Going beyond Facebook: Social Collaboration Tools to Kickstart your first job
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How to setup your own Internet domain name
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It is the brave new world
• New technologies and tools
• Not just about having a Web site
• Or an email list
• Or a FaceTwitLinkSpace account
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You still need to start with a blog
• No programming required
• Easy to make frequent updates
• Easy to quickly change the appearance of your pages
• Automatic posting of your content to Google’s search index
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Blog choices
Wordpress.com
Linking your social networks together
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Key Twitter To-dos
• Follow the right people in your industry
• Don’t get too caught up in tweeting your every movement
• Look at what businesses are doing with it
• Use it to start conversations with people you want to get to know
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How not to use Twitter!
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How to identify yourself vs. your company
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New tools to complement Twitter
• Slideshare
• Yammer
• Ping.fm
• Buzzable
• Twhirl
• Twitterific for iPhone
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Yammer
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Ping.fm
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Set up a mailing list to send out regular information to your clients
• Free: Yahoo Groups
• Cheap: Mailman on EMWD.com ($4/mo)
• Expensive: ConstantContact.com ($30/mo and up)
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Yahoo
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Mailman
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Constant Contact
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Remember: you are your own brand!
• Get your name out there
• Be a continual source of content
• Become an authority in some narrow niche
• Don’t just send resumes into the beyond
• Create opportunities for conversations
Questions?
David Strom
http://webinformant.tv
(310) 857-6867
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