using social media to leverage your professional networks
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USING SOCIAL MEDIA TO LEVERAGE YOUR PROFESSIONAL NETWORKS. Tanya Joosten and Shannon Ritter | October 18, 2011. Why Use Social Media for Professional Networking?. Connections = Resources $$ Community Best Practices Collaborations Shared experiences. Most Popular Ways to Connect:. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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USING SOCIAL MEDIA TO LEVERAGE YOUR PROFESSIONAL NETWORKS
Tanya Joosten and Shannon Ritter | October 18, 2011
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Why Use Social Media for Professional Networking?
Connections = Resources$$CommunityBest PracticesCollaborationsShared experiences
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Most Popular Ways to Connect:
- Twitter (#edusocmedia, #highered, #sachat)- Facebook Groups- YouTube/Vimeo- LinkedIn- Google+
- Hangouts- Threaded Discussions
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Twitter:- Connect with others with similar interests (Higher
Education, Technology, Academic Advising, Faculty, etc.)
- Use hashtags to join larger conversations (#edusocmedia, #highered, #eli2012 (!!) etc.)
- Create twitter “lists” and follow lists others have made
Thanks for the photo, @ericstoller!
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Facebook:- Extend connections- Search for groups to join or create a group yourself
LinkedIn:- Keep up to date- Join Groups- Connect with others
YouTube/Vimeo:- Post videos or video responses- Use as resource
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Google+:- Hangouts- Threaded discussions- Organize people into “circles” to facilitate better
sharing/listening to conversations- Longer posts and discussions than twitter- Follow “circles” that others have created
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How To Get Started!
• Create a twitter account at twitter.com
• Follow @tjoosten and @micala, and do a “search” for #eli2012
• Tweet about conference sessions you’re participating in, follow along with the larger conversation about the conference!
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THANK YOU!!
Tanya Joosten@tjoosten
Shannon Ritter@micala