social media
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- 1. A brief overview Meng Xiong 9/22/2010
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- Any form of online publication or presence that allows end users to engage in multi-directional conversations in or around the content on the website (onlinematters.com)
What is Social Media? 3.
- How do you view Facebook/Twitter?
Perceptions Used for updating friends andfamilyon what you are currently doing How do you view LinkedIn? Used for creating and managing professional profile and contacts 4.
- Security
Things to think about Sarah Palins email was hacked into in 5 minutes Birthday ZIP Code Security Question:Where did you meet your husband 5.
- Security
Things to think about Your bank account in 15 minutes
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- Hack your email using Facebook and internet searches
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- Get your email address and where you bank
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- Go to your bank website i.e. BofA.com
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- Reset password, send to email
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- Log into bank account, transfer funds
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- Nothing online is private
Things to think about
- Once posted, it becomes the public domain.Assume that EVERYONE can and will read it, even if it is marked as private
Be careful what you post because: 7.
- 70 % of hiring managers reject applicants based on information found online at social media sites and google (Washington Post, 1/28/2010)
Things to think about
- Ellen Simonetti Fired from Delta for disparaging blogs on her website Diary of a Flight Attendant even though she did not specifically name Delta as her employer
What you post as it may affect you professionally
- Conner Riley Offered a job at Cisco.Tweeted that she hated the work and was not hired
- Dan Leone Fired from the Philadelphia Eagles for posting his thoughts on a player trade.
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- Is the topic appropriate forEVERYONEto see friends, family and employers included.
Things to think about
- Is the topic appropriate for the media you are using?
While posting, ask yourself
- Are you posting during working hours?
- Sometimes when you post is as important as what you post
9. Manage Your Profile
- Add a picture
- Use key words in your profile Mortgage insurance, closings, policies etc
- Ask people to join you and/or your group
- Personalize your social media URL change numbers into name http://www.linkedin.com/in/mxiong
- Participate in online groups
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- Be careful of what you post it may affect your personal and professional career
Recap
- Be careful what information you allow others to see
- Make sure you use the appropriate medium for what you are going to post
- Manage your profile to make it easier for people to find you