be! women - basics of social media
DESCRIPTION
Presented to Be! Women (http://debralombardozzi.com/bewomen) February 2014. Learn how and why you want to use social media. During the class you will learn how to use Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, LinkedIn and more! We will discuss the basics of each site, as well as, privacy concerns and the etiquette of each site.TRANSCRIPT
Basics of Social MediaDiana Silveira
Novare Library Services
Agenda
• Other Sites to know: Instagram, Google+ and Tumblr
Most important Part of Tonight: Have fun!
• One Billion Users Worldwide
• 10 Years Old
• Connect with everyone to share photos, life events and more
Tip: Cover photos are 851 pixels wide and 315 pixels tall- think long and wide
Privacy and Facebook
• Default settings are public!
• Check back every so often- terms often change
Tip: There is no such thing a “Private”
About those Apps
What do your friends share about you?
Are you advertising for others?
Getting the Most from Facebook
Share something
Hide Annoying Posts and People
Questions?
• Communicate in 140 Characters
• Conversations via # “@”
Anatomy of a Tweet
Terms to know:RetweetHashtag@Twitter Handle
Hashtags
• # before a relevant keyword or phrase (no spaces)
• Click on a #word in any message shows you all other Tweets marked with that keyword.
• Hashtags can occur anywhere in the Tweet
• Popular hashtags become Trending Topics.
• If you Tweet with a hashtag, anyone may find it.
• No more than 2 hashtags per Tweet.
• Use hashtags only on Tweets relevant to the topic.
Example hashtags: #Sochi2014
Privacy on Twitter
At a minimum, turn off Tracking
Questions?
• Visualization Boards
• About Shared Interests instead of personal connections
• DIY, Decorating, Exercise, Food, Clothes, and more!
Image from: http://goo.gl/TXL4CQ
Privacy
There is no privacy – except for
secret boards
Questions?
• Online Business Networking
• For: Professional Development, Creating a Network and Job Searching
Why LinkedIn?
• Join Industry Groups and network
• Connect with past and current colleagues
• Job Hunting (even be recruited)
• Follow Industry Leaders & Companies of Interest
Your Profile
• Background (think cover letter)
• Experience • Add Honors, Awards • Recommendations
• Skills & Endorsements
• Volunteer Work & Causes (But Beware)
Manage your endorsements
Privacy
- Check out Privacy Controls- Opt for secure browsing- Browse Anomyously
Questions?
Other Social Networking Sites
• Google+
• Tumblr
• A free App
• 55 Million Pictures are uploaded daily
• 5 Million Videos!
How it works?
Settings
Google+
• Connects your identity to all Google Services
Tumblr
Bonus Security Tips
• Turn on 2-step Authentication on Facebook, LinkedIn and Google
• Never use the same password for more than one site
• Eye emails with suspicion
Questions
Contact
Diana SilveiraNovare Library Services
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