes involving young Israeli soldiers on social media that have drawn reprimand from the military. In a statement, the military said the women had acted in a manner showing 'unbecoming behaviour' for Israeli soldiers, adding: 'The commanding officers disciplined the soldiers as they saw fitting.' The statement did not identify the soldiers or give any details about the punishments. Military officials said the base conducted educational lectures to keep soldiers from repeating the offence. Several times in recent years, the Israeli military has disciplined soldiers for what were considered improper postings in social media sites. Last year, the social media chief for the Israel Defence Force was branded 'racist' after posting a picture on Facebook of his face covered in mud alongside the caption 'Obama style'

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Tweeters beware, employers check your social networks before employing

Employers check potential workers social networks

Little did Ashley Payne know that the festive photo of her holding both a pint of beer and a glass of red wine would lead to the loss of her high school teaching job.
The 24-year-old posted the image to her Facebook profile and after a parent complained, school officials told Payne she'd have to choose between resigning and suspension, according to IOL News. She resigned.
If those school officials were hiring new teachers and found a candidate with a similar photo on Facebook or another social media site, it's most likely that person wouldn't even get an interview.
Rejecting young people from jobs because of what they post on social media has become commonplace. According to a new report by On Device Research, one in ten people from the ages of 16 to 34 have been turned down for a new job because of photos or comments on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, and other social networking sites.
"If getting a job wasn't hard enough in this tough economic climate, young people are getting rejected from employment because of their social media profiles and they are not concerned about it," On Device Research's marketing manager Sarah Quinn said in a statement.
While 10 percent of young people are knowingly rejected from jobs because of their social media profiles, 66 percent of young people don't seem to care that these profiles may affect their career prospects. In fact, the majority of young people cater their social media presence to friends rather than potential employers, according to On Device Research.
"Better education of the impact of social media is needed, to ensure young people across the world are not making it even harder for themselves to get on the career ladder," Quinn said.
Several U.S. states have created laws to protect employees from being fired because of what they post on social media. In January, six states officially made it illegal for employers to ask their workers for passwords to their social media accounts. It's unclear how many employers have actually demanded access to workers' online accounts, but some cases have surfaced publicly and inspired lively debate over the past year. In one instance last year, a teacher's aide in Michigan was suspended after refusing to provide access to her Facebook account following complaints over a picture she posted.
As for Payne, even though she ultimately resigned, she has since sued the school to get her job back or receive monetary damages, according to IOL News.
On Device Research surveyed 17,657 people from the ages of 16 to 34 in China, India, Nigeria, Brazil, the U.S., and U.K. to get its data about social media and employment.