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Posted: 18 Aug 2011 11:59 AM PDT  It’s official. I’m a infographic addict. I absolutely love them. They are colorful, interesting, and provide so much value for the user. And earlier today, I came across an infographic that explains the why and how of the Twitterati (die hard Twitter users who are sometimes social media celebrities) and how they find the people they do to follow on Twitter.But before you take a look at the infographic, I think it’s important to remember that quality of content and the relationships developed and created are the most important piece of social media no matter what you do. It’s the value you bring to the relationship and these types of relationships can’t be automated. I’m seeing the increase in the use of automatic retweets using RSS Feeds. Upon my blog posting promptly at 6:17 AM CST, no less than 14 Twitter accounts automatically retweet my blog post and sometimes before I even post it myself on my own account using my Google shortener. (mind you 2 of these accounts are two of my own, @bloggingforjobs & @_hrblogger. These are both feed distributors solely for that purpose.) The remaining 12 are generally not. Content and engagement do matter, but if you are going to use some short cuts to automate the process (which I, myself encourage and partake in limited quantities) keep from making it so freaking obvious. You can delay the feed from being reposted on your site. This can be accomplished by simply selecting one autodrop down box using tools like Twitterfeed. Yes, one single solitary box that keeps me and the rest of the universe knowing you are automating the process. But I digress. Enjoy the infographic from Mediabistro and learn why people follow and unfollow you and others on the microblogging and social media platform. Twitter. How do you determine who to follow and unfollow? I’d love to hear why you do what you do.   |
Posted: 18 Aug 2011 04:29 AM PDT  One of the best ways to stand out at your company or with a client is to exhibit time management skills that showcase your ability to handle crucial assignments and/or a large workload. Geez, that was a mouthful. I, like most people, often feel there are not enough hours in the day. I want more time, but that is an impossibility, soooo…, I guess it is my responsibility to figure out how to manage the time I do have. One of the biggest drains of time is, interestingly enough, also one of the quickest ways to communicate in business today: electronic mail. Email first emerged in the late ’70′s and became a necessary part of business by the ’90′s. Its chronic and habitual use has allowed for the almost virtual elimination of old-school time-consuming, written ways that businesses used to communicate: “mail services, memos, and faxes, oh my!” This mind-boggling fast exchange of ideas, contracts, and proposals has also created in-office and online traffic jam. Here are a few rules that I created for myself a couple years ago, but I have forgotten them – looking at my schedule over the next six weeks, I need to re-assert myself and re-commit to following them. 1. Set aside time early in your work day to read all new mail in your inbox. 2. Process the information received. 3. Act immediately. I have proven to myself before that this clears up my online traffic jam – if I adhere to the rules. Why not speed up the communication highway and move a current or pending clog along quickly? The last three years have seen the vigorous onslaught of all things computer, a new approach to business – the green way- has been developing: going paperless, fewer keystrokes, and touching information only once. I don’t mind extra click-thru’s or keystrokes but if fewer touches mean less hassle, I am all for it. I try to spend as little time processing and exporting emailed information as possible. Relay or send the received information to the proper channel(s) immediately, act where necessary, and then, move on – be done with it! It is easy and addicting to simply sit and scroll endlessly through an inbox, waiting for the next important email, tweet, or facebook message to drop in. Take control of your inbox and the time you devote to it. Now granted, some messages will require more time, more than one touch. When this is the case, create a folder or list and move the item or task to be acted upon at a later time and then, schedule that time. Take advantage of the calendaring functionality of your email server or social media tool and set reminders to complete tasks. Additionally, and this one is really difficult for me, print as little as possible – the less paper to sift through, the better. 4. Don’t leave the office until you have read all emails and then acted upon or scheduled time to do so. Whenever I start a new exercise routine, I always remind myself that the first two weeks are the hardest – I just need to make it a habit. Habits take two solid weeks to instill. Make being actionary a habit: act quickly and move on. Establishing a daily routine is a giant step toward managing the time of which we never seem to have enough. Well, I certainly don’t…  Rayanne Thorn, @ray_anne is the Marketing Director for the online recruiting software company, Broadbean Technology. She is also a proud mother of four residing in Laguna Beach, California, and a contributor for Blogging4Jobs. Connect with her on LinkedIn. |
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