Wedensday’s 2Tips

1.  Weigh in your vote…

What is the biggest barrier to integrating social media into your business?

2.  Social Media – the Basics

Here’s a great blog on social media basics: Altitude…brand identification through social media.

CCS  join me on a networking group on LinkedIn…

Tuesday’s 2Tips

1.  “Tweet Deck”

n. a powerful dashboard for Twitter and more.  Check it out!

2.  Start Writing Your Company’s Social Media Policies

Get your head out of the social sand! You already need social media policies in place at your company.  Here’s why.

CCS  follow me on Twitter!

Monday’s 2Tips

1.  Twitter and beyond!

Can you believe that Twitter had 8 million unique visitors in Feb 09 and 14 million in Mar 09? Here’s a great article on Twitter from a blog I follow called, Gray Matter Minute.  Enjoy!

2.  The Micro-Blogging Vortex

Beware of falling into the rut of only reading Tweets and not bothering with blogs.  They may be wordier, but content is king when it comes to education and education is paramount when it comes to increasing your value in the marketplace.  Just a little plug for us Bloggers (some of us actually know what we’re talking about!).
CCS  see my other blogs…

Friday’s 2Tips

1.  Go Go Mozilla!

Ok, that’s a weird title.  But if you don’t use Mozilla’s Firefox as your internet browser, you’re missing out on a ton of social-networking shortcuts, or ‘add-ons‘ that can speed up your time on the web.

When I’m using Twitter, my favorite add-on is “TinyURL”  I can go to any web page on the net, shrink the URL and paste it into my Tweet and save on characters.  My other fave is the RSS add-on.  Check it out!

2.  Firefox vs. IE

You may assume that the only way to the web is through that blue, round “E” on your computer. You may not even realize you have a choice!  Well, you do.  Click your “E” go to the web, and google “Mozilla Firefox” and see what you’re missing!

CCS  see my other stuff…

Thursday’s 2Tips

1.  Link Yourself to a Job

Checkout this article on the LinkedIn Blog on how to leverage your LinkedIn connection to land a job:  http://tinyurl.com/dbj484 .   While you’re there, subscribe to their feed and link to all their great advice!

2.  Six Degrees

Hopefully, this is not the temperature where you live!  But the phrase, ‘six degrees of separation‘ is a theory known around the globe as a reminder that we are all in the same boat.  I advise that you snoop around your LinkedIn connections daily to see who they’re connecting to.  Peek at their profiles – they may be someone you need to know!  If so, ask your connection for an introduction…it could catapult you into your next job!

CCS  visit me in other cyber space venues…

Wednesday’s 2Tips

1.  The Power of Twitter Links

Here’s a great article on sharing links in Twitter:  http://tinyurl.com/58dclx  Author Jennifer Laycock says, “The true value in your blog traffic is in the visitors who add to the conversation and who engage with you to share their own thoughts, ideas and feedback. This concept is at the very heart of social media.”

2.  Don’t Just Link…Tweet!

As we try to get our head around the Twitter concept, some think it’s all about networking or marketing their stuff.  It’s not.  Tweet it the new word for Talk – converse with those who follow you for good ol’ fashioned breeze shooting!

CCS – visit my website…

Monday’s 2Tips

1.  Link to a New Job

Did you know you can get the inside scoop on jobs within your career field through LinkedIn Simply/Hired?  Click on the “Jobs” link at the top of the page (next to “People”) to see who’s hiring. You can also see who is LinkedIn at that company before you apply and chat to see what it’s like in the inside.

2.  Showcase Your Blog

Blog Link is a LinkedIn Application that publishes your blog on your profile for all your connections to read everytime the are ‘linked-in.’  Go to ‘Applications’ on your left navigation bar, choose the application, follow the instructions to load your blog and you’re “viral marketing” your blog!
CCS – see what else I’m writing…