Valerie Forrestal, Stevens Institute LibrarianNSBE Zone: 10.17.09

(Photo by mikael altemark: http://www.flickr.com/photos/

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via PopCrunch: http://www.popcrunch.com/miley-cyrus-shower-wet-t-shirt-picture-hacked/

Pictures on your phone are not necessarily private (just ask Miley Cyrus or Paris Hilton.) And just because you ask someone to keep a pic you sent them to themselves, doesn’t mean they will…

Your friends are *not* the only people who are on Facebook (/MySpace/Twitter/the internet.) Chances are, so are your co-workers, your parents and even your prospective bosses.

via Valleywag: http://gawker.com/tech/your-privacy-is-an-illusion/bank-intern-busted-by-facebook-321802.php

via MTV.com: http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1558467/20070501/id_0.jhtml

via I’m Not Actually a Geek: http://bhc3.wordpress.com/2009/03/17/how-to-tweet-your-way-out-of-a-job/

The internet is forever: screenshots, Google cache and the Internet Archive, oh my!

via Mashable: http://mashable.com/2009/06/01/twitter-related-burglary/

Get to know your privacy settings and options.Some resources for Facebook:

• http://www.allfacebook.com/2009/02/facebook-privacy/• http://mashable.com/2009/04/28/facebook-privacy-settings/• http://mashable.com/2009/08/12/facebook-privacy-features/• http://mashable.com/2009/10/09/create-facebook-friend-lists/

via Wired: http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2008/09/palin-e-mail-ha/

Don’t make it easy for hackers, learn to create strong passwords:

http://www.microsoft.com/protect/fraud

Don’t believe everything you read on the internet. Please?!

• We’ve all been tempted to do it, but before you hit share or repost or retweet, take a moment to do your homework.

• Google it to see if anyone’s refuted it or if there are other sides to the story.

• Twitter search (search.twitter.com) to see what people are saying about it, in real time.

• Snopes.com is your friend.

via CNN.com: http://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/worklife/10/12/cb.digital.trail.job.search

Search yourself.• If someone Googles you, what will they find? You

should always know the answer to that question. (Try using all variations of your name; also try other search engines.)

• Make sure that you are putting out public content that you are comfortable representing you, and keeping the rest private.

• Maintain a professional presence somewhere on the web (LinkedIn/blog/online resume/portfolio). The more good content you put out, the more you control your own reputation. (Bury the bad stuff!)

• 35% percent of employers said that what they found on the internet caused them not to hire a candidate, according to a CareerBuilder survey.

You can find this presentation online, along with all the links, at

icanhaz.com/NSBE

For more information, contact Valerie Forrestal (valerie [dot] forrestal [at] stevens [dot] edu)