Networking in the digital age has changed the traditional rules. Figuring how people like to be connected and learning non-traditional networking on social media to keep up has become required back of life. Here are just a few tips and ideas around this topic.
3. “Networking in the 21st Century
is all about understanding who
your networking with and the
mediums they prefer.” – Josh Murdock
4.
5. 1. Find a Person’s Preferred
Communication Channel
2. Say Just Enough
3. Don’t Expect a Response
4. Clarify Early
5. What You Want is Not the
Point
6. Be Open Without Needing
7. Give Space
6. “Social Media provides the
opportunity to connect
yourself to content and
people in an amazing way”
– Josh Murdock
9. Sharing a cause
Tagging Donors & Linking Connections
Sharing Content
Making Personal Connections
10. Facebook Pages vs. Groups
”We don’t have to be friends to connect”
Pages – act as a brand Groups – act as a person
11. Facebook Groups
”We don’t have to be friends to connect”
Create a space to share,
question, poll, chat, update a
variety of people with similar
interest.
Secret: Only members see the
group, who's in it, and what
members post.
Closed: Anyone can see the
group and who's in it. Only
members see posts.
Open (public): Anyone can see
the group, who's in it, and
what members post.
Groups for Schools: Requires
mail.valenciacollege.edu or
valenciacollege.edu address
12. “The qualities that
make Twitter seem
insane and half-baked
are what makes it so
powerful.”
- Jonathan Zittrain
–Harvard Law Professor & Internet Expert
13. 5 Reasons to Use Twitter
1. Personal Connections
2. Keeping up with the News
3. Networking
4. Advice
5. Marketing
15. Twitter Hashtags
The # symbol, called a
hashtag, is used to
mark keywords or
topics in a Tweet. It
was created
organically by Twitter
users as a way to
categorize messages.
Example:
#edtech #highered
#SXSWedu #elearning
29. You can access your bookmarks everywhere
you go
You can share your bookmarks with others
You can organize by stacks and tags
You can subscribe to favorite users
You can search and explore
http://www.delicious.com/professorjosh
Social Bookmarking
32. Top 10 QR Code Generators:
http://freenuts.com/top-10-free-online-qr-code-generators/
Types of Codes:
URL (web links)
Email
Phone Number
Text
Contact Info
Google Maps
App Store
35. Facebook www.facebook.com
• Mashable’s The Facebook Guide Book
http://mashable.com/guidebook/facebook/
• Facebook Privacy: 10 Settings Every User Needs to Know
http://mashable.com/2011/02/07/facebook-privacy-guide/
• How to protect your Facebook Timeline privacy - http://cnet.co/n4aL73
• Facebook Privacy Help Topic http://www.facebook.com/help/privacy
• Facebook Pages vs. Groups http://mashable.com/2009/05/27/facebook-
page-vs-group/
• Professor Josh http://facebook.com/professorjosh
Twitter www.twitter.com
• Mashable’s The Twitter Guide Book http://mashable.com/guidebook/twitter/
• What’s a Twitter Chat?
http://professorjosh.wordpress.com/2011/04/18/whats-a-twitter-chat/
• How to Run a Successful Twitter Chat
http://mashable.com/2009/12/08/twitter-chat/
• AFC Twitter http://twitter.com/myafchome
• Professor Josh http://twitter.com/professorjosh
36. Delicious www.delicious.com
• 7 Things You Should Know About Social Bookmarking
http://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ELI7001.pdf
• Social Bookmarking in Plain English http://www.commoncraft.com/video/social-
bookmarking
• Professor Josh http://delicious.com/professorjosh
Blogs www.wordpress.com
• Wordpress.com Support http://en.support.wordpress.com/
• 19 Reasons You Should Blog http://thefuturebuzz.com/2009/05/10/reasons-
you-should-blog-and-not-just-tweet/
• Professor Josh http://professorjosh.com
Various Social Media Tools
• Hootsuite: http://hootsuite.com/ (Social Media Dashboard, great for multiple accounts)
• Google+: https://plus.google.com/ (Latest Social Networking via Google)
• SlideShare: http://slideshare.net/jmurdock3
• YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/ (who doesn’t know about this?)
• LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/ (resume, jobs, professional network)
• Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/ (photo sharing & exploring galore)
• The Shy Connector: http://bit.ly/shyconnector
Notas del editor
My best friend Carlos tweets Bess (Central Florida Top 5) who gets me involved with blogging community & CFLBlogCon
Find a Person’s Preferred Communication Channel – Lesson: Go where they are
Say Just Enough – Lesson: Less is more
Don’t Expect a Response – Lesson: Say what you need to and then let it go
Clarify Early – Lesson: Say it up front
What You Want is Not the Point – Lesson: No one knows what the future may hold, so make the moment count. Ensure the door stays open even if no one is walking through it right now
Be Open Without Needing – Lesson: Speak from openness rather than need
Give Space – Lesson: Focus on thoughtful insight instead of continual contact
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