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