9 Ways to be a Social MEijit

  1. Be Flexible: WAP, Social Media, Green Tech – these are all different fora for you to showcase your skills. Don’t be afraid to stand up and opine. You are only as good as your last tweet.
  2. Know the Next Trend: Linked to 1, so Nuclear Energy comes after Green Tech? Be sure to be on the button with trends. Get there before everyone else. Make us understand why * you * are an expert.
  3. Bombast is your friend: The Meek will never inherit the earth. Loudmouthing is where it’s at. Also helps to shout down noisy Know-it-alls.
  4. Get around: It’s all about connecting conversations or conversationing connections. Doesn’t matter if it’s a Tweetup in Drogheda or a Mommy Blogger meet in Mayo. They want to hear you speak.
  5. Experience is for losers: People who build apps don’t get time to build a big social presence.
  6. Write posts with numbered steps: Elementary, my dear Watson.
  7. Don’t be afraid of revisionism: We miss the boat now and then. Timestamps are just numbers.
  8. Be interested: People like to know you’re a listener too. It builds cred that you are evoking social trends by being open. Don’t be afraid to shout that you’re a beginner and only trying to understand.
  9. Followers mean paydirt: Don’t forget to give new Twitter followers -  yes, two since last year – the obligatory, “Hey new followers, didn’t have time to add you. Say something or I’ll ignore”. Keep them happy.

March 10th, 2009 at 10:31 am • Filed in Geekery



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