How to be a Good Web 2.0 Citizen

10 Tricks & Tips to Improve Your Social NetworkingBy Jennifer L. Bowie

Tips 1-3: Don’t just lurk

• Tip 1: Contribute in your own way: Produce original content you share through a blog, podcast, photos or more

• Tip 2: Join conversations: Read and respond to other's posts, casts, and more

• Tip 3: Join communities: Find communities related to your own web 2.0 content and to other interests. Read the blogs, respond, join forums. Be a voice in the community.

Tips 4-5: Contribute

• Tip 4: Like it? Hate it? Share it: Share your experiences with web 2.0 content and other content. Provide links and other info.

• Tip 5: Tag: Help organize information by tagging your content and others’

Tips 6-8: Respond & Link

• Tip 6: Post regularly and frequently: Don’t just have a blog, podcast, account, use it. Often.

• Tip 7: Use multimedia to inform posts: Include videos, pictures, audio, music, text, and more in your contributions. Link to resources you use. Quote and link to others. Incorporate the community.

• Tip 8: Respond to comments on your media: Respond ASAP. Be thoughtful and thankful, but don’t feed the trolls, unless you want to.

Tip 9: Be Yourself or Not

• Tip 9: Be yourself or your persona: Develop and show your personality or persona in your media. Develop an unique style, tone, content, … and work it.

Tip 10: ?

• What else should you do?

Have Fun and Social Media Well!