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   The Ninjutsu of the
 Internet-Savvy Skeptic
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      Tim Farley - @krelnik
            Research Fellow,
   James Randi Educational Foundation
whatstheharm.net - skeptools.com - randi.org
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Who is Tim Farley?
What s the Harm? 忍
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Skeptic History 忍
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Skepticality podcast
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Virtual Skeptics   忍
    webcast
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Skeptical Software   忍
      Tools
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What does ninjutsu
 have to do with
   skepticism?
Evolution                           忍
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 ncse.com    6 creationism groups
$1,080,000       $35,500,000
Lobbying                                忍
                                          術


secular.org au.org   200+ religious organizations
 $348,000 $375,000         $350,000,000
Campus                             忍
                                     術


secularstudents.org     cru.org
     $998,000         $500,000,000
The Nones                   忍
                                  術
•Growing and growing
•But still a minority
•Our weakness in numbers puts us at
  a disadvantage in grass roots
  activism
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Asymmetric Warfare
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•Unconventional tactics
•Weaker side relies on strategy in
  place of strength

•Guerilla warfare or insurgency
Skeptical Ninjas               忍
•Ninja (or shin-obi) were covert 術
  agents and mercenaries in feudal
  Japan

•They were very highly trained
•They used unconventional tactics to
  outmaneuver & outsmart opponents
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18 ninjutsu disciplines
 •
 (精神的 教養)
            •
 Seishin-teki kyōyō
            •
                      術   Hensōjutsu (変装術)
                          Shinobi-iri (忍び入り)
•Taijutsu (体術)           •Bajutsu (馬術)
•Kenjutsu (剣術)           •Sui-ren (水蓮)
•Bōjutsu (棒術)            •Bōryaku (謀略)
•Sōjutsu (槍術)            •Chōhō (諜報)
•Naginatajutsu (長刀術)     •Intonjutsu (隠問術)
•Kusarigamajutsu (鎖鎌術)   •Tenmon (天門)
•Shurikenjutsu (手裏剣術)    •Chi-mon (地門)
•Kayakujutsu (火薬術)
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                       術
精神的 Seishin-teki kyōyō
教養
     spiritual refinement
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First a humane 術
person, then a
   warrior
       Yossi Sheriff
Why spirit?                 忍
                                  術
• Some become mercenaries simply for
  the money or the thrill

•True ninjas must be dedicated and
  loyal

•Training weeds out the thrillseekers
Attitude                        忍
                                             術
•Steel yourself - the Internet is a rough place
•Remain calm - don t become that
   Someone is wrong on the Internet!
  person

•Know why you are doing this
•Argue to a goal - not just to argue
Ethical                  忍
•Don t use unethical techniques     術
 •Hacking
 •Buying links or followers
 •Spamming
 •Copyright abuse beyond fair use
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                      術
        Taijutsu
体術
     unarmed combat
Social media                   忍
                                     術
•Which should I support - Twitter,
  Facebook, Google+, others?

•Answer: as many of them as you
  possibly can
Be findable                      忍
                                       術
•People are less likely to find you
  unless you are present on their
  preferred platform

•At least have a minimal profile with
  links to where you do hang out
Social media tools 忍
                   術
忍
                    術
       Bajutsu
馬術
     horsemanship
Curation                   忍
                                    術
•Simply gathering content can be very
  valuable

•Assists your fellow skeptics & others
•Provides new resources
•Builds on others work
Platforms                          忍
• Storify (social media)   • Facebook feeds     術
• Tumblr                   • Lanyrd (events)
• Reddit (links)           • Blog aggregators
• YouTube playlists        • RBUTR
• Twitter lists
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RBUTR   忍
        術
RBUTR                      忍
•Crowdsourced
                                       術
•Subscribe to Subjects and Pages
•Request Rebuttals
 •Good resource for material to rebut!
•Requests and rebuttals feeds notify you
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Skep Tech is on                        忍
          Lanyrd
• Go to http://
  lanyrd.com/ckphd
                                             術
                     • Past talks & videos
• Entire schedule
                     • Books for sale
• All speakers
                     • Add your blogs,
• Twitter handles      photos, etc.
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                      術
      Naginatajutsu
長刀術
       pole sword
Arming yourself               忍
•Was 2012 the year of skeptical
                                術
 software tools?

 •Browser plug-ins
 •Smartphone apps
 •Gamified web sites
Unsourced.org 忍
              術
FourMatch   忍
            術
Pundit Tracker 忍
               術
Reality Drop   忍
               術
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術
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術
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                 術
     Chi-mon
地門
     geography
Choosing a battlefield     忍
                          術
• Your own website(s)

• Your enemy s website(s)

•Common platforms
Your own website    忍
• Must-have resource 術
•You own and control it
•Other spaces can become
 inhospitable - banning, DMCA
 takedowns, etc.

•Domains are portable
Host carefully                   忍
                                      術
•Keep in mind potential future battles
•Pick a provider with a good record of
  legally defending their customers

•(Example from Romania)
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Your enemy s website
•Pros:     •       術    Cons:

 • Learn more about     • Moderation of
   them                   posts

 • Reach out to their   • Banning of users
   lurkers

 • Debate them
Platforms                       忍
• Ning sites (Atheist
  Nexus)
                                           術
                        • Scribd
• LiveJournal           • Stack Exchange
• Wikis                 • Soundcloud
• Prezi,
Cross-posting                           忍
•YouTube, Vimeo, DailyMotion, etc - video
                                              術
•Meetup, Facebook, Eventbrite, Plancast,
  Lanyrd - events

•Flickr, Facebook, Smugmug, etc - photos
•Slideshare, SpeakerDeck, Present.me, etc -
  presentation slides
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Platform plus/minus
•Pros:      •     術     Cons:

 • Discoverability      • Banning
 • Compatibility        • You don t own
                          your site
 • Support from third
   parties              • You may not
                          own your
                          content
Recommendation                      忍
                                     術
•Don t put all your eggs in one basket

•Spread bits of content across many
  sites

•Best discoverability, insulation
  against platform problems
Community 101 忍
•               術
  Create an account

•Fill out your bio
•Post an avatar
•Reveal your identity (if you can)
•Be nice to other people
•Participate in friend and follow    process
Community 101 忍
                  術
•Carefully read & understand all community rules
•Go slow at first if you are unfamiliar
•Ask questions, get permission
•Use all features of the community, not just the
  ones that benefit skeptics

•Don t be a spammer!
•Don t just be negative!
Skeptics vs public 忍
•                   術
  Many communities are not explicitly
  skeptic - may be averse to skeptic use

•Try to mix skeptic uses with non-skeptic -
  shows you appreciate the platform (not
  just abusing it)

•Be direct and polite - this is not the place
  for sarcasm & hyperbole
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Wikipedia v Whats the Harm

                         術
Knowledge Graph 忍
                術
Skeptics Stack   忍
  Exchange
                 術
What formal education did   忍
  L.Ron Hubbard have?
                            術
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                        術
手裏剣    Shuriken-jutsu
 術
      throwing weapons
Outreach via SEO           忍
•Search Engine Optimization
                            術
•Technical changes to make your site
  more appealing to Google

•Simple things
•Avoid the snake oil
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                           術
  Non-brain-damaged web
design and link building are
      100% of SEO.
                Ted Dziuba
Easy Help                 忍
                                  術
•Google s   Search Engine
  Optimization Starter Guide

•30 pages, very straightforward
Example - Headlines          忍
•Newspapers don t use clever 術
  headlines much online

•SEO is the reason
•Headline should contain keywords
  and search terms that someone
  would use to find you
Owning your SERP 忍
                 術
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                         術
        Kayakujutsu
火薬術
      fire & explosives
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Meta-data and feeds
                  術
•Meta data makes your content more
  discoverable

•Feeds make it more adaptable to
  other uses
Meta-data                       忍
• Keywords              • MP3 ID3 tags        術
• Tags                  • Captioning on videos
                          & transcripts
• Hyperlinks
                        • Google authorship
• Alt= text
                        • Twitter Cards &
• Geographic encoding     Facebook Open
                          Graph
Twitter / Facebook 忍
•          •
  Twitter Cards &
  Facebook Open
                   術    Most blogs can
                        support them if you
  Graph                 use the right
                        template
• Decorate your posts
  to make them more
  engaging
Twitter example 忍
                術
Google Authorship                 忍
                                  術
•1. Google Plus profile with photo

•2. Put your site in   Contributes To
  in your profile

•3. Link from your content back to
  your Google Plus profile
Google Authorship 忍
                  術
Geographical   忍
               術
Building on this 忍
                 術
忍
                 術
      Chōhō
諜報
     espionage
Investigations                  忍
                                     術
•Know how to obtain information
  about an adversary

•Standard tools allow you to gather it
•Can come in handy later
Tools to know 忍
• NSLOOKUP - look
              •     術
  up a site name to get
                            Email headers can
                            tell you where an
  an IP address             email originated

• WHOIS - find out         • IP2Location &
  who owns a                WhatIsMyIPAddress
  domain name or IP         can tell you where
  address                   an IP address is
                            physically
Image search   忍
               術
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術
Psychic Pat is a stock
                     忍
       photo
                   術
Cheesy fortune teller 忍
                      術
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術
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             術
Questions?
Tim Farley               忍
•Twitter: @krelnik              術
•Facebook: /krelnik
•Blog: skeptools.com
•Site: whatstheharm.net
•Email: webmaster@whatstheharm.net

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The Ninjitsu of the Internet-Savvy Skeptic

  • 1. The Ninjutsu of the Internet-Savvy Skeptic 術 Tim Farley - @krelnik Research Fellow, James Randi Educational Foundation whatstheharm.net - skeptools.com - randi.org
  • 2. 術 Who is Tim Farley?
  • 3. What s the Harm? 忍 術
  • 6. Virtual Skeptics 忍 webcast 術
  • 7. Skeptical Software 忍 Tools 術
  • 8. 術 What does ninjutsu have to do with skepticism?
  • 9. Evolution 忍 術 ncse.com 6 creationism groups $1,080,000 $35,500,000
  • 10. Lobbying 忍 術 secular.org au.org 200+ religious organizations $348,000 $375,000 $350,000,000
  • 11. Campus 忍 術 secularstudents.org cru.org $998,000 $500,000,000
  • 12. The Nones 忍 術 •Growing and growing •But still a minority •Our weakness in numbers puts us at a disadvantage in grass roots activism
  • 13. 忍 Asymmetric Warfare 術 •Unconventional tactics •Weaker side relies on strategy in place of strength •Guerilla warfare or insurgency
  • 14. Skeptical Ninjas 忍 •Ninja (or shin-obi) were covert 術 agents and mercenaries in feudal Japan •They were very highly trained •They used unconventional tactics to outmaneuver & outsmart opponents
  • 15. 忍 18 ninjutsu disciplines • (精神的 教養) • Seishin-teki kyōyō • 術 Hensōjutsu (変装術) Shinobi-iri (忍び入り) •Taijutsu (体術) •Bajutsu (馬術) •Kenjutsu (剣術) •Sui-ren (水蓮) •Bōjutsu (棒術) •Bōryaku (謀略) •Sōjutsu (槍術) •Chōhō (諜報) •Naginatajutsu (長刀術) •Intonjutsu (隠問術) •Kusarigamajutsu (鎖鎌術) •Tenmon (天門) •Shurikenjutsu (手裏剣術) •Chi-mon (地門) •Kayakujutsu (火薬術)
  • 16. 術 精神的 Seishin-teki kyōyō 教養 spiritual refinement
  • 17. 忍 First a humane 術 person, then a warrior Yossi Sheriff
  • 18. Why spirit? 忍 術 • Some become mercenaries simply for the money or the thrill •True ninjas must be dedicated and loyal •Training weeds out the thrillseekers
  • 19. Attitude 忍 術 •Steel yourself - the Internet is a rough place •Remain calm - don t become that Someone is wrong on the Internet! person •Know why you are doing this •Argue to a goal - not just to argue
  • 20. Ethical 忍 •Don t use unethical techniques 術 •Hacking •Buying links or followers •Spamming •Copyright abuse beyond fair use
  • 21. 術 Taijutsu 体術 unarmed combat
  • 22. Social media 忍 術 •Which should I support - Twitter, Facebook, Google+, others? •Answer: as many of them as you possibly can
  • 23. Be findable 忍 術 •People are less likely to find you unless you are present on their preferred platform •At least have a minimal profile with links to where you do hang out
  • 25. 術 Bajutsu 馬術 horsemanship
  • 26. Curation 忍 術 •Simply gathering content can be very valuable •Assists your fellow skeptics & others •Provides new resources •Builds on others work
  • 27. Platforms 忍 • Storify (social media) • Facebook feeds 術 • Tumblr • Lanyrd (events) • Reddit (links) • Blog aggregators • YouTube playlists • RBUTR • Twitter lists
  • 29. RBUTR 忍 術
  • 30. RBUTR 忍 •Crowdsourced 術 •Subscribe to Subjects and Pages •Request Rebuttals •Good resource for material to rebut! •Requests and rebuttals feeds notify you
  • 34. Skep Tech is on 忍 Lanyrd • Go to http:// lanyrd.com/ckphd 術 • Past talks & videos • Entire schedule • Books for sale • All speakers • Add your blogs, • Twitter handles photos, etc.
  • 35. 術 Naginatajutsu 長刀術 pole sword
  • 36. Arming yourself 忍 •Was 2012 the year of skeptical 術 software tools? •Browser plug-ins •Smartphone apps •Gamified web sites
  • 38. FourMatch 忍 術
  • 40. Reality Drop 忍 術
  • 43. 術 Chi-mon 地門 geography
  • 44. Choosing a battlefield 忍 術 • Your own website(s) • Your enemy s website(s) •Common platforms
  • 45. Your own website 忍 • Must-have resource 術 •You own and control it •Other spaces can become inhospitable - banning, DMCA takedowns, etc. •Domains are portable
  • 46. Host carefully 忍 術 •Keep in mind potential future battles •Pick a provider with a good record of legally defending their customers •(Example from Romania)
  • 47. 忍 Your enemy s website •Pros: • 術 Cons: • Learn more about • Moderation of them posts • Reach out to their • Banning of users lurkers • Debate them
  • 48. Platforms 忍 • Ning sites (Atheist Nexus) 術 • Scribd • LiveJournal • Stack Exchange • Wikis • Soundcloud • Prezi,
  • 49. Cross-posting 忍 •YouTube, Vimeo, DailyMotion, etc - video 術 •Meetup, Facebook, Eventbrite, Plancast, Lanyrd - events •Flickr, Facebook, Smugmug, etc - photos •Slideshare, SpeakerDeck, Present.me, etc - presentation slides
  • 50. 忍 Platform plus/minus •Pros: • 術 Cons: • Discoverability • Banning • Compatibility • You don t own your site • Support from third parties • You may not own your content
  • 51. Recommendation 忍 術 •Don t put all your eggs in one basket •Spread bits of content across many sites •Best discoverability, insulation against platform problems
  • 52. Community 101 忍 • 術 Create an account •Fill out your bio •Post an avatar •Reveal your identity (if you can) •Be nice to other people •Participate in friend and follow process
  • 53. Community 101 忍 術 •Carefully read & understand all community rules •Go slow at first if you are unfamiliar •Ask questions, get permission •Use all features of the community, not just the ones that benefit skeptics •Don t be a spammer! •Don t just be negative!
  • 54. Skeptics vs public 忍 • 術 Many communities are not explicitly skeptic - may be averse to skeptic use •Try to mix skeptic uses with non-skeptic - shows you appreciate the platform (not just abusing it) •Be direct and polite - this is not the place for sarcasm & hyperbole
  • 56. 忍 Wikipedia v Whats the Harm 術
  • 58. Skeptics Stack 忍 Exchange 術
  • 59. What formal education did 忍 L.Ron Hubbard have? 術
  • 60. 術 手裏剣 Shuriken-jutsu 術 throwing weapons
  • 61. Outreach via SEO 忍 •Search Engine Optimization 術 •Technical changes to make your site more appealing to Google •Simple things •Avoid the snake oil
  • 62. 術 Non-brain-damaged web design and link building are 100% of SEO. Ted Dziuba
  • 63. Easy Help 忍 術 •Google s Search Engine Optimization Starter Guide •30 pages, very straightforward
  • 64. Example - Headlines 忍 •Newspapers don t use clever 術 headlines much online •SEO is the reason •Headline should contain keywords and search terms that someone would use to find you
  • 65. Owning your SERP 忍 術
  • 66. 術 Kayakujutsu 火薬術 fire & explosives
  • 67. 忍 Meta-data and feeds 術 •Meta data makes your content more discoverable •Feeds make it more adaptable to other uses
  • 68. Meta-data 忍 • Keywords • MP3 ID3 tags 術 • Tags • Captioning on videos & transcripts • Hyperlinks • Google authorship • Alt= text • Twitter Cards & • Geographic encoding Facebook Open Graph
  • 69. Twitter / Facebook 忍 • • Twitter Cards & Facebook Open 術 Most blogs can support them if you Graph use the right template • Decorate your posts to make them more engaging
  • 71. Google Authorship 忍 術 •1. Google Plus profile with photo •2. Put your site in Contributes To in your profile •3. Link from your content back to your Google Plus profile
  • 73. Geographical 忍 術
  • 74. Building on this 忍 術
  • 75. 術 Chōhō 諜報 espionage
  • 76. Investigations 忍 術 •Know how to obtain information about an adversary •Standard tools allow you to gather it •Can come in handy later
  • 77. Tools to know 忍 • NSLOOKUP - look • 術 up a site name to get Email headers can tell you where an an IP address email originated • WHOIS - find out • IP2Location & who owns a WhatIsMyIPAddress domain name or IP can tell you where address an IP address is physically
  • 78. Image search 忍 術
  • 80. Psychic Pat is a stock 忍 photo 術
  • 83. 術 Questions?
  • 84. Tim Farley 忍 •Twitter: @krelnik 術 •Facebook: /krelnik •Blog: skeptools.com •Site: whatstheharm.net •Email: webmaster@whatstheharm.net