E-Networking & The Benefits of Being Hyper-Connected Jill Hurst-Wahl Hurst Associates, Ltd. January 23, 2009 Copyright © 2009, Hurst Associates, Ltd. All rights reserved .

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On a normal day, how many clients, colleagues, etc., do you interact with? What if you could reach more people? Easily Free or low cost Hurst Associates, Ltd.

On a normal day, how many clients, colleagues, etc., do you interact with?

What if you could reach more people?

Easily

Free or low cost

What is E-Networking? Creating a supportive system of sharing information and services among individuals and groups having a common interest web-based services . Hurst Associates, Ltd.

Creating a supportive system of sharing information and services among individuals and groups having a common interest web-based services .

FIND  LEARN  TRUST Hurst Associates, Ltd.

FIND  LEARN  TRUST

What is Hyper-Connected? Connected in multiple ways, e.g.: Face-to-face Phone Email LinkedIn Instant messenger Twitter Hurst Associates, Ltd.

Connected in multiple ways, e.g.:

Face-to-face

Phone

Email

LinkedIn

Instant messenger

Twitter

Pros Cons Faster access Quicker communication Share info on-the-fly Building trust Always networking Stronger connections Bigger knowledge-base Assignments/offers/etc. Faster referrals Not working alone Support network More tools to watch/use Harder to disconnect Info overload Blurring of private & public May create more weak connections Concerns about privacy Hurst Associates, Ltd.

Faster access

Quicker communication

Share info on-the-fly

Building trust

Always networking

Stronger connections

Bigger knowledge-base

Assignments/offers/etc.

Faster referrals

Not working alone

Support network

More tools to watch/use

Harder to disconnect

Info overload

Blurring of private & public

May create more weak connections

Concerns about privacy

Are These Time-Sinks? Only if you let them Use specific tools daily Use others as needed However, have a presence in several places Be findable Hurst Associates, Ltd.

Only if you let them

Use specific tools daily

Use others as needed

However, have a presence in several places

Be findable

What About Privacy? Your privacy is up to you What you want to have known? What can/should you say about work? What do you want competitors to know about you? Blurring of professional & personal Hurst Associates, Ltd.

Your privacy is up to you

What you want to have known?

What can/should you say about work?

What do you want competitors to know about you?

Blurring of professional & personal

Anecdotal Evidence of Success Success… Is in the eye of the beholder May not be earth-shattering, but incremental Hurst Associates, Ltd.

Success…

Is in the eye of the beholder

May not be earth-shattering, but incremental

From My Colleagues Contact about job opportunity  offer Info for article/newsletter Locate new associates & resources Consultant recommendations Reconnect with “lost” colleagues Answer “who is this person?” Provide a life-line Hurst Associates, Ltd.

Contact about job opportunity  offer

Info for article/newsletter

Locate new associates & resources

Consultant recommendations

Reconnect with “lost” colleagues

Answer “who is this person?”

Provide a life-line

Three Reasons to Use Online Social Tools

Social Tools Allow You To… Connect  Improve Communications Be Visible & Findable Let Your Expertise Show Share Collaborate Hurst Associates, Ltd.

Connect 

Improve Communications

Be Visible & Findable

Let Your Expertise Show

Share

Collaborate

Improving Communications

One-on-one One-to-many Skype Twitter Meebo & Meebo Me Hurst Associates, Ltd.

One-on-one

One-to-many

Skype

Twitter

Meebo & Meebo Me

Hurst Associates, Ltd.

Hurst Associates, Ltd.

Hurst Associates, Ltd.

Being Visible & Findable

Facebook LinkedIn Plaxo Pulse Naymz Spoke Blogs Hurst Associates, Ltd.

Facebook

LinkedIn

Plaxo Pulse

Naymz

Spoke

Blogs

Hurst Associates, Ltd.

Hurst Associates, Ltd.

Hurst Associates, Ltd.

Letting Your Expertise Show

SlideShare.net Blogs Writing Commenting Podcasts TalkShoe Hurst Associates, Ltd.

SlideShare.net

Blogs

Writing

Commenting

Podcasts

TalkShoe

Hurst Associates, Ltd.

Hurst Associates, Ltd.

Hurst Associates, Ltd.

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Set Your E-Networking Goals What type of people? What specific people? What tools/methods are they using? What fits into your style? What is your commitment? Hurst Associates, Ltd.

What type of people?

What specific people?

What tools/methods are they using?

What fits into your style?

What is your commitment?

To-Do’s for Your List Experiment with 1 – 2 tools w/colleagues Create or update your LinkedIn profile Review your contacts. Add more strong connections and delete weak ones. Challenge yourself to learn additional tools to connect , share and collaborate Hurst Associates, Ltd.

Experiment with 1 – 2 tools w/colleagues

Create or update your LinkedIn profile

Review your contacts. Add more strong connections and delete weak ones.

Challenge yourself to learn additional tools to connect , share and collaborate

Jill Hurst-Wahl [email_address] Meebo & Skype: jill.hurst.wahl www.HurstAssociates.com www.Digitization101.com www.eNetworking101.com Hurst Associates, Ltd.

Jill Hurst-Wahl

[email_address]

Meebo & Skype: jill.hurst.wahl

www.HurstAssociates.com

www.Digitization101.com

www.eNetworking101.com