Whenever I give a workshop relating to social media, I often ask the following question when talking about social networks: “How many of you are currently on LinkedIn ?” then ask those same people: ” How many of you have ever actually received any value from being on LinkedIn”? This applies to all social media tools/applications. 8221; In most cases about 60% of the people in the room put up their hand.

This post is the third in a 4-part series on social media policies . In this part, we're looking at user agreements and moderation guidelines for an organization's official presence in social spaces like Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter. (Remember, Some example umbrellas... a LinkedIn group a Facebook group, cause or page a Twitter account a niche social network in your industry Why the distinction between unofficial and official? Remember, I'm not a lawyer. I'm just laying out what I've learned from smart people like Barbara Dunn from Howe &

Should my association have a social media policy? The true goal of every type of social media or web policy should be to make interacting on the social web easier, more comfortable, and safer for your stakeholders. Part 3 - Policies for official outposts (Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, other social spaces where you plant your flag) We'll explore the relevance of terms and disclaimers in these spaces, how you might define guidelines for interaction, and how you might set guidelines for employees who are managing these spaces. I get that question a lot. Short answer...yes.

for your reading pleasure here's a list of titles of social media books scheduled to be release 2009 – 2010. The Digital Handshake: Seven Proven Strategies to Grow Your Business Using Social Media by Paul Chaney - Sept 22,2009 2. The Social Media Bible: Tactics, Tools, and Strategies for Business Success by Lon Safko and David Brake - May 4, 2009 7. Ta da .. 1.

However it became crystal clear that although Diva Marketing celebrated its 5th blog-birthday my social media network is more global than local. What is happening in Atlanta social media marketing? Where are the Atlanta women in social media marketing? " A couple of weeks ago Mashable held a smashing mash in Atlanta for over 400 of its closest friends .. who signed up before the fire marshalls could call Stop!

Seems lately the more I talk to nonprofits about cause marketing the more I talk about social media and how the two are inseparable. Here’s my case for why social media and cause marketing go hand in hand. Social media teaches you cause marketing. Unfortunately, many aren’t quite sold that these two belong together. Social media is the only tool I use to follow trends in cause marketing.

Although you know I hate to fan your social media flames, here are the latest social media usage stats from the Pew Internet Project. Of these, 73% have Facebook accounts, 48% use MySpace, 14% use LinkedIn. Here’s more distracting SNS trivia … from Experion Hitwise, here’s the market share of various social media sites as of September. Some highlights: 46% of online American adults are social network site (SNS) users.

Twitter and Facebook and LinkedIn and YouTube are sites that are in the broad category of “social media.” Social media sites are sites that make it really easy for people to connect with other people. And social media sites often have made-up names or names with weird spelling like Plurk or Flickr . I was just on a call with fellow members of the Association for Healthcare Philanthropy folks when someone asked, “Does anyone here use Twitter or Facebook ?” It appeared I was the only one.

About three in ten (35%) adult internet users age 18 and older have a profile on a social networking site like MySpace, Facebook or LinkedIn. Another 6% have an account on LinkedIn, 2% have an account on Yahoo, and 1% each have accounts on YouTube and Classmates.com. In comparison, the median age of a MySpace user is 27, Facebook user is 26 and LinkedIn user is 40… Along with communicating extensively via untethered (wireless) mobile devices, Some new data about adults and digital social network use in the US and around the world: Adults are much less likely than teens to have a profile on a social network website.

Before my boss left for vacation last week he said to me: “At the retreat I want you to talk about how we can use social media for prospect research, fundraising and advocacy.” wasn’t surprised that he asked me to talk about social media. Also, we’ve been talking about it off and on for the past year and my boss knows I personally use Twitter , Facebook , LinkedIn (see A summer ritual here on the development team is planning for the next fiscal year, which begins October 1st. Part of that planning process involves a half-day retreat for directors at my