Transcript How to be a Good Web 2.0 Citizen

How to be a Good Web 2.0
Citizen
10 Tricks & Tips to
Improve Your
Social
Networking
By Jennifer L. Bowie
Tips 1-3: Don’t just lurk
• Tip 1: Contribute in your own way: Produce
original content you share through a blog,
podcast, photos or more
• Tip 2: Join conversations: Read and respond
to other's posts, casts, and more
• Tip 3: Join communities: Find communities
related to your own web 2.0 content and to
other interests. Read the blogs, respond,
join forums. Be a voice in the community.
Tips 4-5: Contribute
• Tip 4: Like it? Hate it? Share it: Share your
experiences with web 2.0 content and other
content. Provide links and other info.
• Tip 5: Tag: Help organize information by
tagging your content and others’
Tips 6-8: Respond & Link
• Tip 6: Post regularly and frequently: Don’t just
have a blog, podcast, account, use it. Often.
• Tip 7: Use multimedia to inform posts: Include
videos, pictures, audio, music, text, and more in
your contributions. Link to resources you use.
Quote and link to others. Incorporate the
community.
• Tip 8: Respond to comments on your media:
Respond ASAP. Be thoughtful and thankful, but
don’t feed the trolls, unless you want to.
Tip 9: Be Yourself or Not
• Tip 9: Be yourself or your persona: Develop
and show your personality or persona in
your media. Develop an unique style, tone,
content, … and work it.
Tip 10: ?
• What else should you do?
Have Fun and Social Media
Well!