SOCIAL NETWORKING 1 YEAR LATER

WHAT’S YOUR PLAN?

Presented to

Motown Chapter HDI

March 12, 2010

So What’s Happened since last year

I met Rose…Through Facebook

I got my 2004 E320Through Craig's List

Found Brian a new job…Through LinkedIn

Sold my 300SDThrough Craig's List

What’s Going On?

Hey! Tweet MeI’d like to connect to your

LinkedIn network

I’d like to recommend you add Rich A as a

friend

Facebook recently overtook Yahoo as the second most visited site in the United States. And in doing so, Facebook along with other social networks set the stage for a confluence of social and search that fundamentally changes who we, as a society, discover and share information, and in turn, where our attention is directed and driven.

If the socialization of search and commerce is driven by any one behavior, it is that of sharing

Can S-nets help?It’s All About Differentiation and Sharing

What’s’ your strategy

Are you using Social Networks for career, business, or personal?

Strategy Guidelines

Understand Social Networks – how they help Have the Killer resume Profile Exposing Yourself – blogs, forums, groups Understand what social network organizations can help you.

See how the Motown HDI chapter can help you

Your Resume…SO HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE

READING YOUR RESUME RIGHT

NOW?

…OR VISITING YOURSOCIAL NETWORK

PROFILE

CAREER WISE,E-MAILING RESUMESJOB BOARDS

ARE DEAD.

My Profile!

Toot your own horn about yourself just do itresponsibly, honestly

Create Tagged words for search optimization

Get creative – write for Web 2.0

BlogToot your own horn some more.

Write about your specific views

Create Tagged words for search optimization

Get creative – write for Web 2.0

ForumRespond to others

With your viewsTake a pulse of what’s

Happening real time

All S-nets have Groups

GroupsA blend of Forums and Blogs, but adds event

Notification

And powerful association with others

like you

All S-nets have Groups (cont.)

GroupsGroups are searchable for people, companies,

jobs, content.

Where are S-nets going?

Discern the social networks

that will most benefit you for

Your Career & Business

Real Time Information

Personal Entertainment

So what’s all the fuss over Twitter?

Real-time Content

The latest scoop

People

Jobs

What’re you feeling right now

Exactly who and what I want – Now!

Exposure – Resources Professional Networks – HDI , ITA, ITsmf Social Networks

LinkedIn – 700% Facebook – 77% Twitter – 4000% MySpace Tech Republic

Job Boards Monster CareerBuilder Dice ComputerJobs HotJobs

Networking Cold Calling

Exposure - Resources

https://www.linkedin.com/secure/login http://twitter.com/ http://heyjude.wordpress.com/ http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/ http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2009/1

0/time-warner-cable/ http://www.insidefacebook.com/2008/12/

16/facebook-now-growing-by-over-600000-users-a-day-and-new-engagement-stats/#

Exposure - Resources

http://mashable.com/2009/03/13/twitter-jobs/

http://mashable.com/2009/01/13/social-media-resume/

http://tweetmyjobs.com/jobsearch?keys=&loc=naperville%2C+il

http://tweepsearch.com/# http://ticomix.wordpress.com/

Ongoing Career Investment

Keep Networking Get involved with professional associations Invest in your self improvement

Ongoing Personal Investment in others

Ongoing Personal Investment

Remember to find that healthy balance of Family or self and Career

“It’s pretty hard to find someone say on their death bed they would have spend more time at work if they could do it all over”

Questions?

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Thank You!