Post on 22-Nov-2014
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Social Media for Learning LeadersGautam Ghoshhttp://gauteg.blogspot.comhttp://twitter.com/GautamGhosh
Social is the new way to connect
Share
Connect
Collaborate
Benefits of sharing•“working out loud”•Make serendipitous connections•Discover fellow learners •Establish one self as a thought leader
My blogging journey• Started blogging 12 years
ago• Got some recognition • Have posted about 3000
posts• More than a million views
over the last 5 years • Global audience
A guide to blogging•The rise of blogging – a brief history•Everyone is an author and publisher•Blogging as a community activity•The importance of finding your “voice”•Reading is the key•The easy way to blog - curation
Blogging – the other media•The rise of video content thanks to
YouTube•Using powerpoint to showcase your
thoughts – by Slideshare•Using audio thanks to podcasts•All these can be embedded on a regular
blog
Twitter•140 character “microblogging” service•Unlike LinkedIn & Facebook – connections
are not “mutual” by design•Can be tough to figure out•Like blogging you have to find a community•Use apps – schedule and curate tweets•Reply and engage with users•Mix a bit of personal information once in a
while
My Twitter journey•Started 7 years ago•Didn’t understand what to do with it•Found some friends from blogging days•Slowly the medium started growing in
India•Until now – 89k tweets, 15.9k followers•I use Twitter to curate news in HR and
social media and to learn from others – a social and personal LMS