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SOCIAL MEDIA PITFALLSNightLight
September 4th 2011
ABOUT ME
Jerry Gamblin
Network Security Specialist
Missouri House of Representatives
Adults pay me to tell them how to be safe online.
Winner of “Most Awesome” 31 years in a row. (World record)
UHBC
WHAT IS SOCIAL MEDIA?
SOCIAL MEDIA SITES YOU MAY
USE…
WHO USES SOCIAL MEDIA?
570,000,000
FACEBOOK ACCOUNTS
80,000,000
TWITTER ACCOUNTS
EVEN
JUSTIN BIEBER
TWEETS!
WHAT ARE THE PITFALLS OF
SOCIAL MEDIA?
REAL WORLD CONSEQUENCES
82% of Colleges Check Your Facebook Profile as Part of Their Admission Process.
75% all employers now screen potential employees social media profiles before making a hiring decision.
Many High Schools monitor students and teachers Facebook accounts for illegal drug and alcohol use.
SOCIAL MEDIA
SAFETY TIPS
THINK ABOUT WHAT YOU
POST
CARE ABOUT WHAT OTHERS
POST
THE INTERNET IS “REAL LIFE”
FRIEND ONLY FRIENDS
People who log into Facebook more than once a week have an
average of 300 Friends.
Start removing people you wouldn’t consider a friend in real life.
MY “FRIEND CRITERIA”
I like them.
See them in real life more than once a month.
This rule excludes family.
We have something in common.
SOCIAL MEDIA ≠ PUBLIC
LIMIT SEARCH VISIBILITY
LIMIT WHO CAN POST ON YOUR PAGE
THE MOST IMPORTANT THING I
WILL SAY TODAY IS…
THINK BEFORE YOU POST
It’s a repeat but…
THANKS!
