Best… Social Media Tips
The number of ways you can use Social Networks seems boundless:
connecting to former colleagues and old friends, sharing up-to-the-minute news,
creating a community of common interest, marketing, sales, recruiting, investor
relations, and so on. At the same time, there is the downside: endless time
wasted, brand risk, and identity theft. With so much emphasis – from just about
everywhere – on Social Media, it seems apropos to list some of the more
effective tips and perspectives:
- The
Centre of Gravity: The most important way to keep your Social
Media relevant. - Twitter
Strategy: Eight strategies to use Twitter. - Too
Many Friends?: When (and why) to "defriend" from
others. - Social
Notworking: Avoid embarassment by following some simple dos and
don’ts - 25
Hours of Status Updates: A strategy for becoming more
efficient/effective. - Out
without the Shout: Changing your communication style from
broadcasting to engagement. - Anti-Social
Networking: This headline says it all: when Social Networking
is anti-social. - Social
Media Sinkholes: How much time is too much time to spend? - Social
Media Manners Matter: What NOT to do in Social Networking. - Follower,
Friend, or Family?: Explores the hierarchy of relationships:
it’s not all black or white.
This week’s action plan: The very nature of
Social Media is to share ideas, links to resources, then use these as a basis
for discussion. This week, send a link to your favorite tip from this list to
your colleagues and friends: it will improve their experience, and because the
web is social, it will also improve yours.
Special request: Do you have any special Social
Media tips? Send them in, and I will compile for a future Make It Happen post.
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Randall Craig
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