Online reputation management is knowing where your secrets

This is a little funny right now seem but a few years ago I attended a high-level CEO Management Forum, with over 800 C-suite types from around the country in technology and / or the Internet in one way or another . The keynote speaker was then Attorney General Elliot Spitzer. Yes, that Elliot Spitzer, and how apprapro now speak of him in an article on-line reputation. In any case, was his opening remarks, which he often used in these guiding principles, like so: "First of all, IYou want to let everyone know that before I came here and I've already read all the e-mails. "[This brought much laughter to achieve its aim of opening up with a little humor.] He then went on to say:" Here is the message I can give you for your business practices. When you nod, you do not speak if you can talk, do not write, and if you need to write, do not record or store. "

You may recall that there is always the discovery of e-mails about his goals and has led to so manySuccess track record, which it eventually led to him that the governor of New York. Apparently he forgot his own advice to follow. The basics of online reputation management is never anything in an e-mail that you would feel bad if by some chance appeared on the cover of your leading local and national newspapers. Is not it funny - no, not funny - like these e-mails or other so-called secret documents appear to show up at unexpected times or in theunexpected places.

Profiles for Viewer's Eyes Only

It could have been a work of incalculable proportions. But fortunately, Bridget has the professional reputation, without a scratch.

Here is the story, as she says:

"Many of my colleagues are, in my more sehen''''sozialen moments blocked on Facebook ... As the alcohol fueled housewarming bash I threw back a few months. Not exactly something you want to see the bosses.

Soimagine my horror when I saw a co-worker (had full profile access) are not just browsing through my party photos at work - but it shows to someone who was passing by!

Fortunately for me, the person who saw it already my Facebook friend. And that employees quickly realized that a social networking faux pas had been committed.

I thought I had it under control, because I privacy settings are used. I am confident that employees with access, but I have not taken into account that the images couldbe shared with others at work.

So the lesson is learned in two ways. One assumption is that there are things that you see for your eyes only. It is disrespectful to the whole department crowd around the monitor looking at someone else's profile.

And, of course, do not expect not to see a photo boss, simply because their access blocked. If you do not lock all employees, someone at work, it might Shares office. Nothing is 100 percent safe is seen, just because you are using privacySettings. "

Niala has experienced the same problem a little differently:

"I have a few incidents with employees who did not get on social networks, but as in people's business. Hey, we're all journalists - it's a kind of trademark of the trade that we are all curious. But I have to the line if they prefer to float on my computer and in some cases, asked me to click on things in the profiles of people. I'm not sure I'm the best job they have done again testify. Iusually only tell them they must open their own account. "

For some reason, people who would never read an e-mail on your screen is no problem to be social network voyeurs. If they sound familiar?

Another "secret" hiding place, that we have seen to return to track people and businesses: not too many people to delete or encrypt sensitive data on their mobile devices before throwing them out. To prove this point, we are not aware that they purchased, a university research team has recently rejected 161Handheld devices on online auction sites and second-hand shops.

One-fifth (20%) contain information on salaries, corporate finance, business plans, or board meetings. A Blackberry once by the European sales director of a large Japenese companies include, for example, had the goods to corporate customers and the executive branch account numbers - to make with his car and registration.

Our general advice is to always delete your data, but the reality is not thateasy. Someone in your company has set the policy and tell the people what they should do if they get rid of these mobile devices.

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