A presentation of principles that can be used to help build networking missions infrastructures within the social media to leverage affinity based personal and corporate missions programming.

12. The Social Networks
(NOT an Exhaustive List)
Name Functions best Be prepared to… Notes
as…
Delicious/Stumble Bookmarking/ Site of Bookmark often, build networks Will connect
Upon Interest around affinities and make with FB and
connections. TW
Facebook Social network where Daily: Make a substantial post, Connects
heavy media and larger comment on 3-5 posts with most
posts are common (400 throughout the day and like 5-10 every SN and
characters or less). posts throughout the day. will share
your work
seamlessly
Formspring Socratic Social Daily: Ask 2 to 3 questions per Will connect
Network built on a day with FB and
network of people who Answer at least 3 generated TW – Good
ask and answer question, or as many as come in add on
questions from others. Substance is the key
here.
Foursquare Social Network built on Daily: Check in as you make your Best when
your location. way through the day and give a used in
short connecting statement about conjunction
what you are doing. with FB and
TW

13. The Social Networks
(NOT an Exhaustive List)
Name Functions best Be prepared to… Notes
as…
Good Reader Social Network build Daily: Check in and let folks Connects
around books and know what you think about the with FB and
reading book. Write reviews. Comment TW
on books that others are reading
Google+ A robust social network Merge your internet world to Connects
in the Google Space. Chrome and connect to Google with FB and
This SN includes video Plus. Setup a complete profile. TW but its
hangouts, circles of Daily engage in conversation and really
friends and many posts and regularly host and separate.
nuances that are attend hangouts. This has a large
particular to this SN. faction of international users.
LinkedIn A professional social Connect with those in your Connects
network industry and others, join groups with FB and
around your industry knowledge. TW
Daily post and add to the
conversation in your industry.
Use this as you would any other
career networking tool.

14. The Social Networks
(NOT an Exhaustive List)
Name Functions best Be prepared to… Notes
as…
Pinterest A social network built Connect to those in your affinity, Connects to
around affinities. post ideas and other knowledge FB and TW
pieces often. Comment and like
others posts, and tryout what
others have done and post your
individual experiences.
Talk Shoe/ Blog Talk A social network built No less tan one 30 minute Free version
Radio (Podcasting) around live and weekly show and a fair amount of exists but to
archived internet radio time spent listening, commenting really build a
broadcasts and being a part of other network will
broadcasts (3-5 a week cost $39.00 a
minimum) month.
Connects to
FB and TW

15. The Social Networks
(NOT an Exhaustive List)
Name Functions best Be prepared to… Notes
as…
Tumblr/Blogger Social Blogging Post daily. Comment on 5-10 Connects to
platforms designed to blogs a day. Like 5-10 blogs a FB and TW
connect to the Social day. Build a network quickly so
networks outside of a that your voice is heard. Guest
mainstream website blog in other places.
Twitter Agile social network Tweet 15-20 times a day. DO NOT
based on high Including Retweets (RT) and CONNECT
conversation volume, Mentions (@). Hashtags (#) and TO FB. FB
but low characters understanding how they work can go to TW
(140). and can be used for research is a but NOT the
key to success on Twitter. other
direction.

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