FEAR IS NOT A STOP SIGN – IT IS A GUIDELINE

“Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be understood”

~Marie Curie

Is your social life in hand?

GGSB Feb 2011

How Social are YOU?

On the go! – text to others in room by phone, multitask while in 1:1 conversation, text from private places? Social creature – relationships are critical to business success New Opportunities New Risks

“Apparently we love our own cell phones

but we hate everyone else's.”

- Joe Bob Briggs

How many mobile interaction points do you have?

Points Activity

1 Talk with others 1:1 (phone)

1 Send/receive instant text messages (no talking required)

1 Send or view images (photo or video)

2 Check email or browse internet

2 Receive alerts from an external source (football score, arrival of airplane)

3 Collaborate with a group (conference, tweetup, play multiplayer game)

3 Find out what or who is physically around you (location based services)

3 Get mobile notifications that tell you what your friends are doing

4 Exchange money (transact business)

Total

How many mobile RISK points do you have?

Sharon@ socialmediaalive.com

Points Activity 2 Identify your mobile phone number to those you call (caller ID)

2 Broadcast your position from your phone (location services)

2 Submit your mobile device number in a form

2 Publish your mobile device number online or in an email signature

2 Use the same mobile device for personal and professional purposes

3 Post online where you are or what you are doing

3 Use your phone to shop, pay bills, exchange money SUBTRACT--

5 Regularly change your phone number, identity, passwords SUBTRACT--

5 Have established your own guidelines for mobile device activity

TOTAL

Risk and Return

Is your Risk / Return Ratio Acceptable?

Your Guidelines

“Risk comes from not knowing what you're doing” - Warren Buffett

1.  Turn off/on caller ID

2.  Turn off/on location broadcast

3.  Manage submission of your number to others

4.  Personalise your privacy settings

5.  Personalise your online networks

6.  Regularly “Google” your phone number to see

where you are online

7.  Check for unlisted and “Do Not Call” registries

(US)

8.  Change your passwords

9.  Tell your friends your mobile preferences

10.  Know when to turn off your phone or say no

Social Responsibilities

"The price of greatness is

responsibility” - Winston Churchill

1.  Respect your contact’s privacy guidelines 2.  Turn off your ring tone/buzzers/alerts 3.  Do not spam 4.  Keep your contact’s phone number info

private 5.  Keep your contact’s location private 6.  Check with people if you suspect they have

been hacked 7.  Tell people (via a different channel) if

you’ve been hacked 8.  Be willing to shut down / fix your problem

to avoid harming others

Action! 1.  Outline your guidelines 2.  Ask your contacts for their preferences 3.  Discuss guidelines with your contacts 4.  Communicate safely and with confidence!

“Watch your thoughts, for they become words.

Watch your words, for they

become actions. Watch your

actions, for they become habits.

Watch your habits, for they

become character.

Watch your character, for it becomes your

destiny.”