Social Media & SACNAS
Using Facebook and LinkedIn to Expand
your Online Community
Nancy Rocha, SACNAS Program [email protected]
Tanya Beat, SACNAS Program [email protected]
http://www.facebook.com/SACNAShttp://www.linkedin.com
Let’s take a closer look
You’re only getting wiser- Privacy Settings
- Who can contact you?
- Contact lists (What people see)
- www.facebook.com
- Think before posting
Finding your element1. Participate, engage and connect!2. Join Facebook Groups and Pages for
Networking
Examples:• Page• Group
Become a Fan!Join the SACNAS movement, help
us reach 2,000 fans by November 1!
www.facebook.com/SACNAS
Social Media & SACNAS
Using Facebook and LinkedIn to Expand
your Online Community
Wireless information:
User ID: SACNAS09Password: Nbvu8832
Social Media & SACNAS
Using Facebook and LinkedIn to Expand
your Online Community
Nancy Rocha, SACNAS Program [email protected]
Tanya Beat, SACNAS Program [email protected]
http://www.facebook.com/SACNAShttp://www.linkedin.com
• Started in 2003• Presently has over 48 million
members• The largest professional
network
LinkedIn.com
Creating Your Profile
• Want more information before you create a profile? http://learn.linkedin.com/profiles/
• Current Position and Past Positions• Education• Profile Photo• Summary “Introduction”
Accessing Contacts
• Webmail: access your personal or work addresses to learn who else is on LinkedIn
• “Add to Network” invitation• Accept invitations that you have
received• Create “Interested In” fields
Joining Groups
• Groups open your network to specific disciplines, geographic areas, or professional organizations
• Groups may “authorize” your request to join
• Create Groups for your organization• Groups send weekly updates and you
are allowed to post information to Group
Recommendations
• Ask for recommendations from your contacts
• Provide recommendations for others• Search for individuals with
recommendations
Questions?• LinkedIn.com Blog
• SACNAS – Advancing Hispanics/Chicanos & Native Americans in Science group site
• Social Networking for Minority ScientistsFriday, 8:00-9:30pm, Seminar Theater
Social Networking Sites Specific to Science
Labscout.com (life sciences, 50,000 professionals)http://www.labscout.com/help/about
Researchgate.net (150,000 scientists)https://www.researchgate.net/aboutus.AboutUs.html
Epernicus.com (research scientists)http://www.epernicus.com/about
Academia.edu (who’s researching what? non-science disciplines included)
http://www.academia.edu/about