Social Media

Wendy Tagg

Social media tools

What you can achieve with social media

Using social media to help build networks

The face you present to the world

Preventing problems

Social media and our group

Finding out more

Social media tools

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Which social media tools are we using?

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Linked In Facebook Twitter You Tube Google + None

Mini-Survey of social media use30 responses

LinkedIn – Professional Network

For connecting with:• professionals• people you know well

On-line CV

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Facebook – Mostly personal

For personal contact:• person• page• events/causes

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Twitter – the water cooler

For sharing snippets:• with anyone• links to other media

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What you can achieve with social media

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?What do you use social media for

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Using social media to help build networks

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Relationships not tools

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Who might we connect with?

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Tools suggest people to connect to

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Searching the network

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Twitter – Find and Follow

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Listen

Be “in the conversation”

comment and like

updates and discussions

Useful time management

video by @name

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Before

Events and social media - example

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Running commentary using:@LTuk12#LTuk12

Who else is tweeting?

Check learning tech pageWho has “liked”?

Normal networking

smartphone

keeping in contact

blog

tweet link with #LT12UK

Events – who else is going

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The face you present to the world

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?What makes up your digital ‘footprint’

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Your profile

I like to use the same photo for all my social tools

hooks vs privacy

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Manage your Digital Footprint

Authenticity vs Caution:Consider the proportions of professional vs professionalDon’t overshare – bad taste jokes, employer /customer info.Be aware that personal conversations can see seen by others

Monitor:Search and check what others can see about youConsider Google AlertsWhat would the results look like to your employer/prospective customer?

Fix and adjust:Remove unwanted items Check privacy and security settingsBEWARE: LinkedIn Looking for opportunities/jobs could cause trouble.

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Damaging employment prospects

• Spate of sackings• Check company policy• HR making judgements• Misunderstanding intention• Linked in default – Looking

for opportunities! • Makes it look like you are

job hunting• Don’t expose client info

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Preventing problems

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?What can go wrong

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Time thief

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Dashboards: e.g. Hootsuite

Prioritise by putting in lists

Social media streams in one place

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Notifications

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Spammers and worse

Don’t click the link

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Don’t give too much information

don’t provide info if you don’t want to

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Beware of automatic sharing

beware about giving too much info about where you are and what you are doing

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Look at my new

TVmy boss

is an *&%$

Information connecting unexpectedly

heading off for a

meeting .

I work for ...

Location ...

CV

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Privacy

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Everyone can see all your info!

Privacy – Face Recognition

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Trolls

• People who try to upset others by posting nasty messages to get a reaction.

• Usually cowardly and hidden behind fake id.

• Don’t feed them.

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Group Think

We are all individuals

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Social media and our group

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?How can we support each other

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Supporting each other

• Between meeting contact to supplement emails• Ongoing discussion

• Circulating information• Amplification

• Helping each other learn

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Finding out more

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Learning about tools and techniques

http://c4lpt.co.uk/

• Practical guide• Directory of tools• Social learning centre• Blog

• Collection of bookmarks from this presentation

• Watch others• Emulate if their

methods look helpful

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http://www.diigo.com/list/wendytagg/cipd-trainers-forum-sussex-social-media

Keeping aware and out of trouble

http://facecrooks.com/

• Alerts: on privacy, security and scams

http://blog.tweetsmarter.com/

• Easily digestible• Twitter• Facebook

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http://www.knowthenet.org.uk/

• Straightforward• All aspects of the web• News• Tests