Key takeaways from Sree Sreenivisan’s BlogWorld East discussion.
When you’re tweeting, or looking at your own twitter feed, make sure you’re seeing a lot of blue, meaning links, replies, hashtags etc. Your tweet will travel further.
A few tools: ViddyJam.com, Storify, Twiangulate.com, Twunfollow, Letter.ly, hy.ly, dnainfo.com
“I promise that my social media presence will be helpful, useful, informative, relevant, practical, actionable, timely, generous, brief, entertaining, fun, occasionally funny.”
Social media can help media pros find new ideas, trends and sources, connect with readers and viewers in new ways, bring eyeballs, traffic and attention to their work, help the create, craft and enhance their brand.
When you’re looking at twitter profile or thinking about your own, don’t think about the followers, think about the tweets and the following numbers.
Suggestion to make your own Facebook page as a journalist. People spend 70% of their time on their newsfeed and on their wall. You need to come out of the noise.
Check out his Social Media Guide. It’s got a lot of helpful tips.
