eSmart social media Safe sharing online

What we’ll cover

• What social media is• Key social media platforms• Choosing your platform/s• Safety tips• Some online etiquette• Then we’ll play!

What is social media?

It’s about sharing and creatingwords pictures videos audio

thoughts news games opinions facts stories links comments questions

answers events dating profiles conversations documents trivia

career highlights travel tips slideshowsover the internet

with a community of friends family interest groups the world

via social media platforms.

Source: http://www.fredcavazza.net/2014/05/22/social-media-landscape-2014/

What’s a social media platform?

Any website or online app that enables you to create, share and interact online, like… Facebook 13,800,000 Australian users

Twitter 2,791,300 Australian users

Instagram 4,000,000 Australian users

Blogger 2,900,000 Australian usersAustralian statistics for January 2015 from: http://www.socialmedianews.com.au/social-media-statistics-australia-january-2015

About 1.5 billion worldwide

What’s the right platform for me?

Ask yourself:

• What do my family, friends or colleagues use?

• What content do I want to share and see? Twitter is great for up-to-the moment news, Facebook’s good for online chatting and photo sharing, Instagram is just for pictures and videos and Blogger’s good for longer pieces of writing.

What’s the right platform for me?

Ask yourself:

• Am I a geek?You can customise Blogger’s layout and colours and get into its code, but you can’t do much to change Facebook, Instagram or Twitter.

• What do I feel comfortable with?• How much do I want to share?

What’s the right platform for me?

Ask yourself:

• Am I concerned about privacy?Some platforms ask for more information than others.

• What are the privacy settings?Do you want to limit your online content to a select few or are you OK with the world accessing your content?

What’s the right platform for me?

Ask yourself:

• What do my favourite celebrities use?

What’s the right platform for me?

Ask yourself:

• What does my favourite library use?

How to be safe and social.

Resources:

• Easy guide to socialising onlinewww.cybersafetyhelp.gov.au/easyguide/social_networking

• eSmartwww.esmart.org.au

• Staysmartonlinewww.staysmartonline.gov.au

• Microsoft: 11 tips for social networking safetywww.microsoft.com/security/online-privacy/social-networking.aspx

How to be safe and social.

Privacy:

• Check the privacy settings and set them to the level you are comfortable with

• Use strong passwords, keep them secret and change them regularly

• Only accept online “friends” that you know or have similar interests

• Consider turning off geotagging so others can’t track your movements

How to be safe and social.

Privacy:

• Be careful posting about holiday plans

• Avoid putting online data like your address, phone number, email address, schools, daily routine, bank and date of birth that could be used for identity theft or stalking

How to be safe and social.

Financial security:

• Beware of apps that have in-app purchases

• Use a credit card with a small limit for online purchases

• Beware of online scams via email, ads and posts – if in doubt, Google it to find out

How to be safe and social.

Reputation and relationships:

• Don’t post anything that you wouldn’t want to make public or which could ruin your reputation

• Don’t post if your angry or upset• Consider workplace social media

policies • Even if you delete a post, it maybe

too late – it could have been seen, shared or screen captured

How to be safe and social.

How private is it?

Private Snapchat pictures vanish after 10 seconds…

How to be safe and social.

Online bullies and harassers:• Are called trolls• They intentionally upset others and

post hurtful or offensive content• They usually hide behind the

anonymity of the online environment

How to be safe and social.

Who becomes a troll?

Source: Trolls just want to have fun by Erin E. Buckelsa, Paul D. Trapnellb, Delroy L. Paulhusc http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0191886914000324

How to be safe and social.

What to do if trolled?• Ignore if can and do not engage • Don’t take it personally – it’s not

about you, it’s about the troll• Block or unfriend them• Report troll to social media platform,

which can suspend the troll’s account

How to be safe and social.

This is where trolling can lead

Sources:1. http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/charlotte-dawson-how-the-cyber-trolls-beat-me/story-fnbk7kwa-12264639006472. https://au.news.yahoo.com/nsw/a/15191781/charlotte-dawson-fights-back-against-twitter-trolls/3 http://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/celebrity/charlotte-dawson-death-twitter-criticised-for-failing-to-act-against-trolls-20140222-338z6.html

4. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2625830/Alex-Perry-says-cyber-trolls-held-accountable.html

How to be safe and social.

What to do if trolled? • In the immortal words of Taylor Swift

How to be safe and social.

What could go wrong with this?

How to be safe and social.

Even the boss has to be careful…

Source: http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/demons-probe-sponsor-ben-polis-racist-rants/story-fnctrk3q-1226319037998

How to be safe and social.

Etiquette tip: online, capital letters = SHOUTING!

How to be safe and social.

Etiquette tip: 5 ways not to handle a nasty Facebook breakup

Now we’re safe to play!

Let’s set-up some social media profiles• Blogger: bloger.com

- pictures, videos, audio- good for long-form writing

• Facebook: facebook.com or app- pictures, videos, audio, text

• Twitter: twitter.com or app- pictures, videos, audio- text to 140 character limit

• Instagram: app- photos, videos

How to syndicate

Linking your social media profiles• Most major social media platforms allow you

to simultaneously publish your content to other platforms.

• Blogger to Twitter via twitterfeed.com• Twitter to Facebook via Facebook Connect app

in Twitter’s Apps menu• Facebook to Twitter via facebook.com/twitter• To share Instagram content, go to the Share

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