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Social Media is for Social Media is for Everyone Everyone How to use How to use the power of the network the power of the network to to gain opportunities gain opportunities and and build build relationships relationships Lou Ordorica and Linda Skrocki Lou Ordorica and Linda Skrocki | .SUN | .SUN June 2008 June 2008

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Social Media is for Social Media is for EveryoneEveryoneHow to useHow to use the power of the networkthe power of the network toto gain opportunitiesgain opportunities andand build relationshipsbuild relationships

Lou Ordorica and Linda Skrocki Lou Ordorica and Linda Skrocki | .SUN| .SUNJune 2008June 2008

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Social MediaSocial Media

People connecting using technology to get the People connecting using technology to get the things they need from each other, bypassing things they need from each other, bypassing traditional institutions like corporations.traditional institutions like corporations.

——GroundswellGroundswell, Li and Bernoff, Li and Bernoff

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Social Media is for Social Media is for Everyone!Everyone! Read a blogRead a blog

Share a photoShare a photo

Bookmark a web Bookmark a web pagepage

Post a questionPost a question

Add a commentAdd a comment

Write a reviewWrite a review

Subscribe to a web Subscribe to a web sitesite

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Vision for Social MediaVision for Social Media

““...every single human being posting ...every single human being posting their thoughts and experiences in any their thoughts and experiences in any number of ways to the Internet.”number of ways to the Internet.”

——Fred Wilson, Musings of a VC in NYCFred Wilson, Musings of a VC in NYC

““Social media is here to stay.”Social media is here to stay.”

——Mary SmaragdisMary Smaragdis

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Social Media is Good Social Media is Good BusinessBusiness

Fostering ecosystems around the work you doFostering ecosystems around the work you do

Forge work relationships and alliancesForge work relationships and alliances

Connecting with customersConnecting with customers

Buddying up to the competitionBuddying up to the competition

Generate new businessGenerate new business

Organically form teams Organically form teams

Collaborate on projectsCollaborate on projects

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HiringHiring

Identify qualified Identify qualified candidates candidates fasterfaster

References come to References come to youyou

Work the network to Work the network to recruitrecruit

Displace slow and Displace slow and cumbersome HR cumbersome HR systemssystems

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Customer ServiceCustomer Service

Customers Customers connecting with connecting with engineersengineers

Accelerate problem Accelerate problem solvingsolving

Customer Customer testimonialstestimonials

Real-time feedback Real-time feedback loopsloops

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Product DevelopmentProduct Development

Shorten development Shorten development cyclescycles

Attract new Attract new customers, customers, collaboratorscollaborators

Improve Improve communicationcommunication

Improve quality — Improve quality — accuracy, timeliness, accuracy, timeliness, relevance relevance

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zappos.com: zappos.com: shoevangelismshoevangelism

CEO and 250 CEO and 250 employees twitteremployees twitter

Zappos twitter pageZappos twitter page

Incentives to Incentives to followersfollowers

Give-awaysGive-aways

EventsEvents

ContestsContests

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Amplifying Word of Amplifying Word of MouthMouth

6,830 follows6,830 follows

6,035 followers6,035 followers

Fanatical customer Fanatical customer supportsupport

Customer Customer testimonialstestimonials

High-quality leadsHigh-quality leads

Permission Permission marketingmarketing

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CommunicatingCommunicating

Video is engaging Video is engaging and powerful and powerful

Create, edit, and Create, edit, and share on the Webshare on the Web

Viral — embed on Viral — embed on blogs and web sitesblogs and web sites

Live streamingLive streaming

EventsEvents

InterviewsInterviews

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Getting StartedGetting Started

Step 1:Step 1:

Protect Sun and Protect Sun and yourself — read yourself — read and follow the and follow the Sun Guidelines on Public Discourse

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Profile Yourself Profile Yourself

If you regularly ...If you regularly ... your profile is:your profile is:

blog, podcast, tweetblog, podcast, tweet CreatorCreator

write reviews, post write reviews, post repliesreplies CriticCritic

tag objects, use RSS tag objects, use RSS CollectorCollector

update your profile update your profile JoinerJoiner

read blogsread blogs SpectatorSpectator

do none of the abovedo none of the above InactiveInactive

Step 2: Step 2: Think about the ways you Think about the ways you participate.participate.

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Think About Your Think About Your ObjectivesObjectives

ProfileProfile Example GoalExample Goal ToolsTools

CreatorCreator amplify word of amplify word of mouthmouth blogsblogs

CriticCritic product product developmentdevelopment wikiswikis

CollectorCollector market researchmarket research RSS RSS

JoinerJoiner public relationspublic relations social social networknetwork

SpectatorSpectator canary in the canary in the coalminecoalmine

brand monitoringbrand monitoring

InactiveInactive getting startedgetting started searchsearch

Step 3: Step 3: Find your comfort level for Find your comfort level for participating.participating.

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Social Media Tools at Social Media Tools at SunSun

ToolTool DescriptionDescription NotesNotesblogs.sun.comblogs.sun.com publish your weblogpublish your weblog Sun employees and interns onlySun employees and interns only

forums.sun.comforums.sun.com technology technology discussionsdiscussions

Customer facing and internal-Customer facing and internal-onlyonly

mediacast.sun.comediacast.sun.comm

rich media file rich media file sharingsharing

Uploads for Sun employees Uploads for Sun employees onlyonly

wikis.sun.comwikis.sun.com collaborative collaborative publishingpublishing

Employees, partners, Employees, partners, customers, studentscustomers, students

egc.sun.comegc.sun.com Channel Sun video Channel Sun video communitycommunity

Uploads for Sun employees Uploads for Sun employees onlyonly

planets.sun.complanets.sun.com aggregate web feedsaggregate web feeds self-service RSS self-service RSS

cetwocetwo wiki / social network wiki / social network mashupmashup Internal-use onlyInternal-use only

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Social Media Tools Used Social Media Tools Used by Sun Employeesby Sun Employees

ToolTool DescriptionDescription NotesNotes

twittertwitter SMS social networkSMS social network Mobile-device enabled. Sun Mobile-device enabled. Sun feeds available.feeds available.

facebookfacebook Social network Social network serviceservice Sun fan pages established.Sun fan pages established.

linkedinlinkedin Business contacts Business contacts and introductionsand introductions

Sun Microsystems and other Sun Microsystems and other corporate groupscorporate groups

second lifesecond life Virtual worldVirtual world Sun owns an island, regular Sun owns an island, regular events and training availableevents and training available

del•icio•usdel•icio•us Social bookmarkingSocial bookmarking

and many more!and many more!

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Making ConnectionsMaking Connections

Blogosphere search tools:Blogosphere search tools:

technorati.comtechnorati.com

blogs.sun.comblogs.sun.com

Sun.com search tools:Sun.com search tools:

Sun Search / Communities TabSun Search / Communities Tab

Social networking search toolsSocial networking search tools

TweetscanTweetscan and and TwubbleTwubble

Step 1: Step 1: Listen for relevant conversations.Listen for relevant conversations.

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Making ConnectionsMaking Connections

Subscribe to blogs, social sites using RSSSubscribe to blogs, social sites using RSS

RSS-aware web browser, e-mail clientRSS-aware web browser, e-mail client

Portals, desktop applicationsPortals, desktop applications

Friend the people you likeFriend the people you like

Follow interesting people on social Follow interesting people on social networking sitesnetworking sites

Set up watches on forums and wikis Set up watches on forums and wikis

Step 2: Step 2: Follow the conversation.Follow the conversation.

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Making ConnectionsMaking Connections

Post blog commentsPost blog comments

Link to the authors and posts you admireLink to the authors and posts you admire

Add value to the conversationAdd value to the conversation

Post forums responsesPost forums responses

Post comments on wiki pagesPost comments on wiki pages

Update your social networking service profile Update your social networking service profile pagepage

Write a blog, create a video or podcast, join a Write a blog, create a video or podcast, join a user group, tweet!user group, tweet!

Step 3: Step 3: Join the conversation.Join the conversation.

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Your Digital FootprintYour Digital FootprintTry googling yourself to see how the world views Try googling yourself to see how the world views youyou

Remember that links to and from blogs, social Remember that links to and from blogs, social networking services and other sites influence networking services and other sites influence search resultssearch results

The sum of your online interactions is your The sum of your online interactions is your digital footprintdigital footprint

Prospective employers, professional Prospective employers, professional organizations, and others use your digital organizations, and others use your digital footprint like a resumefootprint like a resume

Not happy with the results? Re-evaluate your Not happy with the results? Re-evaluate your participation habits and make adjustments.participation habits and make adjustments.

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Making Social Media Making Social Media Part of Your Work LifePart of Your Work Life

RSSRSS

desktop appsdesktop apps

widgetswidgets

mobilemobile

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Contacting UsContacting Us

Linda SkrockiLinda Skrocki

[email protected]@sun.com

blogs.sun.com/lskrockiblogs.sun.com/lskrocki

twitter.com/lskrockitwitter.com/lskrocki

Lou OrdoricaLou Ordorica

[email protected]@sun.com

blogs.sun.com/socialfxblogs.sun.com/socialfx

twitter.com/louordoricatwitter.com/louordorica