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Social Media for Individuals
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BENEFITS OF SOCIAL MEDIA FOR INDIVIDUALS
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Generate an income at Uni
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Raise your profile
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Gain a great job
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Stay and get connected
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Share news
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Compliment great customer service
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Gain faster response to poor customer service
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Stay ahead
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CHALLENGES OF SOCIAL MEDIA FOR INDIVIDUALS
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Over-sharing
Your name Date of birth
Home location
Your first school
Your mum’s name
Your friends
Your social networks
Favourite brands
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Webcam blackmail
You’re actively involved
•Dared to take risks•It’s taped and then sold or you pay for it
You’re passively involved
•Weak password, your laptop or phone is hacked•Your webcam is entertainment in another country
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Bullying
Comments about • Appearance (e.g. Hair colour or style, height)• Race• Religion• Nationality• Sexual orientation• Being jealous
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Bullying
• Don’t enter into conversation• Screengrab comments• Report• De-friend
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Tell the world when you are away?
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STAY SAFEgetsafeonline.org
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USE LINKEDIN TO FURTHER CAREERS
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3Ps of LinkedIn
PROFESSIONAL: It’s a workspace and
communications can be saved!
POLITE: Respond to enquiries,
even if it’s a ‘no’
PROUD: Share your
achievements
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Build your profile
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Build your network
50 CONNECT WITH CARE!
It’s not a Business Card competition
Connect with some
classmates
Treat LinkedIn the same way as you
would face to face networking
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Demonstrate expertise and skills
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Know the 3Is
INVITATIONS can be sent to
anyone you know
INTRODUCTIONS can be sent through one of your connections to a 2nd or 3rd LinkedIn member
INMAILS are private messages that allow you to contact any LinkedIn member
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Use the templates
• There are templates to make connections, get introduced, manage groups, send congratulations
• Personalise all templates• Change the subject headings as well as the content• No spell check in LinkedIn – Use WORD to prepare
your content
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Other ways to use LinkedIn
Check out people you are going to meet
Make recommendatio
ns
Professional networking
Identify target placement companies
and follow them
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Thank you!