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Some Business Rules for Social Media
The barriers you might want to erect in your social media meanderings
Do you invite Twitter “followers” to become friends on Facebook? Or, can you link up with LinkedIn business connections on Twitter? Of course, those links are possible – but do you really want to go there? In this article, Linda explores the barriers you might want to erect in your social media meanderings.
Conclusion
Download the free results from Jobvite to learn more about what that survey says about marketing yourself online. I've already learned that LinkedIn is the place to be if I want to be noticed by recruiters. But, to be fully using all social media networks to your advantage, you need to belong to at least three venues. Beyond that, and you might stretch yourself too thin.
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Linda Goin
Linda Goin carries an A.A. in graphic design, a B.F.A. in visual communications with a minor in business and marketing and an M.A. in American History with a minor in the Reformation. While the latter degree doesn't seem to fit with the first two educational experiences, Linda used her 25-year design expertise on archaeological digs and in the study of material culture. Now she uses her education and experiences in social media experiments.
Accolades for her work include fifteen first-place Colorado Press Association awards, numerous fine art and graphic design awards, and interviews about content development with The Wall St. Journal, Chicago Tribune, Psychology Today, and L.A. Times.