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Avoid Social Media and Electronic Meltdowns Roger Renteria Twitter: @RogerRenteria http://writetechie.com

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Learn how to avoid social media and electronic meltdowns. This lightning talk was originally presented at the 10th Anniversary of LavaCon Conference on Content Strategies and Digital Media

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  • 1. Avoid Social Media and Electronic Meltdowns Roger Renteria Twitter: @RogerRenteria http://writetechie.com
  • 2. About Roger Renteria From Albuquerque, NM Ask me about social & digital media, education, website management, computer gadgets, B.S. Technical Communication, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
  • 3. Key Learning Objectives Learn how to minimize data loss Understand, you have suffered or will suffer one day Keep yourself safe! Manage to minimize damage
  • 4. Practice Safe Activity (IT 101) Lock your workstation Log out of your accounts Invent smart passwords Monitor your online activity Password recovery
  • 5. Dead in the water
  • 6. Back your data up often Use the cloud Embrace the cloud Praise to the cloud??? Just keep it safe
  • 7. Dont worry
  • 8. Dont Tweet That Accidental Tweets Unprofessional comments Can turn into a firestorm
  • 9. Social Media Gone Wild
  • 10. Separate User Environments
  • 11. Dude, you got hacked Flickr: sunny1ee
  • 12. Be Vigilant
  • 13. Keep Reactions Cool Address criticism eloquently Dont ignore it Acknowledge the mistake Carry on with another topic Flickr: pittaya
  • 14. Recap Set up a backup service Separate your password recovery Keep an eye out for suspicious activity Be glad that your stuff is backed up
  • 15. Examples of Meltdowns Mat Honan, Wired Magazine writer who was hacked http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2012/08/apple-amazon-mat-honan-hacking/ [Not Safe For Work] Newsroom reporter who accidentally tweeted topless photo [NSFW]: http://gawker.com/5942663/newsroom-star-alison-pill-accidentally-posts-topless-pic-on-twitter-[nsfw] Airplane Passenger arrested due to Facebook photograph hoax http://mobile.reuters.com/article/oddlyEnoughNews/idUSBRE88610N20120907 Facebook party invitation gone wild http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/09/22/14028638- thousands-descend-on-tiny-dutch-town-after-facebook-invitation-goes-viral?lite Chrysler Twitter account accidental F-bomb http://www.prdaily.com/Main/Articles/It_was_a_technical_glitch_Chrysler_Fbomb_tweeter_b_761 1.aspx Local ice cream companys accidental racist Facebook response http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2209655/Wilcoxsons-Ice-Cream-Company-accused- racism-Pakistan-comment-Muslim-customer.html
  • 16. Questions? Photo: Michael Opsteegh
  • 17. Avoid Social Media and Electronic Meltdowns Roger Renteria Twitter: @RogerRenteria http://writetechie.com