Rock, Paper, Scissors and the Hayslett Group presented our last Social Media Forum of 2013. This session reviewed introductory level information about Twitter and LinkedIn and included how to set up accounts, jargon ( i.e. tweets, hashtags, direct messages, etc.), and best practices for using this for business application.

3. What is ?
Twitter is an online social networking and microblogging service that
enables users to send and read "tweets", which are messages limited to 140
characters. Users access Twitter through the website interface, SMS, or
mobile device app.
Twitter was created in March 2006 by Jack Dorsey and by July 2006, the site
was launched. The service rapidly gained worldwide popularity, with 500
million registered users in 2012, who posted 340 million tweets per day. The
service also handled 1.6 billion search queries per day. Twitter is now one of
the ten most visited websites.

4. “I don’t tweet”
• Can you create a Facebook post?
• Can you read through your Facebook News Feed?
• If you can do these tasks on Facebook, then you already know how to
use Twitter.

5. Twitter Account: The Basics
• Name: Use your real name, or a variation of. The goal is to be
identifiable.
• Account photo: Use a photo of you, appropriate and identifiable.

6. Twitter Account: The Basics – Examples
• Location: Decatur, GA
• Description: Born and raised ITP Atlantan. Honorary Chicagoan. Current
Decaturer. Just sitting here listening to y'all go on.
• Website: http://angelfrommontgomery.tumblr.com/

7. Twitter Accounts: The Basics - Don’ts
• Location: Don’t use a specific address.
• Description: Stay away from titles and descriptions such as pro, expert,
master, guru, whiz kid, diva, junkie. These just aren’t approachable titles
and sound like you’re selling something.
• If you feel like you must use a title similar to those listed above, use
“professional.”
• Note: You can edit this information at any time.

8. Twitter Account: The Basics – Example

9. Twitter Jargon
• @ Symbol/Mention
• Follower/Following
• Tweet
• Retweet
• Reply
• Direct Message
• # symbol (Hashtag), Trending
• List
• Favorite

10. Twitter Jargon: @ Symbol/Mention
• The @ symbol is an important tool on Twitter. It is used to identify a
Twitter user in a tweet.
• So if I tweet “Hello @charliehayslett! Are you excited for our social media
presentation?” Charlie will know I’m speaking to him in a tweet.
• Do not put spaces between @ and the person’s name.
• Correct: @charliehayslett
• Incorrect: @ charliehayslett, @charlie hayslett
• The @charliehayslett can be anywhere in the context of the tweet.

11. Twitter Jargon: @ Symbol/Mention - Example

12. Twitter Jargon: @ Symbol – How do I keep up with
who is talking to me?
• In the dashboard at the top of the page, there is an “@Connect” tab
• Here you can monitor “Interactions” and “Mentions” – which inlcudes
when someone decides or requests to follow you (if you have made your
profile private), when someone favorites your tweet, when someone
retweets your tweet, when someone replies to your tweet

13. Twitter Jargon: @ Symbol – How do I keep up with
who is talking to me? - Example

14. Twitter Jargon: Following and Followers
• On Facebook, when you become friends with someone, you are
connected to one another. Your posts show up in one another’s News
Feeds and you can view each other’s information.
• On Twitter, you can follow someone, even if they don’t follow you, and
vice versa.
• I follow the New York Times, but the New York Times doesn’t follow me.

15. Twitter Jargon: Following and Followers Example
Not yet Following Currently Following

16. Twitter Jargon: Tweet
• Tweet – A tweet is just like a post on Facebook, but it is limited to 140
characters.
• Type your tweet in the “Compose new Tweet” field.

17. Twitter Jargon: Tweet Example

18. Twitter Jargon: Retweet
• A retweet is the same thing as a Facebook Share. Simply hit the retweet
button under the original tweet.
• Once you have retweeted someone else’s tweet, it will show up in your
followers’ news feed, your profile page, and in the originator’s Mentions
and Interactions section so they know you retweeted them.

19. Twitter Jargon: Retweet Example

20. Twitter Jargon: Reply
• To reply, simply click the reply button under the tweet.
• Like a retweet, the reply will show up on the sender's Profile page.
• Anyone following the sender and the recipient of reply will see it in their
news feed.
• The originator will see it in their Mentions and Interactions section.

21. Twitter Jargon: Direct Message
• A direct message is a way to speak to other Twitter users privately. Just
like an inbox.
• Find the person you want to “direct message” and click on the mail image,
or click new message and type their name.

22. Twitter Jargon: Direct Message – Example

23. Twitter Jargon: # or Hashtag
• The hashtag symbol - # - is used before a relevant keyword or phrase in a
tweet to categorize the tweet and help them show more easily in Twitter
Search.
• Clicking on a hashtagged word in any tweet shows you all other tweets
with that hashtagged keyword.
• Hashtags can occur anywhere in the Tweet – at the beginning, middle, or
end.
• Hashtags are often used to emphasize a certain word or phrase in a
tweet.
• You cannot use spaces in a hashtag. If you are hashtagging a phrase, run
all the words together.

24. Twitter Jargon: # or Hashtag Example

25. Twitter Jargon: Trending
• Hashtagged words that become very popular are often Trending Topics.
• To see what’s trending on Twitter, visit your “Home” tab, and scroll down
on the left hand side to the “Trends”

26. Twitter Jargon: Trending – Example

27. Twitter Jargon: Trending and “Discover”
• Twitter wants to keep you on the site and engaged. Based on who you
follow and what tweets you interact with, Twitter will suggest current
tweets for you.
• To view these suggested tweets, visit the “Discover” tab on the dashboard
• Then click on “Tweets”

28. Twitter Jargon: Trending and “Discover” – Example

29. Twitter Jargon: Lists
• This is the (highly underutilized) key to keeping your sanity on Twitter.
• Lists are an easy way to organize who you follow. You can label the lists
however you like (Family and Friends, Clients, Coworkers, Inspiration,
Local News, National News).

30. Twitter Jargon: Lists –“Subscribed to”
• Subscribed to lists can be lists you create, or you can subscribe to a
public list someone else has created
• Your lists can be public or private
• If your list is public, someone will see when you put them in a list. In other
words, don’t make a list called “People I followed out of guilt but don’t
actually want to hear from”

31. Twitter Jargon: Lists – “Subscribed to” Example
A list you made:

32. Twitter Jargon: Lists – “Subscribed to” Example
A list someone else made that you subscribed to:

33. Twitter Jargon: Lists –“Subscribed to” – Example,
how to make a list public or private

34. Twitter Jargon: Lists – “Member of”
• All Twitter users have the ability to make lists, and they might put you
on one.
• When someone puts you in a public list, you will be notified.

35. Twitter Jargon: Lists – “Member of” – Example

36. Twitter Jargon: Favorites
• Favorites allow you to archive your favorite tweets from people you follow.
• To favorite a tweet, run your cursor over the bottom of the tweet.
“Favorite” will appear and you can click it.
• Your followers will be able to view your favorites.

37. Twitter Jargon: Favorites – Example

38. Some Basic Do’s and Don’ts
• Keep your topics current.
• Ask yourself, “If I saw this in my feed, would I care?”
• Take advantage of the lists feature so you don’t get overwhelmed or taken
down a rabbit hole of tweets that don’t actually matter to you.
• You’re not breaking any Twitter laws if you don’t always reply to someone
who mentions you.
• Steer away from the Road Rage approach.
• Stay away from the investigative journalist approach (unless you are
one…).
• Think about what the topics and frequency of your tweets tells others.
• Example: Looking for a new job? Don’t tweet compulsively during work
hours.

39. Why does Twitter matter?
• Connectivity and the power of the #
• Relevancy
• Speed of breaking news
• Relationship building

41. What is ?
LinkedIn is a social networking website for people in professional
occupations. Founded in December 2002 and launched on May 5, 2003, it is mainly
used for professional networking. LinkedIn reports more than 225 million acquired
users in more than 200 countries and territories.
LinkedIn's CEO is Jeff Weiner, previously a Yahoo! Inc. executive. The company was
founded by Reid Hoffman and founding team members from PayPal and Socialnet.com
(Allen Blue, Eric Ly, Jean-Luc Vaillant, Lee Hower, Konstantin Guericke, Stephen
Beitzel, David Eves, Ian McNish, Yan Pujante, and Chris Saccheri). LinkedIn is
headquartered in Mountain View, California, with offices in Omaha, Chicago, New York,
London, and Dublin.

42. What should I say on LinkedIn?
The biggest fear of users that I meet is that they do “it” wrong or say the wrong thing. This
often causes such a fear that they do nothing. If you imagine LinkedIn to be like a big room full of
business people, for that is truly what it is, then think what you would say if you were at that
networking event or mixer. The sorts of conversation you have about the work you’re doing, the
projects you’re working on or what you did today – that is what you talk about on LinkedIn! It is just
the same.
“Really enjoying working with the engineering industry where we helped them too….”
“Just finishing an aerospace project where we put 200 days of consultancy into a …”
“Tired out after three months straight in Dubai where I was …”

43. Personal Profile

44. Things to Consider:
• Only when someone believes you have a good reputation
and are credible, will they consider doing business with you
• People making decisions are relying on more than traditional
media.
• Consumers consider websites, blogs, search, email and
social media to direct their decisions
• Your Public Profile on LinkedIn acts as your Social Selling
Business Card
• Once you optimize your LinkedIn profile, it will generate
more traffic to your website
• Since LinkedIn is an authority site, your LinkedIn profile is
indexed and ranked by search engines (if optimized
properly)

45. Step 1: Go to LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com. If you want to learn
more, click on the “What is LinkedIn?” option on the menu across the top
of the page. If not, go ahead and sign up by entering your name, email
and a password in the “Join LinkedIn Today” box on the right of the

46. Step 2: Confirm your account through your email address. Once
you’ve done this, sign in and get started.

47. Step 3: Edit your profile. Editing and updating your profile is quick and
easy, so there’s absolutely no need for advanced technical know-how.
Enter your sub-heading, area and industry underneath your name, and
add a profile picture of yourself.

48. Step 4: Edit your qualifications. Add your current and past
employment as well as your education. Be sure to include descriptions
of your past jobs and degrees earned––this way, people will be able to
more clearly see your experiences and know what to contact you for.

49. Step 5: Add a Summary. This is a chance to write a more in-depth
paragraph to give people an idea of where you stand now in your career,
what your strengths are, where you want to go and what you have to
offer. Although it's a summary, it can take some time to write a good one,

50. Step 6: Add Specialties. This is located directly below. It acts as an
extension of the Summary section but in short form. You can list specific
skills and areas of expertise.

51. Step 7: Add Connections. You can have LinkedIn search through your
email address book to find people you know. You can also search by a
person’s name, job title or company.

52. Step 8: Add Websites. Add a link to your company’s website, your own
personal site, your blog, and/or your Twitter account. This will allow
visitors to your page to see different aspects of your professional self.

53. Company Page

54. A Company Page allows you to learn more about a company you are
interested in.
For a business, it's the opportunity to:
• Tell your company's story
• Highlight your products and services
• Engage with followers
• Share career opportunities
• Drive word-of-mouth at a large scale
For millions of professionals, a Company Page is a place to:
• Explore companies of interest
• Get the latest company updates and industry news
• Research products & services
• Learn about job opportunities

55. A Company Page has 6 main sections:
1. Home: This tab provides a friendly introduction to your business. It's a place where
companies can start spreading their message and engaging with members. Members will see:
o A high-level overview of the business
o Company posts on topics ranging from
company announcements to product
releases to industry news
o Friends & colleagues who are connected
to the business

56. 2. Careers: This tab is a way for companies to interact with millions of passive
and active job seekers on LinkedIn. The Careers tab requires a paid
subscription by the company.

57. 3.Products & Services: This tab is used to highlight products or services.
Members will see:
o A showcase of products & services
o Recommendations from LinkedIn members
o Links to the members making the recommendations

58. 4. Insights: This tab shows former employees you may know, similar
companies that other visitors to the page have viewed, most recommended
employee profiles, and the most common employee skills.

59. 5. Follower Insights: Click the link next to the Following button to find this
link. It shows total followers, impressions, new followers in the last 7 days, etc.
It's only visible to Company Page admins.

60. 6. Analytics: This tab provides companies with metrics and trends about their
own company page. Data is consolidated into specific sections: Company
Updates and Followers.
Note: This tab is viewable to Company Page administrators only.

61. How to Create a Company Page:
Move your cursor over Interests at the top of your homepage and select
Companies.
• Click the Add a Company link in the upper right area of the page.
• Enter your company's official name and your work email address.
• Click Continue and enter your company information.
o If the work email address you provide is an unconfirmed email
address on your LinkedIn account, a message will be sent to that
address. Follow the instructions in the message to confirm your email
address, and then use the instructions above to add the Company
Page.
o A red error message may appear if you have problems adding a
Company Page.
o There is no way to preview a company page before you make it live
on LinkedIn.

62. Best Practices

63. 1. Think about your goals. Why are you on LinkedIn? To find
new employees, partners, and contractors? To be found? A
mix? Your goals should drive your entire presence.

64. 2. Make the most of your headline. Your headline does not
have to be your job title alone. Job seekers, use "Talented
[Your Profession] Seeking New Opportunity" not
"Unemployed." Students, use "Aspiring [Your Profession]
Seeking Internship." not "Student at [Your University]." Keep it
concise, but make sure it communicates what you do and
what your skills are.

65. 3. Post statuses. Updating your status gives you visibility on
your connections’ LinkedIn home page. If you have found
something online your business connections would like, or
have good news to share about your work, spread the word by
posting it on LinkedIn.

66. 4. Write a rich but concise summary. Your summary should
be about you, not your company—don't just copy and paste
the "about" page of your employer's website. Your profile
should be about what you do at your company, not what the
company does as a whole.
Tip: use concrete details like results you have generated and
tasks you do on a daily basis to show people how awesome
you are, not tell them.

67. 5. Connect with care. Your LinkedIn network is only as
valuable as the strength of your connections.

68. 6. Encourage your audience to participate. Post status
updates encouraging your followers to interact with you.
Interactions (e.g., likes, comments, and shares) drive the
amplification to your followers’ connections to help extend your
reach.
• Participate in the conversation with follow-up
questions or answers
• Leverage your other LinkedIn assets (e.g.,
interesting group activity) as content to cross-
promote in your status updates
• Write updates that include clear calls to action
(e.g., like, share, or “Tell us something”)
• Ask questions to spark participation in the
discussion thread

69. 7. Post regularly. Post as many status updates as your
content supports.
You will reach more of your audience and extend your reach
as you post more often.
• Post at least 20 status updates per month to
maximize your reach to approximately 60% or more
of your unique audience each month.
• Best-in-class marketers are posting 3-4 status
updates per day, per audience.
• 20% of followers are typically reached with one
status update.

70. 8. Remember what LinkedIn members are interested in.
Looking to engage your followers, create leads, and facilitate
customer conversion? Focus on sharing relevant and
actionable insights about your company and industry.
Informative, useful updates receive the highest engagement
rates because that’s the information members expect from
companies they follow on LinkedIn. After all, your followers are
active on LinkedIn because they want to be more productive
and successful professionals.

71. 9. Make it Count. Make your posts succinct and meaningful.
Build industry credibility by adapting your language to match
that of your targeted industries. If you’re posting to developers,
use their language. If you’re targeting by country, localize your
spelling for the region in which your audience is based.

72. 10. Monitor, analyze, and refine. Monitor and analyze
individual status update performance and your follower
analytics page to refine your strategy. Pay attention to the
audience targeting, types of content, time of day and
frequency that drive the most interactions.

73. Sources:
● http://www.wikihow.com/Category:LinkedIn
● http://help.linkedin.com/app/home/