2. “websites and applications that enable
users to create and share content or
to participate in social networking”
Oxford University Press, 2013
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Social media
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Definition source: OUP, 2013, ‘social media’, available online: http://oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/social-mediaPhoto Credit: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/93212162@N08/8539048913/">mkhmarketing</a> via <a href="http://compfight.com">Compfight</a> <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/">cc</a>
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LinkedIn example (from ‘Building Online Employability’ – but adapted for academics)
LinkedIn example (from ‘Building Online Employability’ – but adapted for academics)
LinkedIn example (from ‘Building Online Employability’ – but adapted for academics)
LinkedIn example (from ‘Building Online Employability’ – but adapted for academics)
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LinkedIn example (from ‘Building Online Employability’ – but adapted for academics)
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LinkedIn example (from ‘Building Online Employability’ – but adapted for academics)
There are so many choices to make and it can seem that the time needed to invest in building a network doesn’t generate the returns on that investment. However, there are tangible benefits.EXAMPLE from own experienceImage source: http://xkcd.com/918/
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LinkedIn example (from ‘Building Online Employability’ – but adapted for academics)
Edudemic, 2013, ‘Be good at social media without trying’,http://www.edudemic.com/2013/02/the-busy-persons-guide-to-social-media/Photo Credit: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/47130629@N04/5653817859/">khalid Albaih</a> via <a href="http://compfight.com">Compfight</a> <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/">cc</a>
Edudemic, 2013, ‘Be good at social media without trying’,http://www.edudemic.com/2013/02/the-busy-persons-guide-to-social-media/Photo Credit: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/47130629@N04/5653817859/">khalid Albaih</a> via <a href="http://compfight.com">Compfight</a> <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/">cc</a>
Edudemic, 2013, ‘Be good at social media without trying’,http://www.edudemic.com/2013/02/the-busy-persons-guide-to-social-media/Photo Credit: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/47130629@N04/5653817859/">khalid Albaih</a> via <a href="http://compfight.com">Compfight</a> <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/">cc</a>
Edudemic, 2013, ‘Be good at social media without trying’,http://www.edudemic.com/2013/02/the-busy-persons-guide-to-social-media/Photo Credit: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/47130629@N04/5653817859/">khalid Albaih</a> via <a href="http://compfight.com">Compfight</a> <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/">cc</a>
Edudemic, 2013, ‘Be good at social media without trying’,http://www.edudemic.com/2013/02/the-busy-persons-guide-to-social-media/Photo Credit: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/47130629@N04/5653817859/">khalid Albaih</a> via <a href="http://compfight.com">Compfight</a> <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/">cc</a>
LinkedIn example (from ‘Building Online Employability’ – but adapted for academics)
CreatingExample from Graeme Anthony about creativity with social media being used to support career building – but this could equally apply to academics building their profiles online, for outreach work, for disseminating the outputs of research, for networking or creating engaging content for students.
LinkedIn example (from ‘Building Online Employability’ – but adapted for academics)
There are so many choices to make and it can seem that the time needed to invest in building a network doesn’t generate the returns on that investment. However, there are tangible benefits.EXAMPLE from own experienceImage source: http://xkcd.com/918/
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Have a chat to someone who’s already using Social Media – get them to talk you through their approachPick one tool and give yourself the next month to get to grips with it properlyMake a list of the tools you’ve already got to create media – start with your mobile phone – explore how you could use themShare something online – a blog post, a link, an image, a videoUse the 7 Cs as a way to audit your current use of Social Media – review it in a month’s timePhoto Credit: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/42035325@N00/7334456542/">albyantoniazzi</a> via <a href="http://compfight.com">Compfight</a> <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/">cc</a>
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