Comments on: How do you use your social networks? http://linkedinexpert.wordpress.com/2009/01/07/how-do-you-use-your-social-networks/ Social Media Strategy - Be Relevant! Thu, 05 Mar 2009 22:30:02 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Alexwebmaster http://linkedinexpert.wordpress.com/2009/01/07/how-do-you-use-your-social-networks/#comment-40 Alexwebmaster Tue, 03 Mar 2009 08:21:55 +0000 http://linkedinexpert.wordpress.com/?p=172#comment-40 Hello webmaster I would like to share with you a link to your site write me here preonrelt@mail.ru Hello webmaster
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]]> By: Anwarkazi http://linkedinexpert.wordpress.com/2009/01/07/how-do-you-use-your-social-networks/#comment-24 Anwarkazi Fri, 23 Jan 2009 07:37:11 +0000 http://linkedinexpert.wordpress.com/?p=172#comment-24 Really great article! I wish I had something like this when I started using . thanks Really great article! I wish I had something like this when I started

using . thanks

]]> By: Mari Smith - Relationship Marketing Specialist » Blog Archive » Open Networking vs. Strategic Networking - Which Is More Effective? http://linkedinexpert.wordpress.com/2009/01/07/how-do-you-use-your-social-networks/#comment-17 Mari Smith - Relationship Marketing Specialist » Blog Archive » Open Networking vs. Strategic Networking - Which Is More Effective? Fri, 09 Jan 2009 09:39:02 +0000 http://linkedinexpert.wordpress.com/?p=172#comment-17 [...] also Twitter follow recommendations by Viveka and [...] [...] also Twitter follow recommendations by Viveka and [...]

]]> By: Sean Mc Carthy http://linkedinexpert.wordpress.com/2009/01/07/how-do-you-use-your-social-networks/#comment-16 Sean Mc Carthy Thu, 08 Jan 2009 23:18:02 +0000 http://linkedinexpert.wordpress.com/?p=172#comment-16 First off thanks or the invite Viveka. Like other areas of my life I play different roles in different settings. I respect the Lambs and the authenticity of intimately knowing and referring people in their networks. And I play that role on FB. I am more interested in connecting with old and new friends there. Linked In allows me to play my professional role, where I rely on my current network, but am open to expanding. I am figuring out how to use Linked In more effectively in my business. Twitter is my new toy. I am not sure how exactly to use it yet, but if has been fun just playing and learning. Here I want to be a Lion. Iw is like a giant party and you never know what is going to happen or what conversation you are going to connect into. I appears to be a larger time commitment then the other two, so I am limiting my time there and attempting to keep focus. But again, for now it is a new toy and part of that is having fun with it. Look forward to the Tweet-in, I will be a bit late, but should be there. Sean First off thanks or the invite Viveka. Like other areas of my life I play different roles in different settings. I respect the Lambs and the authenticity of intimately knowing and referring people in their networks. And I play that role on FB. I am more interested in connecting with old and new friends there.

Linked In allows me to play my professional role, where I rely on my current network, but am open to expanding. I am figuring out how to use Linked In more effectively in my business.

Twitter is my new toy. I am not sure how exactly to use it yet, but if has been fun just playing and learning. Here I want to be a Lion. Iw is like a giant party and you never know what is going to happen or what conversation you are going to connect into. I appears to be a larger time commitment then the other two, so I am limiting my time there and attempting to keep focus. But again, for now it is a new toy and part of that is having fun with it.

Look forward to the Tweet-in, I will be a bit late, but should be there.

Sean

]]> By: Jerry Roberts http://linkedinexpert.wordpress.com/2009/01/07/how-do-you-use-your-social-networks/#comment-15 Jerry Roberts Wed, 07 Jan 2009 21:50:34 +0000 http://linkedinexpert.wordpress.com/?p=172#comment-15 Very interesting piece. I'm relatively new to social marketing -- at least with active participation. I signed up for Facebook and LinkedIn eons ago, but never really used them. Twitter is a different story. I more or less rejected it when I first learned what it was (about a month after it launched), and was that ever a big mistake! I've been active there for about six weeks and have seen real value exchanged. Both my following and follower counts are well over 1,000 and it's been relatively effortless. How to capitalize on Twitter from a business standpoint is another issue. While I've made a few really good connections that will result in guest posting opportunities and maybe even collaboration on projects, I haven't seen a clear cut avenue other than a few visitors to my site. My niche is workplace and career issues, which is far larger than almost anything else because the vast majority of us either lead/manage or are frontline workers. Entrepreneurs are in the minority. That said, on Twitter, the most action is in marketing, discussing social media, and technology. I think my area of interest is almost ignored. So far as LinkedIn and Facebook are concerned, I have to learn what they're about and how to use them. Looks like this will be much more challenging than Twitter. Best wishes for your continued success. Jerry Roberts http://careerjolt.net Very interesting piece. I’m relatively new to social marketing — at least with active participation. I signed up for Facebook and LinkedIn eons ago, but never really used them.

Twitter is a different story. I more or less rejected it when I first learned what it was (about a month after it launched), and was that ever a big mistake! I’ve been active there for about six weeks and have seen real value exchanged. Both my following and follower counts are well over 1,000 and it’s been relatively effortless.

How to capitalize on Twitter from a business standpoint is another issue. While I’ve made a few really good connections that will result in guest posting opportunities and maybe even collaboration on projects, I haven’t seen a clear cut avenue other than a few visitors to my site. My niche is workplace and career issues, which is far larger than almost anything else because the vast majority of us either lead/manage or are frontline workers. Entrepreneurs are in the minority.

That said, on Twitter, the most action is in marketing, discussing social media, and technology. I think my area of interest is almost ignored.

So far as LinkedIn and Facebook are concerned, I have to learn what they’re about and how to use them. Looks like this will be much more challenging than Twitter.

Best wishes for your continued success.

Jerry Roberts

http://careerjolt.net

]]> By: frank http://linkedinexpert.wordpress.com/2009/01/07/how-do-you-use-your-social-networks/#comment-14 frank Wed, 07 Jan 2009 21:43:55 +0000 http://linkedinexpert.wordpress.com/?p=172#comment-14 So far i've focused on Twitter and Linked in for business and building connections with people where we mutually benifit eachother or create value for one another in some way. I LEARN a TON from the people i follow in Twitter. The amount of information shared and type of information shared is top notch due to the people i have selected to follow. I don't just follow everyone ... i try to follow people who have something to offer and people that i can offer something to. LinkedIn is pretty much centered on people who i have actually worked with in some way. I try to do a decent job writing rec's for those that i very much feel would do a GREAT job in their profession. Facebook is another story for me. I have resered that for family and close firends for the most part - for better or worse. It's where i put more information about personal stuff, pics, vids, bla bla bla ... the type of people i am friends with there are at least sort of intereseted :) --- http://twitter.com/franswaa So far i’ve focused on Twitter and Linked in for business and building connections with people where we mutually benifit eachother or create value for one another in some way.

I LEARN a TON from the people i follow in Twitter. The amount of information shared and type of information shared is top notch due to the people i have selected to follow. I don’t just follow everyone … i try to follow people who have something to offer and people that i can offer something to.

LinkedIn is pretty much centered on people who i have actually worked with in some way. I try to do a decent job writing rec’s for those that i very much feel would do a GREAT job in their profession.

Facebook is another story for me. I have resered that for family and close firends for the most part – for better or worse. It’s where i put more information about personal stuff, pics, vids, bla bla bla … the type of people i am friends with there are at least sort of intereseted :)

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http://twitter.com/franswaa

]]> By: Mari Smith http://linkedinexpert.wordpress.com/2009/01/07/how-do-you-use-your-social-networks/#comment-13 Mari Smith Wed, 07 Jan 2009 21:35:55 +0000 http://linkedinexpert.wordpress.com/?p=172#comment-13 Thanks a mil for this initiative, Viveka. I'm delighted to collaborate with you & Peggy. ;) Thanks a mil for this initiative, Viveka. I’m delighted to collaborate with you & Peggy. ;)

]]> By: Peggy Dolane http://linkedinexpert.wordpress.com/2009/01/07/how-do-you-use-your-social-networks/#comment-12 Peggy Dolane Wed, 07 Jan 2009 21:30:59 +0000 http://linkedinexpert.wordpress.com/?p=172#comment-12 It's exciting to do this project with you. Looking foward to the tweet-in on 1/14. Hope to meet a lot of your readers there! It’s exciting to do this project with you. Looking foward to the tweet-in on 1/14. Hope to meet a lot of your readers there!

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