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GETTING INTO TROUBLE WITH SOCIAL MEDIA. Michael S. Williams. “Gentlemen don’t read each other’s mail.” - Henry L. Stimson . DANGER-DANGER-DANGER. Good news - and bad - travels at 186,000 miles a second. How fast can you run? . SOCIAL MEDIA. Friend or Foe? Asset or Liability?
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GETTING INTO TROUBLE WITH SOCIAL MEDIA Michael S. Williams
“Gentlemen don’t read each other’s mail.” - Henry L. Stimson
DANGER-DANGER-DANGER Good news - and bad - travels at 186,000 miles a second. How fast can you run?
SOCIAL MEDIA • Friend or Foe? • Asset or Liability? • Risk v. Gain
News vs. Entertainment Need to know vs. Want to know
Who is Watching? • Your employer • Government • Foreign governments • IP service providers • Businesses • Your significant other • Private third parties (hackers) • Your friends • Your enemies
“The first rule of any technology used in a business is that automation applied to an efficient operation will magnify the efficiency. The second is that automation applied to an inefficient operation will magnify the inefficiency.” - Bill Gates
FACEBOOK The greatest intelligence tool ever created.
Michael’s Rules • If it is free it is likely dangerous • If in doubt – don’t! • Use of the Internet requires real discipline • Don’t assume what you see is what you see • Once you send or post something you no longer control it • Delete does not delete • Never post anything you would not say or give in person • Don’t become the emergency
DANGER-DANGER-DANGER What is on your Facebook page?
DANGER-DANGER-DANGER What would happen if your computer was seized or it’s contents subject to a discovery subpoena?
DANGER-DANGER-DANGER Could your email or Social Media site(s) be used against you? • What would a background investigator think? • Do you give away too much useful information? • Can someone profile you from your Social Media?
DANGER-DANGER-DANGER What is in your Internet History cache?
Do you know your company/agency Internet and Social Media policy?
Does your company/agency scan email and Internet communications?
DANGER-DANGER-DANGER Most companies back-up everything including email. • What do you have that you would not want found? • Remember, your work computer is not yours.
Some more of Michael’s rules: • Does anyone need to know what you are sending? • If what you are sending is something you would not want others to read – don’t send it. • Privileged and confidential materials do not belong on the Internet. • Don’t be lazy. The U.S. mail still works. • Fax machines are not yet extinct. • Anyone can post most anything. Do you want what you are sending posted for the world to see?
DANGER-DANGER-DANGER Take note and use caution: You can be held liable for what you write and post. Don’t think for a moment you can not be found.
You must monitor your Social Media as a consumer and as a business. Do not view its as just an expense. • Protect revenue • Grow revenue • Image and crisis management • Corporate security
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