Private Social Media?

The words "privacy" and "social media" go together like a cat and a bubble bath. Like pineapple and pizza. Like a toupee and a windy day. Like black olives and...

Well, you get the point.

But does that mean that we can never use social media? It depends, but I really hope not.

This evening, I'm going live at 6:30pm Central/7:30pm Eastern with my friend Susan from Unpublic to talk about two things:

Stories of how people use social media incorrectly and pay the price (even if they think they're private).
Lessons on how to be social while still maintaining privacy.

Click the links below to find what time we start in your time zone and click "Notify" to have YouTube alert you when we start!

How to be Social without Sacrificing Privacy

Note: Even if you don't actively use social media, somebody in your family does, and you'll learn some valuable lessons you can pass along to them when you join.

This livestream is sponsored by DeleteMe, which is a great way to limit the exposure of your personal information online. This is the service I use to scour the internet for my personal data and submit legal takedown requests on my behalf. They've removethousands of listings for my family and they can do the same for you.

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I hope to see you on the livestream this evening! Be sure to forward this on to other family members so they can learn how to use social media the right way.

✌️

Josh

3824 Cedar Springs Rd #801-8170, Dallas, TX 75219
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