The ways we network have changed in the age of Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. Get an insight into how you can utilize social media and other digital tools to create a strong professional and personal network. Don’t be left in the Dark Ages!
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4. “Networking in the 21st Century
is all about understanding who
your networking with and the
mediums they prefer.” – Josh Murdock
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6. 1. Find a Person’s Preferred
Communication Channel
2. Say Just Enough
3. Don’t Expect a Response
4. Clarify Early
5. What You Want is Not the
Point
6. Be Open Without Needing
7. Give Space
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8. “Social Media provides the
opportunity to connect
yourself to content and
people in an amazing way”
– Josh Murdock
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13. How can I utilize technology
and social media to connect
with others?
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15. Facebook Pages vs. Groups
”We don’t have to be friends to connect”
Pages – act as a brand Groups – act as a person
16. “The qualities that
make Twitter seem
insane and half-baked
are what makes it so
powerful.”
- Jonathan Zittrain
–Harvard Law Professor & Internet Expert
17. 5 Reasons to Use Twitter
1. Personal Connections
2. Keeping up with the News
3. Networking
4. Advice
5. Marketing
18. Twitter Chats & Hashtags #
AFC Convention
Hashtag
#AFC11
Follow Along, Get
Information, Meet
New People & Win
Prizes
29. Top 10 QR Code Generators:
http://freenuts.com/top-10-free-online-qr-code-generators/
Types of Codes:
URL (web links)
Email
Phone Number
Text
Contact Info
Google Maps
App Store
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32. Social Bookmarking
You can access your bookmarks everywhere
you go
You can share your bookmarks with others
You can organize by stacks and tags
You can subscribe to favorite users
You can search and explore
http://www.delicious.com/professorjosh
35. Don’t worry! Lots of
links & additional
information at the end
Brain Overload?
36. Facebook www.facebook.com
• Mashable’s The Facebook Guide Book
http://mashable.com/guidebook/facebook/
• Facebook Privacy: 10 Settings Every User Needs to Know
http://mashable.com/2011/02/07/facebook-privacy-guide/
• How to protect your Facebook Timeline privacy - http://cnet.co/n4aL73
• Facebook Privacy Help Topic http://www.facebook.com/help/privacy
• Facebook Pages vs. Groups http://mashable.com/2009/05/27/facebook-
page-vs-group/
• Professor Josh http://facebook.com/professorjosh
• Personal http://facebook.com/joshmurdock
Twitter www.twitter.com
• Mashable’s The Twitter Guide Book http://mashable.com/guidebook/twitter/
• What’s a Twitter Chat?
http://professorjosh.wordpress.com/2011/04/18/whats-a-twitter-chat/
• How to Run a Successful Twitter Chat
http://mashable.com/2009/12/08/twitter-chat/
• AFC Twitter http://twitter.com/myafchome
• Professor Josh http://twitter.com/professorjosh
37. Delicious www.delicious.com
• Delicious Help http://www.delicious.com/help
• 7 Things You Should Know About Social Bookmarking
http://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ELI7001.pdf
• Social Bookmarking in Plain English http://www.commoncraft.com/video/social-
bookmarking
• Professor Josh http://delicious.com/professorjosh
Blogs www.wordpress.com
• Wordpress.com Support http://en.support.wordpress.com/
• 19 Reasons You Should Blog http://thefuturebuzz.com/2009/05/10/reasons-
you-should-blog-and-not-just-tweet/
• Professor Josh http://professorjosh.com
Various Social Media Tools
• Hootsuite: http://hootsuite.com/ (Social Media Dashboard, great for multiple accounts)
• Google+: https://plus.google.com/ (Latest Social Networking via Google)
• YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/ (who doesn’t know about this?)
• LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/ (resume, jobs, professional network)
• Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/ (photo sharing & exploring galore)
• The Shy Connector: http://bit.ly/shyconnector