What happens when the web gets it wrong?

The web is not like a newspaper, which has a 24-hour shelf life and then gets thrown away. A mistake on the web can be perpetuated, and if you are the subject of an error, it could be really difficult to get the information corrected. Sometimes, it's impossible. That means your web entries have to be accurate for a company website, your blog or even a message board. You just never know what will get recycled and if it can be stopped.

"Once something is online and people start finding it, it's just a matter of time before it starts spreading through links, blogs, Twitter, email, or IM," Craig Silverman, editor of Regret The Error, which tracks journalistic goofs told CIO.com. "The web is a fantastic medium for making information go viral. It's also a great tool for fact checking. Unfortunately, the latter takes more time to do, and a lot of people--journalists included--link before they think to check something out," he adds.

CIO.com put together a long list of some egregious mistakes that developed a life of their own on the web.

For the complete list:
- check out this CIO.com article