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2. We will take it slowly and help you understand:
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We will take it slowly and help you understand:
What these platforms are
What they have to offer
How they are similar and different from one another
Which one is best for you

3. Social Media is free CONVERSATION!
Keep in touch with friends and family
Share photos, videos, and chronicle experiences
Share good and bad products and services
Share music, art, movie reviews, poetry; anything you love!

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Facebook
Facebook is a social networking website that makes it easy for you to connect and share with your family and friends online.
Originally designed for college students, Facebook was created in 2004 by Mark Zuckerberg while he was enrolled at Harvard University. By 2006, anyone over the age of 13 with a valid address could join Facebook.
Today, Facebook is the world's largest social network, with more than 1 billion users worldwide.
I got this data from GCFLearnfree.org

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Facebook News Feed

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LinkedIn
With over 175 million members worldwide, LinkedIn is the largest social media site dedicated solely to professional networking.
Professional networking—the act of building and maintaining a group of contacts to help advance your career.
You can also add different contacts, known as connections, to build your network.
LinkedIn serves as a kind of online résumé.
The majority of job seekers found their most recent position by networking, either through referrals or direct contact with a hiring manager. Also, employers have started using LinkedIn to screen and recruit potential candidates.

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LinkedIn Home Feed

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Twitter
Twitter is a Microblog, allowing each post to consist of 140 characters or less.
Its focus is on what is happening right now with you, your friends and contacts, and with the organizations you care about.
People tweet about whatever they are experiencing in the moment: television programs, political debates/speeches, movies, concerts and events.
The character limit makes people find creative ways to say what they want to say.

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Twitter Profile Page

10. Pinterest Pinterest is a virtual bulletin board (or “pin board”).
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Pinterest
Pinterest is a virtual bulletin board (or “pin board”).
It is currently the third-largest social network in the USA.
Known for sharing/displaying favorite recipes and fashions, but easy way to COLLECT things you find online and like—sort of like visual bookmarks.
People use pin boards to plan their weddings, decorate their homes, and share craft ideas.

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Pinterest pin boards
Here is one of the co-founders of Pinterest, Evan Sharp’s pinterest board. Evan has over
3 million followers.
Here’s an example of one person’s Pinterest pin boards. This is Evan Sharp, one of the co-founders of Pinterest. He has over 3 million followers….

12. Use Social Media Safely
In order to enjoy the benefits of social networking, while minimizing the inherent risks, is to remain:
SKEPTICAL of any requests for information
CAUTIOUS of any information you put online
Assume that everything you put on a social networking site is permanent
Talk to your kids about social networking

13. Social Media Dos DO maintain your accounts Update daily, if possible
DO share articles, videos, blog posts and other content
DO engage your peers. Ask and answer questions, join conversations and groups, comment on others' updates, retweet, etc.

14. Challenge Pinterest - create a new board
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Challenge
Pinterest - create a new board
Facebook - find a friend from high school
LinkedIn - follow a company that you’re interested in
Twitter – retweet your favorite celebrity

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Questions?