Social Media: “Is It For Me?”Hosted by: Studio CrossingsPresenter: Al Biedrzycki
IntroductionSocial Media Series:The 5 W’s of Social Media (July 12th)Social Media 411 (July 26th)The Social Media Workshop (August 9th)
How You’ll BenefitThe purpose of these seminars is to:Familiarize you with the latest social media tools.Help you determine which tools and strategies best fit your needs.Leave you with a foundationto create a effective social media strategy for your efforts.
What is Social Media?Online technology tools that enable people to communicate easily via the internet to share information and resources.Humans are inherently social creatures, so using social media effectively should come naturally to us, right?
The Human ElementMany struggle with two components of social media:TechnologyEtiquette Some people focus on these aspects so much that they lose sight of the social component, or the human element of social media.
Social Media at a Glance…Facebook: A Social Network
Twitter: A Micro-blog
LinkedIn: A Professional Social Network

Studio Crossings

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    Social Media: “IsIt For Me?”Hosted by: Studio CrossingsPresenter: Al Biedrzycki
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    IntroductionSocial Media Series:The5 W’s of Social Media (July 12th)Social Media 411 (July 26th)The Social Media Workshop (August 9th)
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    How You’ll BenefitThepurpose of these seminars is to:Familiarize you with the latest social media tools.Help you determine which tools and strategies best fit your needs.Leave you with a foundationto create a effective social media strategy for your efforts.
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    What is SocialMedia?Online technology tools that enable people to communicate easily via the internet to share information and resources.Humans are inherently social creatures, so using social media effectively should come naturally to us, right?
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    The Human ElementManystruggle with two components of social media:TechnologyEtiquette Some people focus on these aspects so much that they lose sight of the social component, or the human element of social media.
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    Social Media ata Glance…Facebook: A Social Network
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Editor's Notes

  • #3 The 5 W’s of Social Media (7/12)Understanding Social Media and taking the plungeThe 411 of Social Media (7/26)Learning the basics of each Social Media ToolThe Social Media Workshop (8/9)Hands on seminar with Social Media
  • #4 Humans are inherently social creatures—we communicate, live and work together.People struggle with two main components of social media:Technology is overwhelming (breadth and use) Etiquette is a mystery They focus on solving these problems so much that they begin to lose sight of the human element. Everyone has it.
  • #5 “Media for social interaction using highly accessible and scalable communication techniques.”Humans are inherently social creatures—we communicate, live and work together. Using social media effectively should come naturally to us, right?
  • #6 Humans are inherently social creatures—we communicate, live and work together.People struggle with two main components of social media:Technology is overwhelming (breadth and use) Etiquette is a mystery They focus on solving these problems so much that they begin to lose sight of the human element. Everyone has it.
  • #7 Facebook: A Social NetworkPersonal Networking & Business GrowthTwitter: A Micro-blogConversing for Personal & Business UseLinkedIn: A Professional Social NetworkPersonal, Professional NetworkingYoutube: A Video Sharing PlatformVideo Publishing for Personal and Business useFourSquare: An “LBSLocation Networking for Personal and Business Use
  • #8 Humans are inherently social creatures—we communicate, live and work together.People struggle with two main components of social media:Technology is overwhelming (breadth and use) Etiquette is a mystery They focus on solving these problems so much that they begin to lose sight of the human element. Everyone has it.