Tonie Boaman, Universal Resource Queen Facilitator of Business Dreams ©

Twitter fighting the auto Direct Messages

8/15/2019

I follow people to enjoy their feed or to give them support... then you get the dreaded auto dm. Follow me on XYZ platform or BUY THIS NOW! I don't know about you but I get sick and tired of the spam messages in my direct message folder.

Kudos to Twitter for working on this in a more blatant upfront manner. Watch the video below to learn more or direct message me @TonieBoaman

Unwanted messages aren’t fun. So we’re testing a filter in your DM requests to keep those out of sight, out of mind. pic.twitter.com/Sg5idjdeVv
— Twitter Support (@TwitterSupport) August 15, 2019

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Are You Using One of the Fastest Ways to Connect yet?

7/26/2018

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LinkedIn did the full release to everyone now of their Quick Connect Scan Code and this is how to get yours!
Open the app on your phone; Click on the search bar icon for "more options" which opens up the next part.

Tonie Boaman Universal Resource Queen Search box on Linkedin

This is the LinkedIn Code Reader or how to download your own "My Code" . Note at the bottom you can scan from photos.... I would use this during conferences and speaking gigs here myself.... How would you use it?

Here is the finished product of which you can keep the photo with the code or download without the photo option. Feel free to test it out and connect with me for more tips over the years of all sorts of digital media and business.

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Https vs SSL vs TLS; what the hell does this mean and why it matters for every business today.

3/23/2018

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I will try to type this with more of the digital / social media aspect vs only for businesses in general; otherwise we would be here all month trying to explain everything. Let’s start with the meanings then work toward the breakdown of why businesses over the world need to pay attention.

Http: Hackers can reverse engineer and get ALL information. Google, Facebook, Chrome, Firefox all rank and downgrade Http sites.
Https: Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure which requires SSL
SSL: Secure Sockets Layer sometimes said as Binary Protocol ~ in simple terms “encrypting” the online data between visitor’s browser and the server. It’s a digital certificate that authenticates the identity of your website and other details with encryption key that is unique to you. Think of it as Morse code back in the day! SSL/TLS is also requirement for PCI Compliance (Payment Card Industry)
TLS: Transport Layer Security ~ This is the newer form of SSL and the most recent version labeled TLS 1.3 with 1.2 being standard.

We see websites all the time with plain old Http at the start. So why does any of this even matter to anyone? As it stands right now a very low percentage *29% of ALL the websites have Secure Sockets Layer. (*NetTrack) Think about this for a moment;
over 1 billion websites on the internet and 710,000,000 of them are unsecured. Here you are typing in name, address, phone numbers, ID or even your banking information. Think of membership sites that have 3rd party logins. Then on top of it you have the forms and documents you might upload onto a site thinking it’s secure.

So how do we figure out if a website is more secure? When typing in the address you will get warnings that pop up or flash from both Firefox & Chrome who are doing this even more this year. Two other ways to see if a website is secure; most will start with Https or look for the Lock Symbol at the start of the browser. Green Lock means whole site is secure and Orange can mean a few different things; certificate not current or only part of the site might be secure. Red of course means no security.

google chrome showing not secure website

Mozilla Firefox Showing invalid SSL Certificate

SSL connection secure with green lock and round information button displayed

Why does any of this truly matter for you the business owner?

Trust and Conversions from your customers; which means on average 73% more sales for your business and even higher numbers for organic CTR (click through rate).
The EU GDPR: General Data Protection Regulation: Enforcement starting May 25, 2018 and this applies to everyone.
Higher Mobile Speed Boost
Better Browser Search Rankings
Fights Against Phishing Attacks/Spam
SEO Ranking
Future Proofing: We all know security in all forms is needed and why not be ready for the changes that will be implemented.

Be careful on which SSL/TLS you get because 23,000+ were recalled in Feb/March 2018. Moreover, here are a few more topics that I am not going in-depth on but still need to be talked about. For most people it will be best to go ahead and buy/install whole site SSL certificate vs only doing it for certain pages on a website. Two other things that tie into this HIPAA and Blockchain. Lastly, you will want to visit this website to see if your emails have been compromised in a data breach: HaveIBeenPwned.com

Warmly,
Tonie

PS: Where to check if your site's SSL / TLS is current? TEST YOUR WEBSITE FREE

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Twitter fighting the auto Direct Messages

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Https vs SSL vs TLS; what the hell does this mean and why it matters for every business today.

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