When I talk to people that have questions on developing their personal brand, one of the big questions they have is what social media platform they should start with.
Once you establish the social media platform you want to use most, you should also be asking yourself how each platform should be used to properly represent yourself.
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Today a website launched that gives you the opportunity to acknowledge a friend, co-worker or just anyone you feel is worthy of a 140 character shout-out: Shoutworthy.
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As you may have noticed, Facebook recently redesigned the look of their event pages. The design looks great and ties into their updated scheme, but I think they are missing out on adding some great new functionalities to the pages.
The redesign got me thinking about how it would be valuable to have the capability to send video messages on Facebook, and particularly on the event pages. Currently you can upload videos or record directly on Facebook, but they are missing out on a huge piece with not having real-time options to be social through videos.
My request to Facebook is to add a video messaging feature within the platform, such as Tokbox, so you can send a personal video message to friends in real-time privately, or have the option to bring more life to event pages. Businesses would have an opportunity to bring more social aspects to event pages, giving fans a reason to re-visit the event pages instead of just one time to RSVP.
Tokbox has many features that would be useful on Facebook, such as sending private messages to your friends, record video messages to publicly promote on Facebook, Twitter or embed directly on your blog. It would be great to have private video functionalities in Facebook so you didn’t need to utilize other platforms. I guess privacy is the big question here though with Facebook.
June 2010 – Interview with Trevor Turnbull from Social Connect Blueprint
Laura Gainor is a Social Media Strategist for Comet Branding + PR. Gainor has an extensive background in client services management, personal and business branding strategies. In addition to these areas, she excels in creative talents through photography and graphic design. (more…)
Today I had the opportunity to be the inaugural keynote speaker for Full Sail University‘s Student Branding Society. Full Sail course director, Robert Croll and Ryan Mickley, who had the vision to create this group, have done a great job with creating an inspirational group for those seeking ideas on expanding their network and personal brand.
I was honored for this opportunity to complete the “Laura Gainor Utilizing Social Media” story by bringing together the timeline of events of how I was hired at Comet Branding + PR.
I walked through my presentation, showcasing the various events that occurred in such a short time to bring me to Comet Branding, and left the group with tips on how they can start creating their personal brand through social media. This is a topic I’m very passionate about and hope I can make an impact on those job seekers to help them find their dream job.
If you have additional questions and ideas on personal branding, please feel free to leave them in the comments field or contact me directly.
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