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