Getting LinkedIn

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My Social Media Primer deck from the UT MSTC Alumni Conference on 12/11/2010.

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Getting Plugged InWhich social networks are important,

when, why and for whom

by Alora Chistiakoff

Ecommerce & Digital Strategy

What do we mean by “social media”?

BlogsFACEBOOK

TWITTER

YOUTUBE

MYSPACE

Groups

Photosharing

News Letters

Videosharing

LINKEDIN

Ratings

Reviews

Network Yes No

Who should use LinkedIn?

Who doesn’t need it?

LinkedIn Matters More for Tech Pros

Your

Current Title Work history Recent picture

Small network No groups

Profile

http://learn.linkedin.com/

What’s first?

PictureHeadlineSummarySpecialties

Recommendations & Expertise

http://www.LinkedIn.com/in/Your-Name

Apps

• Outlook• Gmail• Yahoo!• Hotmail• AOL• CSV (CRM,

address book, etc.)

Add someone you met at a networking event!

Add former co-workers!

Add former classmates!

Alumni Group

Industry Recruiter

Professional Affiliation

Industry Affiliation

Product Affiliation

Industry Affiliation

Professional Affiliation

Product Affiliation

Professional Affiliation

Career Management

Professional Affiliation

Personal Interest

Professional Dev

Industry Monitoring

Social Network Etiquette

One last option to consider…

Alora C. ChistiakoffDigital Strategist

alora@indigoheron.comIndigoHeron.com

@alora