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HOW TO: Use Your Social Media Skills to Earn Extra Money
Alexis Grant is a journalist and social media strategist. She tweets as @alexisgrant and recently launched an e-guide, How to Build a Part-Time Social Media Business . Inside the social media bubble, it seems like everyone knows how to use Twitter , Facebook and Google+ . But the truth is, while most businesses and organizations realize they would benefit from having an online community, many don’t know how to grow one or lack the time to do it. If you’re awesome with online tools, this is a huge opportunity. Whether you already have a job and want to earn some cash on the side, or need a stop-gap income while you look for the right position, this demand for social media help can work in your favor — if you’re bold enough to step up to the plate.
Dan Schawbel is the bestselling author of Me 2.0: Build a Powerful Brand to Achieve Career Success (Kaplan, April 09), and owner of the award winning Personal Branding Blog . Follow him on Twitter @DanSchawbel . Today, Twitter has roughly 6 million users and is projected to grow to 18.1 million users by 2010 . With all those people, the chances for networking are endless and connecting with new people can lead to career opportunities, so it is essential that your personal brand exists on the service. Last month we showed you a step-by-step process for building your personal brand on Facebook , and today we’re going to show you how to do the same thing on Twitter.
HOW TO: Build Your Personal Brand on Twitter
How To Create Your Own Twitter Background » SitePoint
Jennifer Farley joins the SitePoint blogging team today, and will be posting tips and tutorials on graphic design, typography, layout and more. If you’re looking to enter the current SitePoint Twitter Background competition , or one of the other Twitter background contests on 99designs, then this post is a great place to start! You can add your branding or personal style to Twitter by creating your own background.
Following recent reports of a substantial drop in Facebook users—about 6 million people in the U.S. have supposedly quit the site— comScore’s latest findings prove that social networking is, in fact, more popular than ever. According to the Web analytics firm, over the past five years, the amount of time that people spend on social networks has doubled. In 2007, social networking represented about 1 out of every 12 minutes spent online. Now, that’s risen to 1 out of every 6 minutes. How’s that for time well spent?
Latest ComScore Numbers Find One Out of Every Six Minutes Online Spent Using Social Media | Adweek
5 Elements of a Successful Facebook Fan Page
Samir Balwani is an emerging technology strategist at Morpheus Media , a firm specializing in Social Marketing, SEM, and SEO. You can follow him on Twitter @leftthebox and get his newsletter . For many companies a Facebook fan page is an integral part of their social media campaign. But, what elements help fan pages build up large followings and what can brands do to emulate the success of others? I’ve put together a list of specific elements that I believe have helped create fan pages with large, engaged, followings.
9 Lessons From Successful Brands on Twitter
Dave Kerpen is the CEO of Likeable , a social media agency that has worked with more than 200 leading brands including 1-800Flowers.com, Verizon and Neutrogena. He is author of Likeable Social Media . Brands are beginning to establish best practices for communicating with their customers and prospects on Facebook . But many of those same brands with large Facebook fan bases have smaller Twitter followings or none at all.
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We’ve given you Twitter , perhaps the most talked about social media site of the moment. Although Twitter is arguably perceived as being more about socialising than professional networking, it is still a hugely valuable tool for businesses, professionals-and job seekers. Here are 10 tips for using Twitter to get a job.
10 Hot Twitter Tips to Find Your New Job | The Undercover Recruiter
30+ Upcoming Social Media & Tech Events
Every week, Mashable puts together a calendar of upcoming social media and web events, parties and conferences. June 5-9, 2011, San Francisco, CA : The 2011 Semantic Technology Conference (SemTech) is the world’s largest educational conference for the community of executives, technologists, researchers, investors and customers who are involved with semantic technologies. The SemTech conference draws together more than 1,000 forward-thinking technology and business leaders from around the world, representing the entire marketplace of vendors, developers, researchers, start-ups, investors and customers. SemTech 2011 features five days of presentations, panels, tutorials, announcements, new company/product launches, and conversations.50 New Digital Media Resources You May Have Missed
Mashable ‘s back this week with another whopping list of tools and resources for your digital life. This week we have stories about how to make a 3D video using YouTube, a look back at the history of WordPress and some great May roundups like the most shared stories on Mashable and the top 20 most shared ads. This week Mashable staffers got their hands dirty with Nike’s SportWatch GPS, the Logitech Alert Security System, Altec Lansing Orbit USB Stereo wireless speakers, Logitech’s HD Pro Webcam C910, and the GoFlex Satellite. 15 Fabulous Free Wallpapers for Your iPad [PICS]