The document discusses how to effectively use Slideshare as a social media tool to build quality networks through contribution and participation. It provides tips on completing your profile, following relevant users, contributing comments and links on uploads, and participating by reflecting on comments and sharing relevant content. The goal is to develop a network through Slideshare that filters connections based on content quality and engagement over time.

1. Slideshare as a Social Media Tool How to build quality networks, contribution and participation. Walter Adamson # @g2m Certified Social Media Consultant [email_address] Presented as part of Social Media Tools Week, November 2009 # Disclaimer: Walter Adamson is not associated with Slideshare.

2. Contents How to build your network Network Contribution Participation Housekeeping Profile Social Links Linkedin Facebook Search & RSS

3. NCP Model used by Social Media Academy Network Development of your network Purpose, quality and size Contribution Who is contributing and how often Participation Measures how others reflect on your network Trends over time

4. My motivation Slideshare great source of quality material Networking features under-used , from my observations High potential for quality connections Filter connections through content quality

5. Slideshare stats A viral content sharing platform Thousands of presentations linked to, blogged about, and tweeted about each day 70% of traffic from search 1.5m users 30,000 uploads weekly Twitter search

6. Network Start at the start You have messages! Complete your profile People you follow Started following someone People started following you Dianova thiruvelan Others visited your profile

7. Your followers not sheep Check them out: They’ve made a choice How related? How active? Who do they follow? Decide to follow or not

8. Snap! Features Follows and Followers Building your network 1.5m users 30,000 uploads weekly 1 2 4 3 We work with IBM, SaaS, and social media and have an office in New Zealand. 5

9. Latest followers Can “Follow everyone” Not recommended RSS Drill down using your selection criteria Follow the followers

10. Presentations: Communities Near Field Communications Mobile Futures Social Media Follow Likely future interaction Relevant

11. Here’s another example The selection criteria do work Check Chris Sparshott followers Latest from people he follows Aha! Adam Christensen “ Social Media at IBM ” Laurel Papworth favorited LP local social media star This validates Adam Christensen as a valuable network member Network trail validates itself

12. NCP Contribution Comment in the usual way Add social links Subscribe to follow up Creates participation

13. NCP Participation - 1 Reflecting on comments Links to other sources Building network quality http://www.slideshare.net/helgetenno

14. NCP Participation – 2 Best practice tip David Armano Ask for help in preparing Gain participation Better quality output http://slideshare.net/darmano

15. Housekeeping Profile Profile – is it complete? Add social connector Consistent with other profiles Which social links to auto?

16. Housekeeping Social Links Profile – is it complete? Social Links – which do you want to activate? Twitter Facebook Linkedin

17. Housekeeping Linkedin Latest presentations from your connections

18. Housekeeping Facebook Latest presentations from your friends AND your friends’ favourites

19. Housekeeping Search and RSS Search is OK No RSS from Search but from Latest Feed RSS Latest into Reader (Filter on keywords – Yahoo Pipes)

20. Conclusion Great tool for networking Quality Contribution Participation Great source of quality work Flow from RSS Followings, friends and connections http://slideshare.net/adamson Blog post set up for discussion: http://walteradamson.com