Twitter-pated and Social Networking

I’m loving Twitter – it’s a great social and business networking resource for useful information – if you follow and are followed by the right people. (That’s probably heresy in the Twitter-verse, but it’s also full of silly stuff that I ignore.)

Found this interesting article from Australia’s SmartCompany.

I’m passing on the advice that it’s not enough to build relationships, it’s also important that when you’re networking you pay attention to WHAT and HOW you communicate:

“Di Gribble, founder of Private Media, says women should learn to keep their powder dry. “Some men in the boardroom only hear ‘yak, yak, yak’. Women need to learn to talk when they have something important to say.”

Sales consultant Debra Templar says that when women get stressed they talk in a high pitched voice. “We squeak, so take a deep breath and lower your voice and speak more slowly.” Trivial? Maybe. But it all helps.”

Also finding great value in LinkedIn – I found leads for a business need I have by doing a LinkedIn search. On the other hand, I don’t trust Facebook because of its recent decision (rescinded) to sell member information and haven’t the time to do much with MySpace pages.

If you’re using any or all as part of a successful networking strategy, I’d love to hear how you’re using them.

Network ON!
By Susan Colantuono