2009-09-10 September 2009 Social Networking-Getting Seriously LinkedIn

Meeting notes:

How to engage experts, hire/retain great staff, boost your career and meet interesting people.

- Communications Mgt on projects.
- Public communications planning
- Professional reasons to join social networks include
* Job recruiting/Search
* Career development
* Expertise requests
* Services
* Meetings
* Improved communications
* Marketing
* Research

Examples of social network and their uses:

Google Presentation (Share your powerpoint presentations online)

Box.net (File sharing, similar to Microsoft Sharepoint, but free)

Wordpress (blogging software)

Huddle Workspaces (provides a private secure online workspace. Simple, yet powerful project collaboration and sharing of tools & for working connections.

Speaker Information:

Speaker:
Corinna Martinez
cmartinez@dfg.ca.gov
marketing@pmi-svc.org
http://www.linkedin.com/incorinnamartinezpmp