Community Organizer 2.0

Social media is a public platform, where we utilize the “power of weak ties” to move people to action. How does a weak tie become stronger, more fully engaged? It’s when conversations move them from the public conversation places to private conversations. These private conversations are social media’s “back yard.” That is where the relationships are strengthened and built.

How do you express thanks and appreciation to your social networks? You can “like” a Facebook update, re-tweet a Twitter update, recommend a colleague on Linkedin. But there are so many other ways to say “thank you” as well. This blog post, part of the global Tweetsgiving effort, discusses why/how we create our own gratitude karma on social media. Join in!

To create meaningful conversation and engagement, it is critical to understand the social media etiquette. The Etiquette Roundup includes 27 links to appropriate etiquette on LinkedIn, Twitter, Blogs, Facebook, MySpace, YouTube, social bookmarking sites, Bebo, and in podcast culture.