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Accountants — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 15:41:41 -0000

That is a lot of accounts to sign up to and a lot of personal information that you would be handing out.

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youtube downloader — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 06:27:02 -0000

Start at your own pace, and go as slowly as you need to for you to feel comfortable getting to understand all these services, but here is a list of applications and networks that I think you might consider joining and developing into your online reputation and presence platform:

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alexfxtrader — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 01:03:24 -0000

Thank you for a great input. I do have 3 sites/blogs and they all on a different topics. What would you suggest for Twitter or Linkedin, should I have a separate account per each topic? Is it the way to go?

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Paid Survey Sites — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 16:59:53 -0000

Thanks for the social media tips. I definitely need a skitch account, screen capturing is a great idea.

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Thomas Ho — Sat, 24 May 2008 16:39:02 -0000

Here's my 'contribution' to the emerging pool of resources on 'creating an online identity'

http://squidoo.com/onlineid...

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free image hosting — Fri, 23 May 2008 11:18:51 -0000

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Mark-Salinas-MN — Fri, 02 May 2008 17:36:04 -0000

Great post! Loads of information!

Mark Salinas, MN

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Abby — Fri, 02 May 2008 17:02:56 -0000

This is a great article. I found you via your post on the Liz Stewart website. Good suggestions!

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Leif Hansen — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 18:26:34 -0000

Great primer Chris, and very confirming for me as they are the same apps/services I'd suggest. Each time I was thinking, "Oh, but he forgot..." I'd find it in the update, etc ;)

One other suggestion:
Skype as the currently most popular VOIP, it's a great way to reach out and touch a global community (though I do love Gizmo too).

Oh, and live/interactive video sites (which I've noticed you don't seem to blog a lot about much) are going to become increasingly popular social media (livevideo.com, live.yahoo.com, ustream.tv, justin.tv)to be aware of. Eyejot.com (video mail) though not live, is also a very cool social media genre that I'm suspecting is going to boom in popularity as people become more comfortable with video presence.

Cheers,
Leif Hansen

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Lara Kretler — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 16:38:04 -0000

Awesome list and great comments. One I'll add -- possibly bonus round but I think it's okay as a basic too. Find an online social networking community just for you and people in your field or with your interests. Ning.com has a ton and it's a great way to start networking and connecting with others who are like you or share common ground.

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ernohannink — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 08:47:26 -0000

The starting point depends a lot on how much you already are into internet and social media. I meet a lot of small business owners or self employed and they seem to get scared if you mention so many options.
For business (in Europe) I advice to start with 3 services, really start.
1. LinkedIn, 2. Xing and 3. Plaxo Pulse
Once they have goten used to these services and connected to more than 100 people in each service, then you are ready to move on.

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ilovecash — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 05:57:00 -0000

wow, hey, thanks for the list! :-D this helps a lot

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iminlalaland — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 03:49:42 -0000

Interesting piece of work. It would be nice if we can exchange links. Please let me know if it is ok.

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Jared Goralnick — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 21:18:01 -0000

Really great list you've put together here, Chris.

Another tool I'd add to the list is getting a Gravatar. A lot of the sites where I comment will display my picture if I have signed up for a Gravatar--which is essentially just a picture that's associated with my email address in a comment. I think this avatar helps to both further my brand and allows me to stand out more in the comments sections. For the 60 seconds it takes, I've found it to be of great value!

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Benson — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 19:02:19 -0000

Hey Chris,

This is a great topic! A lot of good ideas bouncing around here.

I don't know if I missed it, but I'd include something like Feeddemon/Newsgator or another offline/online combo. Since I'm not online all the time (travel, in meetings, fiancee threatens to break off the engagement if I don't get off the computer, etc) I can use it to catch up on the basics of the blogs I'm reading.

As for the center of my online presence, I agree that, at least for me, it's my blog - since you can use it to update your YouTube updates and netcasts quickly, getting it out via a separate RSS.

A good place to go for your avatar pic is something like Meez.com for cute animated avatars, if you don't want to start off with a picture.

Fot the bonus round, I'd include Yahoo groups, even though they are feeling a little dated.

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James Clark — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 18:38:13 -0000

Chris, as Susan suggested in her comment and in my experience one thing I find to be extremely helpful for people starting in social media is signing up for connecting through LinkedIN.

Reason: In LinkedIn, you find and connect with people you actually know and have had personal relationships via school, previous employers or clients.

There are a ton of studies and reports out that state most people watch videos because someone they knew sent it to them and they trust product recommendations from friends and family more than A-list bloggers.

In addition, the social web is far more interesting when you are following and communicating with people you already know.

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Alexa Robichaud — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 17:39:45 -0000

Thanks Chris! Very informative and concise.

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Aronado — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 14:47:40 -0000

hola! Chris...

Thanks so much, this is good stuff!

I'd love to see your perspective on etiquette or best practices for meeting good people and sharing information with them as you are just getting started. For instance, if someone is just getting started on Twitter (and doesn't know many people), whats the best approach for getting to know people and getting connected to the right people. Obviously, Twitter works best when people have actually met in person or on a more intimate level I think.

But, I think a really cool post for "beginners" might be kinda of like "Let's get Digital", a. start blog, b. become active on Facebook, c. become active in other blogs etc etc.

Cheers!

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Darren Daz Cox — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 10:08:48 -0000

Flickr is also a good networking site for artists!

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Scot Duke — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 09:50:36 -0000

Chris,

Good stuff. I got all of it covered. Thanks for outlining the process and providing a check list for SM. The one app that I feel is the most important to anyone getting into providing Social Media must consider is the need to be on LinkedIn. Until there is a better business networking site that harbors business professionals LinkedIn probably is a must. Humm, that gives me an idea. Thanks for triggering a thought of something IBGS can produce. See you in Chicago.

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Connie Crosby — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 09:10:16 -0000

LinkedIn and Google Reader are excellent additions. I was asked in an interview yesterday if my colleagues (law librarians) should all have blogs. I said that blogs were a big commitment, not suitable for everyone, but law librarians should have some sort of web presence. My colleagues tend to gravitate to Facebook, but that is not open to the web for anyone searching for them. For those wanting to simply put up a professional bio page, LinkedIn is perfect as a basic first step.

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funDiva Christy Hoffman — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 09:06:05 -0000

I wholeheartedly agree with Michael fitzGerald, things will come and go but you can always find me thru my primary domains. Which I love because I can direct them to whatever happens to be of interest. So I would start people with an online identity, if you don't own your name as a domain and it's still available, get it now! Or create a memorable nickname and brand yourself, or both.

For the bonus round, I've had success connecting with local groups thru http://meetup.com (it's networking not dating!) And specialty sites and forums are great depending on your hobbies, media - http://www.gurulib.com/, travel - http://www.virtualtourist.com/ There are tons in every category imaginable. I would say that I personally have had better luck participating in one forum a lot rather than several forums a little and really consider the people there true friends, though we have never met face-to-face.

Hmmm, I just thought of something, if it works I'll BRB

sorry Chris for rambling, you just ask such great provocative questions!

:) @funDivaChristy

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Luke — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 08:32:41 -0000

The Basics list is a bit long. Of course, that is the minimum that should be covered in the first weeks, but a Google account should be set apart as first-day. Start finding and subscribing to blogs and other feeds that are interesting to you. Then later the first day, set-up a blog and post a little about yourself.

This gives you somewhere to point people as you start to comment, and as you set-up other accounts.

Blogger is not as pretty or cool as Wordpress, but is a good place to start because it is easier to focus on content. A lot of people get stuck trying to make their site pretty, and forget to tell everyone who they are and what they are interested in.

Also do not use a domain and title you like for your first blog. You will want to start over in a few months anyway. :)

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Niamh Kiernan — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 08:08:18 -0000

Well it is always good to go on Twitter and catch up with you. I have been racking my brains and checking post it notes and every where I could think of to find the name of the drawing program. I had it in my mind as svetch. I rifled through your blog trying to find it and even had a mad moment where I thought I would write to you. And now you mention it SKITCH.

Thank you.

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Kristen Forbriger — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 08:05:39 -0000

I've been thinking about sharing my path into social media since I've had many friends and colleagues asking where to start. I'll definitely be sharing this post.

I think tumblr was critical for me, since I really needed some kind of "landing page" until I could get my blog up and running. You'll here people on twitter say they won't follow someone if they don't have a web address listed. It's as if you don't exist (although I don't necessarily agree with this logic).

Maybe this is what you refer to as a “scratch blog”?? If a blog on wordpress/blogger seems to daunting to someone, they should consider tumblr or something of the like. It’s easy, and gives you another dimension in online presence.