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This presentation look at: Growth of social mediaMaking Contacts BrandingDangers of information onlineCase studyThesis: The mastery of social media is vital to career success.TRANSCRIPT
SAMI KEEDY, TIM O’KEEFE , THERESA SETTIMI, JAKE CALLAHAN, & ELISABETH
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Preview of Main Points
Growth of social mediaMaking ContactsBrandingDangers of information onlineCase study
Thesis: The mastery of social media is vital to career success.
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Growth & Expansion of Social Media
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Growth of Social Media
Facebook is the worlds largest social network.
Twitter and LinkedIn used for career - minded professionals.
Facebook is currently the second most visited site only trailing the likes of Google.
Facebook has over 350M users, 55M posts daily, & over 3.5 billion shared content weekly.
Facebook has also expanded globally, as 70% of its users are located outside the U.S.
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Going Public
Easy interfaces, advanced privacy controls, and social networks have transformed into vast public spaces where millions of users feel comfortable in their own identity.
“Social networks have been successful in bringing humanity into a place which was once considered ‘cold and technological.’”
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Going Public Cont.
Mass communicationSocial network more popular than E-mailImportant channels for news, and
vehicles of influenceSocial networks have the capability to
bring a ‘face’ or personal identity to a large organization
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Expansion into the Workplace
“Enterprise 2.0,” an effort to bring social networks and blogs to the workplace
Dangers of fundingBusinesses are striving to adapt to social
mediaex: World Economic Forum
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Expansion Cont.
Social media continues to integrate into PR practices
Must be specific in what they wish to achieve and to create a useful way to measure their successes
Creativity has become an integral part in communicating with customers
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Making Connections through LinkedIn and
Twitter9
Background on LinkedIn
LinkedIn: an online social network that allows business professionals to exchange information, endorse themselves and their business in a professional setting, and make connections
Founded in 2003; only in the last three years became extremely popular
Included under the Top 10 Fastest Growing Online Social Networks
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Your LinkedIn Profile
Include a profile pictureSet up a information-packed profileMake your profile public Use your full name on LinkedInEstablish meaningful connections
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Making Connections through LinkedIn
Constantly update your profileUnderstand relationships of
connectionsConnect with all past colleaguesDiscover more about potential
employersRemember: What’s in it for them?Assist others in making connections
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Tips for Using LinkedIn
Recommendations on your profile say something about you as a professional
Respond to LinkedIn requests in a timely manner
Use LinkedIn to establish rapport quickly when face-to-face with business professionals
Join groups
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Twitter: an online social networking system used to post updates on personal and/or business information. People can “tweet” up to 140 characters of any topic of their choice and their “followers” can trace this information
Can follow potential employers, sell your own skills, create support groups, find information about career opportunities, and discover important contacts
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Branding using Social Media
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Branding
Def: Process in which you differentiate yourself by identifying what makes you unique
“If you don’t brand yourself, Google will brand you,” (Paprocki, S. B.)
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Branding tips
Be genuine, not fake Face-to-face still important
Conferences, networking events, informational interviews
Find your nicheDig deep inside and look at your
competitors Consistency is key
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Contact information
Use professional email addressCreate online business card
http://businesscard2.comAdd signature in email for social
mediahttp://www.wisestamp.com/
Make contact info available on social media
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Dangers of Social Media
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Dangers
Uses of internetmeet others, explore identity formation
Public profilePictures, video, music, any personal information posted
On the internet forever
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Practical Tips
Keep some control over your posted information
Keep your information to yourselfPost information you are comfortable with others seeing and knowing
Consider not posting revealing photo
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Case Study of Social Media
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Have you Googled Yourself?
Theresa Settimi Everything on the internet is public
Increase search ability Permanent access
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Ray Lam: Case Study
“The B.C. NDP (New Democratic Party of British Columbia) party's former candidate for Vancouver-False Creek showed a "lack of judgment" over pictures displayed on his Facebook page”
(B.C. NDP Leader Carole James)
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Wrap up
Growth of social mediaMaking ContactsBrandingDangers of information onlineCase studyHave you Googled yourself?
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