SOCIAL NETWORKING 101 It’s not what you know…

According to Wikipedia A social network is a social structure made of nodes (which are generally individuals or organizations) that are tied by one or more specific types of interdependency, such as values, visions, ideas, financial exchange, friendship, kinship, dislike, conflict or trade.

A social network is a social structure made of nodes (which are generally individuals or organizations) that are tied by one or more specific types of interdependency, such as values, visions, ideas, financial exchange, friendship, kinship, dislike, conflict or trade.

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Advogato Elftown Hyves Multiply Ravelry Wasabi Amie Street Eons.com imeem Muxlim Reunion.com WAYN ANobii Espinthebottle IRC-Galleria MyChurch ResearchGATE WebBiographies aSmallWorld Experience Project Italki MyHeritage Ryze Windows Live Spaces Athlinks Facebook itsmy MySpace scispace.net Wis.dm Avatars United Faceparty iWiW myYearbook Shelfari WWE Universe Badoo Fetlife Jaiku Nasza-klasa.pl Skyrock Xanga Bahu Flixster Jammer Direct Netlog Sonico.com XING Bebo Fotolog kaioo Nettby Soundpedia Xiaonei Biip Friends Reunited kaixin Nexopia Spoke Xt3 BlackPlanet Friendster Last.fm Ning Stickam Yelp, Inc. Boomj.com Frühstückstreff LibraryThing Odnoklassniki.ru Student.com Youmeo Broadcaster.com Fubar lifeknot OkCupid StudiVZ Buzznet Gaia Online LinkedIn Orkut Tagged.com CafeMom Gather LiveJournal OneWorldTV Taltopia Cake Financial Geni.com Livemocha OUTeverywhere TravBuddy.com Capazoo Goodreads LunarStorm Passportstamp Travellerspoint Care2 Gossipreport.com MEETin Pingsta tribe.net Classmates.com Grono.net Meetup.com Plaxo Trombi.com Cloob GamerDNA MiGente.com Playahead Tuenti.com College Tonight Habbo Mixi Playboy U Twitter CouchSurfing hi5 mobikade Plurk V Kontakte DeviantART Horseland MocoSpace ProfileHeaven Vampirefreaks DontStayIn Hospitality Club MOG quarterlife Vox

LinkedIn is where it’s at Online Profile (aka Resume) Search for people you know and invite them to be a connection View other people’s connections to see if you know others Give/get professional recommendations, visible to all users Connect to groups that share common interests Keep up with what’s going on with your connections

Online Profile (aka Resume)

Search for people you know and invite them to be a connection

View other people’s connections to see if you know others

Give/get professional recommendations, visible to all users

Connect to groups that share common interests

Keep up with what’s going on with your connections

The Power of LinkedIn Recruiters WILL find you Third party sites use LinkedIn (SimplyHired.com) Not as blatant as posting your resume on Monster.com

Recruiters WILL find you

Third party sites use LinkedIn (SimplyHired.com)

Not as blatant as posting your resume on Monster.com

NCUG is on LinkedIn and Facebook! LinkedIn NCUG group has 51 members, any member can start a discussion Facebook NCUG group started last month, up to 11 members

LinkedIn NCUG group has 51 members, any member can start a discussion

Facebook NCUG group started last month, up to 11 members

Questions?