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Not wanting to fall victim myself, I began to scour the internet for tips and tricks on how to avoid falling victim myself.  Some of these may seem obvious, but according to experts around the net, these are some of the best ways to help prevent your account from an attack.

Make sure your password is secure.

This one may seem like a no brainer, but apparently, it isn’t!   Talk shows have been laughing this week about the ridiculous list of most popular passwords released by SplashData .  Top three passwords for 2012—“password,” “123456,” and “12345678.” ...]]> It happened Sunday.  A friend of mine told me they thought a family member’s twitter account had been hacked (it was). Then, just a few short days later, another friend’s account was hacked. Both times, hackers sent inappropriate direct messages to scores of followers, including questionable links.

Not wanting to fall victim myself, I began to scour the internet for tips and tricks on how to avoid falling victim myself.  Some of these may seem obvious, but according to experts around the net, these are some of the best ways to help prevent your account from an attack.

Make sure your password is secure.

This one may seem like a no brainer, but apparently, it isn’t!   Talk shows have been laughing this week about the ridiculous list of most popular passwords released by SplashData .  Top three passwords for 2012—“password,” “123456,” and “12345678.” Believe it or not, those topped last year’s list as well.  So, how do you know if your password is secure? First things first, make sure it isn’t on the top ten list of worst passwords!  I always recommend folks use a combination of upper and lowercase letters, and special characters.  Though it may be easy for you to remember Rover’s name, or your newborn’s, those might not be the best of choices.   Use a site like http://howsecureismypassword.net/ to determine how secure your password is, as well as how long it would take to crack your password.  In addition, changing your password often is a great idea.

Protect your password like a credit card.

Don’t give your password out.  Again, this may seem obvious, but there are third-party applications, as well as gazillions of phishing schemes ready to unwrap the gift of your password like a shiny present on Christmas morning.  Take a quick second to glance in your browser’s address bar, to ensure you really are on Twitter.  Also, be cautious of any applications that ask for your password.

Watch where you Tweet.

Logging in from work, the public library, or the hotel’s business center probably are not good ideas. Well, no probably about it, they just aren’t.  Public places are very susceptible to attacks.  Make sure you have quality virus protection software installed on your home computer as well.

Deny Access.

Revoke the access for any apps that you approved that you aren’t familiar or comfortable with.  You may do this by going into Settings, then Apps.  Once in Apps, you will see all apps you have approved (or a hacker has!) and you may click the ‘Revoke access” button to remove them.  Twitter cautions that if you suspect a bad app is still accessing your account, change your password and check out Twitter’s compromised accounts page.

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While this might be scary for some, there are some ...]]> Mobile marketing impact is being felt today, no longer a luxury, mobile optimization is a necessity.  Nearly 1 out of every 5 new Facebook fans in August came from mobile devices, according to a recent study.   With iPhone 5 sales hitting 5 million in its first weekend, this might not come as too much of a surprise to some of you. In June Facebook reported 543 million mobile users, but that number had passed 600 million by early October.  Why the big jump? Experts aren’t sure.  But, what is clear is that your potential customers are spending more and more time on mobile devices.   A survey of 1,055 by InMobi reported that users spent more time using their smart phones, than watching TV (144 minutes a day vs. 141 minutes respectively).

While this might be scary for some, there are some easy steps to get you started.  The use of responsive themes is becoming a very popular strategy.  These themes allow your website to know what kind of device the user is on, and customize the look in real time.  On mobile, the website looks one way; on PC it looks totally different.  Apple created the “pinch zoom / expand” function because websites were not ready for mobile.  Let’s make this feature obsolete and get you connected with a strategy that pays off on all devices.

Here are just a few ways our radio stations are helping to make a difference:

Mad Rock 102.5, 93.1 KMKT, and 97.5 KLAK, The Moose 94.5, Mix 106.3, WSGW 790, FM Talk 100.5,  Kiss 107.1 have painted their websites pink all month long.  Also, Mix 106.3 and the American Cancer Society are teaming up for the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk.

95.9 The River dressed their logo in pink ...]]> This year over 39,000 women and 400 men will die from breast cancer in the U.S. alone.  Here at NextMedia360.com, we’re taking this opportunity to leverage our assets to help bring support and awareness during October’s Breast Cancer Awareness month.  That’s why we’ve painted our logo pink on both our website and on our Facebook page.  We’re also encouraging folks to support the awareness effort through social media and our NextMedia radio stations.

Here are just a few ways our radio stations are helping to make a difference:

Mad Rock 102.5, 93.1 KMKT, and 97.5 KLAK, The Moose 94.5, Mix 106.3, WSGW 790, FM Talk 100.5,  Kiss 107.1 have painted their websites pink all month long.  Also, Mix 106.3 and the American Cancer Society are teaming up for the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk.

95.9 The River dressed their logo in pink and a pink ribbon, as well as their website. The logo isn’t the only thing dressed in pink, morning show personalities Scott Mackay and Mitch Michaels donned pink bras for a video to promote their Titans for the Tatas team for the 2012 Fox Valley Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk, hosted by mid-day personality Danielle Tufano.

Morning show personality Joe Cicero at Star 105.5 is honoring his late mother with a fundraising drive and run in Care 4 Breast Cancer 5K.  Both Joe and his boss Jack Taddeo have committed to dying their hair pink if they hit the $5,000 goal.

98.3 WCCQ has redesigned its website header and dressed it in pink to show support for Breast Cancer Awareness, and Bob 93.3 is doing a Breast Cancer Awareness tip of the day on Facebook.

The journey to end breast cancer starts with a single step. Join us in raising awareness through your network of clients and customers and together, we help join the fight in finding a cure!