With all the conferences that have taken place at Granny Mouse Country House & Spa, we have picked up some valuable advice from the various conference facilitators regarding social media!
To effectively manage ones digital footprint, the team from “The Mouse” want to pay it forward.
One of the most important elements is to try limit and minimize the amount of data you leave behind, especially comments on articles and records of online purchases. Something that you always need to bear in mind is to keep your reputation intact. What we post and say says quite a lot about us. When you know the boundaries of your digital footprint, and take steps to contain it, you can help protect your identity and your reputation.
Some tips that the team here at The Mouse House follow and we know most of you do it too.
- Do a self-stalk, and find out what there is out there via google, because we all do it when we want to find out more about other people or their businesses. If you spot some negative stuff about yourself, perhaps an angry vent when you were super emotional, delete it. It’s easy enough to do on social media platforms. And while you’re at it, put in place some privacy settings, as you don’t want certain information accessible to strangers. Also make sure that the privacy settings haven’t changed on any platforms that you may be on.
- Make sure your software is up to date, and that antivirus protection is working. Keep those security settings in place before downloading any other apps.
- For those of us a little more mature, the worst is passwords. We have so many passwords in everyday life, from banking, to downloading apps – just about everything, and we all have forgotten ours from time to time. So make it a password that’s not only easy enough for you to remember, but that would be hard for someone else to guess. Avoid the most popular choices, like birthdates and anniversaries, or the names of your spouse, children, or pets. It is so important that we have strong passwords.
So going forward remember to be careful about what you share, like, or comment on.
Avoid sharing too much personal information online. If there is something distasteful, scroll on or get hold of administrators on the offensive platforms and communicate to them if you really feel strongly about something. By simply expressing you opinion, you may end up in an online war which just isn’t worth it.
Keep things light and positive. If you can, take time away from your phone, which can be all consuming, and don’t miss out on the world and life around you.
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