Comments on: Social Media and the Media http://www.millerlittlejohnmedia.com/2008/12/19/social-media-and-the-media/ Personal Branding | PR Tips | Freelance PR Resources | Social Media Tips Webinars Workshops Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:14:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Amanda Miller Littlejohn http://www.millerlittlejohnmedia.com/2008/12/19/social-media-and-the-media/comment-page-1/#comment-34 Amanda Miller Littlejohn Sat, 20 Dec 2008 20:59:47 +0000 http://millerlittlejohnmedia.com/2008/12/19/social-media-and-the-media/#comment-34 I love LinkedIN! And there's so much more to it than "connections". For example if you join groups, you can post discussions about topics of your choosing, and/or you can answer questions posted by people who want to know about your specialty. All about positioning. You can find people who need your expertise and showcase your expertise all at the same time. Brand building fa sho! There's a Facebook status update/twitter-esque function where you can post "what you're working on" instead of "what you're doing" like on FB and Twitter. Same function and same utility. People can see what you're working on, i.e, "the launch of a new tech blog--stay tuned!" and get intrigued by your projects and want to check back. But on another note, you can make your connections invisible so that your connections can can see how many contacts you have, but not who those contacts are. This makes it impossible for people to steal your contact list and use it for their own outreach. This is particularly useful for PR people whose livelihoods thrive on who they know that you don't know. I love LinkedIN! And there’s so much more to it than “connections”. For example if you join groups, you can post discussions about topics of your choosing, and/or you can answer questions posted by people who want to know about your specialty. All about positioning. You can find people who need your expertise and showcase your expertise all at the same time. Brand building fa sho!

There’s a Facebook status update/twitter-esque function where you can post “what you’re working on” instead of “what you’re doing” like on FB and Twitter. Same function and same utility. People can see what you’re working on, i.e, “the launch of a new tech blog–stay tuned!” and get intrigued by your projects and want to check back.

But on another note, you can make your connections invisible so that your connections can can see how many contacts you have, but not who those contacts are. This makes it impossible for people to steal your contact list and use it for their own outreach.

This is particularly useful for PR people whose livelihoods thrive on who they know that you don’t know.

]]> By: Amadi http://www.millerlittlejohnmedia.com/2008/12/19/social-media-and-the-media/comment-page-1/#comment-33 Amadi Sat, 20 Dec 2008 20:41:53 +0000 http://millerlittlejohnmedia.com/2008/12/19/social-media-and-the-media/#comment-33 I never liked LinkedIN, maybe because I don't like networking. Or maybe because a recruiter added me just to get to my former colleagues. I never liked LinkedIN, maybe because I don’t like networking. Or maybe because a recruiter added me just to get to my former colleagues.

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