Image by jyoseph via Flickr I often get asked about whether it makes sense to completely integrate Twitter Tweets with your LinkedIn Status Update, so that every tweet shows up on LinkedIn. Obviously there is no one correct answer for this as it depends on your objective and LinkedIn Brand. However, the question brings to mind a greater issue: How often should you update your social media status on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, and Your Blog?
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Today’s blog post is from one of my new friends that I met Windmill Networking on Facebook, John Atterberry. John has a great story to tell from the perspective of a seasoned Marketing Strategist who approached Facebook business strategy from a social perspective. I have been telling companies all along that social media was made for people, not for businesses, and that they need to learn how to network with people in order to gain their trust. A look back at my post on why businesses should like birthdays on Facebook will give you more background on this. John’s success …
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Image via Wikipedia Social media provides the perfect platform for nonprofits to engage with the public and raise awareness for their cause. There are many successful case studies of nonprofits utilizing social media to help raise public awareness, and in doing so successfully fundraising without the large advertising budget that might be necessary in traditional marketing. I am one of the founding members of a social media group here in Orange County, California, #ConnectOC, that hosts events for the dual purpose of connecting professionals and raising awareness (combined with fundraising) for nonprofits. Is there anything in this picture that the …
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Almost a year ago I wrote about my favorite LinkedIn pet peeves, which spurned a great list of 25 LinkedIn etiquette tips that arose from a discussion on the LinkedIn Executive Suite Group. As I tend to spend more time on Twitter than LinkedIn these days, I think it’s time to focus on that social networking platform and talk about what drives me, and others, crazy about what users are doing on it. Just as with LinkedIn, Twitter has its own unique sets of functionalities which creates the potential for different types of behavior. With Twitter, the root of most …
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Image via Wikipedia As you get more comfortable with using LinkedIn, the day may come when you start connecting with other professionals that you may not know very well. I am not referring to becoming a LinkedIn LION or open networker, but connecting with people that you may have had a chance to meet at a networking event and added to your LinkedIn network yet do not personally know very well. Soon after connecting with this new acquaintance on LinkedIn, you may all of the sudden receive the following type of request: It was a pleasure meeting you recently at …
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If you haven’t noticed yet, Facebook “Like” buttons are starting to appear on many websites throughout the Web. These are part of the new Facebook “Social Plugin” options. For bloggers and businesses running websites, adding this “Like” button should be a no-brainer in that it adds the following benefits to your website: If someone “Likes” your website, a message is passed on through that person’s News Feed on Facebook that they liked your website, complete with a link to entice one of their friend’s to check out your website. For new visitors to your website, from Google or Bing web …
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