Social Media & SACNAS

Using Facebook and LinkedIn to Expand

your Online Community

Nancy Rocha, SACNAS Program Coordinatornancy@sacnas.org

Tanya Beat, SACNAS Program Managertanya@sacnas.org

http://www.facebook.com/SACNAShttp://www.linkedin.com

Let’s take a closer look

You’re only getting wiser- Privacy Settings

- Who can contact you?

- Contact lists (What people see)

- www.facebook.com

- Think before posting

Finding your element1. Participate, engage and connect!2. Join Facebook Groups and Pages for

Networking

Examples:• Page• Group

Become a Fan!Join the SACNAS movement, help

us reach 2,000 fans by November 1!

www.facebook.com/SACNAS

Social Media & SACNAS

Using Facebook and LinkedIn to Expand

your Online Community

Wireless information:

User ID: SACNAS09Password: Nbvu8832

Social Media & SACNAS

Using Facebook and LinkedIn to Expand

your Online Community

Nancy Rocha, SACNAS Program Coordinatornancy@sacnas.org

Tanya Beat, SACNAS Program Managertanya@sacnas.org

http://www.facebook.com/SACNAShttp://www.linkedin.com

• Started in 2003• Presently has over 48 million

members• The largest professional

network

LinkedIn.com

Creating Your Profile

• Want more information before you create a profile? http://learn.linkedin.com/profiles/

• Current Position and Past Positions• Education• Profile Photo• Summary “Introduction”

Accessing Contacts

• Webmail: access your personal or work addresses to learn who else is on LinkedIn

• “Add to Network” invitation• Accept invitations that you have

received• Create “Interested In” fields

Joining Groups

• Groups open your network to specific disciplines, geographic areas, or professional organizations

• Groups may “authorize” your request to join

• Create Groups for your organization• Groups send weekly updates and you

are allowed to post information to Group

Recommendations

• Ask for recommendations from your contacts

• Provide recommendations for others• Search for individuals with

recommendations

Questions?• LinkedIn.com Blog

• SACNAS – Advancing Hispanics/Chicanos & Native Americans in Science group site

• Social Networking for Minority ScientistsFriday, 8:00-9:30pm, Seminar Theater

Social Networking Sites Specific to Science

Labscout.com (life sciences, 50,000 professionals)http://www.labscout.com/help/about

Researchgate.net (150,000 scientists)https://www.researchgate.net/aboutus.AboutUs.html

Epernicus.com (research scientists)http://www.epernicus.com/about

Academia.edu (who’s researching what? non-science disciplines included)

http://www.academia.edu/about