FOR-EV-ER

We've been talking a lot lately about your online fingerprints. The things you do, say, participate in, post, and bookmark will all go on your permanent record and cannot be undone. There is little opportunity to take back what you have done or say you were "just kidding."

Case in point - NME posted some interesting news this morning about Coldplay, quoting a Chris Martin discussion in which he mentioned a possible band breakup in the next couple of years. Although they have already taken the news down (and replaced with a blank page), the information is already all over the internet.

Even if you try very hard to reverse an online action, it can be hard to undo. Before you push "send, "publish," "post," or "save," make sure that you would want your grandkids (or future employers) to see it.