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Slides from presentation to the University of East Anglia (UEA) Graduates Network on using Social media for career development, delivered at the Dog House, Norwich on Tuesday 22nd February 2011.
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Social Media Workshop
Kate Elliott
About me
Norfolk gal
2:1 BSc (Hons) Equine Science
Hartpury College
What is Social Media?
Web 2.0 A category of websites that is based on user participation and user-generated content
Share, discuss, recommend, word of mouth, communicate, exchange
www.facebook.comwww.blogger.comwww.youtube.comwww.twitter.com
www.linkedin.com
Why should I care about using social media?
• “Twitter now growing at a staggering 1,382%” Source - Mashable.com • “Facebook now has over 500 million active users; more than 250 million of which visit the site at least once a day” - Facebook.com
•It’s FREE!!!
Reasons for joining social networking sites
How to Use Social Media for Career Development
• Online CV • Public – take care! • Personal branding - blog• Find a mentor• Host/attend a tweet-up• Be honest and true to yourself
Useful Links
• www.mashable.com - Social media news• www.ping.fm - Great tool to update several social media networks at once• www.bbc.co.uk/click - The BBC’s technology website• www.thenextgreatgeneration.com/ - Blog site that welcomes “young” contributors
Kate ElliottMarketing Director
Active Marketing & Design Ltd5 Progress HousePlantation ParkBlofieldNorwichNR13 4PL
Tel: 01603 [email protected]
Twitter ID: activemdkateFacebook/Linked In: Kate Elliott
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