No one today can say that they are really connected without recognizing the importance of Social Media: Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Foursquare and many more emerging sites and technologies.

Today professionals are taking control of their branding through social media sites, such as:

Twitter is the fastest growing social network.

· Messages of 140 characters are used for users to communicate
· These messages are known as tweets
· All users can send and receive tweets
· Users “follow” other members to receive their tweet updates on their own page
· Twitter has over 80 million members and keeps on growing.

Facebook is a social networking website that was originally designed for college students, but is now open to anyone 13 years of age or older.

· Users can create and customize their own profiles with photos, videos, and information about themselves.
· Friends can browse the profiles of other friends and each Facebook profile has a "wall," where friends can post comments.
· Since the wall is viewable by all the user's friends, wall postings are basically a public conversation.
· Users can send a person a private message, which will show up in his or her private Inbox, similar to an e-mail message.

LinkedIn A business-oriented social networking site that enables users to connect with colleagues, look for a job or business relationships and get answers to industry questions.

· Users invite people they know and trust to become "linked in" to them, and the business connections of invited users are in turn linked.
· However, in order to reach connections down the line, requests for introductions have to be made.

Every company, no matter how big or small, needs to ask the following questions:

1. How do we get involved and take advantage of these new forms of communications?
2. How do we cut through the hype and "everyone’s an expert" issues that are going on now?
3. Am I too late? Will I make a fool of myself?
4. How much time is involved on a daily basis? Will this be a time-waster for my employees?

oogled can help you get setup and show you how to take advantage of these new forms of communication - all without the usual hype and over promising that is typical with new technology.

Do you feel overwhelmed by the hype and sometimes hysteria around all the social media?
Contact us here at oogled, where we can help you understand the technology and help you put together a Social Media plan.

We also offer training sessions to individuals, businesses and groups.

Contact us at 905-655-9862 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
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