Which Internet Social Groups do you participate in?

Which Internet Social Groups do you participate in?


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RoxaneB

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#21
I was reading an article today on personal branding and there was a healthy section devoted to maintaining a social media presence. It also advocated that you show a "balance" of yourself. Consider TED Talks...many of the speakers provide a personal story, the pathos that draws the audience in and sets the stage for understanding the overall intent of the 18 or so minutes of a message.

Focusing on Twitter, the article I read - okay, my boss shared it with me by passing along her iPad and saying "Read this!" - from 'More' magazine stated that 80% of your tweets should be professional and 20% personal. It supports the belief that showing some emotional aspects of your, some vulnerability, will validate your status in the professional world...and shows there is more to you than your work - in other words, you're a well-rounded individual.
 
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Wes Bucey

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#22
Of course, Tom Peters was the popularizer of "personal branding." This brief (half page) pdf capsulizes his concept. (linked rather than copied because of copyright consideration)

Makes me wonder how others would characterize MY personal brand.
 
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PaulJSmith

#23
Makes me wonder how others would characterize MY personal brand.
As always, that depends on who's doing the characterization, Wes. Regardless of who you are or what you do, there will always be both supporters and detractors. I've experienced this quite a bit as a professional musician over the last 30+ years, as I'm sure many of us have in various professional endeavors.

The "balance" advice is always good, though ... in all things.
 

Wes Bucey

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#24
As always, that depends on who's doing the characterization, Wes. Regardless of who you are or what you do, there will always be both supporters and detractors. I've experienced this quite a bit as a professional musician over the last 30+ years, as I'm sure many of us have in various professional endeavors.

The "balance" advice is always good, though ... in all things.
It's been 50 years since I held a current Musician's Union card (mine was signed by Jimmy Petrillo; my first paid gig was substitute trombone player for West Side Story at the Erlanger Theater in Chicago - two whole nights.)
 
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Julie O

#25
Makes me wonder how others would characterize MY personal brand.
I think that often the most accurate and useful characterizations are neither positive or negative. I don't have a lot of experience here, but I would easily characterize you, first and foremost, as a participator, rather than a lurker. I doubt that either your detractors or supporters would disagree with this characterization.:D
 

hogheavenfarm

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#26
Just as an added note - While Linked In has its focus, This forum is quite different. Since most people on this forum are quality 'specialists', one can ask questions without fear of any repercussions.
This is NOT true on Linked-In where your boss, your direct reports, your customers, and your competitors all get notified when you reply to someones question or ask one yourself. There are many things that I would ask here that I would not dare mention on Linked In.
 
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msec0990

#27
Since the situation is different now, I'm re-examining LinkedIn as a possibility but I'm really on the fence about it. Can anyone provide something positive about it? I don't mean in comparison to the Cove of course, but well ... as a "B" selection when "A" is gone. Everything else I'm aware of is a distant "C" or worse in my view.

Frankly, the privacy thing freaks me out, probably more than it should.

Awaiting any suggestions.

(Name Redacted) Sorry, I thought that was funny :lol:
 

hogheavenfarm

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#28
Linked In does allow you to be seen as 'anonymous', so that is one possibility. I also know people who use an avatar on LI without any problem, although it is officially frowned upon.
 
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MIREGMGR

#29
I need to look at what's possible identity-wise on LinkedIn.

I use a pseudonym here because I could not answer regulatory questions as an implied representative of my employer without being subject to third party regulatory-legal review; marketing oversight; and legal review in regard to our many NDAs. Those are all entirely reasonable business constraints in my view. So, I need to be pseudonymous to be here at all.
 

BradM

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#30
Linked In does allow you to be seen as 'anonymous', so that is one possibility. I also know people who use an avatar on LI without any problem, although it is officially frowned upon.
I need to look at what's possible identity-wise on LinkedIn.

I use a pseudonym here because I could not answer regulatory questions as an implied representative of my employer without being subject to third party regulatory-legal review; marketing oversight; and legal review in regard to our many NDAs. Those are all entirely reasonable business constraints in my view. So, I need to be pseudonymous to be here at all.
I sure you hope you figure something out. You are such a valuable asset to the quality community.
 
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