These posts will help you with knowing the ins and outs of social media and in managing your social media activity.
Has the internet ever been too social for you (when visiting Facebook-linked sites, for instance)? Maybe it’s okay to know that Tom Trekker likes Timbukto when you visit and explore TripAdvisor, but maybe you don’t want others to know where you traveled!
Here’s nine tips I can think of to help protect your privacy and protect you from phishing, scams, viruses. Continue reading Nine Social Safety Tips
Facebook just made its facebook email account the default email for all its users. You’ll notice for your profile, your email shows up as yourname.facebook.com. This may open Facebook users to more scams. It’s important for you to know how compelling phishing attacks are. Tomorrow, I’ll post some steps you can take to protect yourself from social scammers.
Finding useful sites on the internet can be overwhelming, but the editors at bing.com have done some of the searching for you. Continue reading Bing Editors’ Picks
I just learned about Tech Needs Girls, a campaign by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), a UN agency for information and communication technologies (ICTs). According to the UN News Centre, “The ‘Tech Needs Girls’ campaign aims to highlight the potential of technology to transform women’s lives, whether it be through ICT-based career choices or by improved access to services like e-health, e-education, e-commerce, e-banking and a host of new applications and devices that can help girls and women address their day-to-day challenges.” As a “girl geek,” I’m enthusiastic about helping women use technology to enhance their lives… and also their ministry. If … Continue reading Why Tech Needs Girls
Have you ever been a part of an online quarrel? Maybe the temperature of your conversation heated up a chat room. Or a series of comments on a blog post got warmer with each reply. Did someone get “in your face” on Facebook? Continue reading Quarrels in Cyberspace
On June 6th, a Russian hacker posted 6.5 million passwords from LinkedIn and 1.5 passwords from eHarmony. (Read more.) You may have already received an eMail from LinkedIn with instructions on how to change your password. LinkedIn also sent updates: on their official blog (which has good tips for creating a strong password) through Twitter (@LinkedIn and @LinkedInNews). What You Should Do Follow these directions from LinkedIn to change your password. If you used the same password for any other internet sites, change your password for those accounts as well. In fact, instead of using a favorite password everywhere, you now have an opportunity to change … Continue reading 8 Million Passwords Hacked Last Wednesday
eQuipping for eMinistry 