“Kristen,” the high-priced prostitute involved in Eliot Spitzer’s resignation, is the latest civilian to remind us what those “private” settings on Internet profile sites are for. Once her real name got out, Ashley Alexandra Dupre (OK, it’s a stage name) became a lot more popular, as proven by a spike in MySpace page views. Luckily for Dupre, she has a music career to develop, but others weren’t so fortunate. Check out this list of people who should’ve kept the personal info to themselves.

10. A substitute teacher in New Jersey was fired for accepting friend requests from students on the MySpace page for his band, Ian of Fire. Fortunately, he had an internship at a record label to fall back on.

9. A California middle school student faced expulsion after posting graphic, anti-Semitic threats against a classmate. Meanwhile, 20 of his classmates were suspended for … looking at the page.

8. This sheriff’s deputy was let go after the department’s Youth Internet Crimes Unit found his MySpace page, which listed his favorite things as “female breasts, swimming naked and drinking heavily and often.”

7. Maybe this Texas art teacher shouldn’t have posted topless photos of herself on Flickr. Still, if I were a parent I’d be more concerned about her colleague, who told students about the site in order to get her in trouble.

6. A 27-year-old woman was denied her education degree and teaching certificate because of a Halloween photo on her MySpace page that allegedly promoted “underage drinking.” Because nothing says, “Hey kids, drinking is cool,” like a pirate drinking out of a plastic Mr. Goodbar cup. Read more…