DT Arts Coop Workshop 2010
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What is a Digital Tattoo?
"Being online is like being in public.“
Raise your hand if you think you have an online profile. (Facebook, MySpace, Hi5, Xanga, a personal blog…)
Name other social media/networking tools that you use? Would you want your UBC professors to see your online
profile? How about your grandmother? Whether you realize it or not, you likely already have a…
Digital Tattoo
What is Your Digital Tattoo?
Employers dig for
dirt...
Your digital tattoo can affect your chances of getting a job.
If someone searches for you online today, what will they find?
Activity #1Uploaded to Flickr on April 22, 2008 by buba69
Putting Yourself Out There
Create something you want everyone to see:
1. Online resume 2. E-portfolio3. Blog4. Professional profile (i.e. LinkedIn)5. Publish your research
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Your digital presence and online connections could contribute significantly to your
academic and professional future.
Putting Yourself Out There2. Your E-Portfolio
3. Your Blog
Benefits? Drawbacks? Concerns?
Putting Yourself Out There
4. Your professional online profile (i.e. LinkedIn)
Why bother? employers can find you contacts are aware of your experience good PR tool: build your own brand (online resume) showcase projects that make you stand out have a professional presence - "like a business suit
online" access to professional networks
Activity #3
Putting Yourself Out There
Top 5 Tips for "Professionalizing" Your Network1. Start small
– adjust privacy settings, start with the basics, and connect to people you know first
2. Be yourself– be honest about who you are and what you can offer – own up to your social networking gaffs
3. Participate and share– networks are built on trust and reciprocity
4. Keep up– know what the people in your network are doing– let people know what you are doing
5. Choose your tools wisely– find the tools and approaches that are a good fit for you and that you
enjoy Cindy Underhill, Professional Networking -UBC wiki
Putting Yourself Out ThereMore avenues for professional networking…
Resources
Digital Identity– Digital Tattoo - tutorial website
Professionally Networking Online– Professional Networking -UBC wiki
Privacy – Facebook Privacy Settings - How-To video
Social Media – Pumping Up Your Professional Network - Beth Kanter socialedge.org – 6 Things You Should Never Do on Facebook or Twitter - CBC
Moneywatch.com – Leveraging Social Media
Tools – UBC - e-Portfolio: How-to Documents for e-Portfolio Tools
