Your password is eight characters, with an exclamation point and a capital letter somewhere. Think you’re secure?A new study suggests you may not be.

That and more in today’s Social Media Roundup:

You Need Password POWER

When 8 isn't enough: @deloitte says 90% of passwords are vulnerable to hacking. http://t.co/dpJtgT3t Tip: new year=new passwords! #assnchat

— DelCor (@delcor) January 16, 2013

For years, it’s been drilled into your brain: A sufficiently secure password includes eight or more characters, a capital letter, and a symbol. But that conventional wisdom is wrong, because most people take the easy way out. “Most people put a capital letter at the beginning, and if you use a symbol, you probably use an exclamation mark,” according to Deloitte’s Richard Lee. In fact, you put yourself at risk by using a relatively simple, human-readable password, even more so when you use it all over the internet. (Did you know that the average person uses passwords on 26 sites, but has just five passwords?) So, if you need one more thing to add to your to-do list tomorrow … change your password. (ht @delcor)

Voting Booth

Why was Facebook’s Vote Such a Dud? <lessons for assn elections from @votenet> http://t.co/AgljKG8D #assnchat

— Deirdre Reid, CAE (@DeirdreReid) January 16, 2013

Ever tried to open up discussion and voting to your members? Any good leader should encourage some kind of democratic participation. But what happens when the voters ignore you? That’s what happened to Facebook, when less than one-tenth of 1 percent of users voted on recent privacy policy changes. A post from Michael Teteur, CEO of Votenet, explains how associations can make sure to get a better turnout for voting with six easy steps. (h/t @dierdrereid)

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