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USING SOCIAL MEDIA TO LEVERAGE YOUR PROFESSIONAL NETWORKS

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:.

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USING SOCIAL MEDIA TO LEVERAGE YOUR PROFESSIONAL NETWORKS

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  1. USING SOCIAL MEDIA TO LEVERAGE YOUR PROFESSIONAL NETWORKS Tanya Joosten and Shannon Ritter | October 18, 2011

  2. Why Use Social Media for Professional Networking? Connections = Resources $$ Community Best Practices Collaborations Shared experiences

  3. Most Popular Ways to Connect: • Twitter (#edusocmedia, #highered, #sachat) • Facebook Groups • YouTube/Vimeo • LinkedIn • Google+ • Hangouts • Threaded Discussions

  4. Twitter: Thanks for the photo, @ericstoller! • 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

  5. Facebook: LinkedIn: • Keep up to date • Join Groups • Connect with others YouTube/Vimeo: • Post videos or video responses • Use as resource • Extend connections • Search for groups to join or create a group yourself

  6. 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

  7. 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!

  8. TanyaJoosten • @tjoosten • Shannon Ritter • @micala THANK YOU!!

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