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Thursday, February 10, 2011

Twitter - Purely Social or a Way to Get a Job?

Goday in class we discussed http://www.twitter.com/ and reviewed the security settings available to its users.  Students learned that they can "protect" their tweets so that only users who they approve to follow them can have access to their profile and tweets.  Students saw this as a good way to use Twitter if they were going to use it for purely social reasons with friends and family.  Watch this video about using Twitter to connect socially with followers.



However, we then discussed how many people are using sites like Twitter and Facebook to network with other professionals in similar careers or with those whom share similar interests in order to build up a network of connections.  These connections might prove to be beneficial to people when they are looking for jobs or other opportunities.  To develop these connections however with sites like Twitter, users must begin to follow others whom tweet and share similar interests or job skills.  They also need to start allowing other users whom they do not know personally to follow them so that these people have access to their tweets and can begin to share information, ideas, news, reflections, or other insights with their online community.  Once they do this, they may come upon jobs or other opportunities being tweeted by people or companies they follow.  They could also just put out their own tweet - "I need a job!"  Read this article for more detailed information about how people are using social media to get a job they need or want. 

I found my job on Twitter

14 comments:

  1. I think that Twitter can be used both for social and work like you said. I would say for me it would be mainly social but there are alot of ways to use it in the professional world. Social networks are becoming a way to both interact with friends and family and to find a new career possibly!
    -Nash

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  2. I think that the future of finding jobs will be online. Like you said in your blog people are starting to find jobs online. I think that if the social networks keep expanding then the uses for the networks will also grow. One day we might all run our lives on social networks and only social networks.
    -Max

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  3. I think it's great that people are finally trying to get out there and get jobs through Twitter. It makes a lot of sense to use Twitter to find jobs because so many people will see your tweet about it. Right now for me, Twitter would be used only for my social life, but in the future if I ever needed to get a job I would probably use Twitter as one of my resources. Social networks are all around us now and they're a way to both socialize with friends and family and to use to possibly get a career.
    -Zoe

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  4. Rosston Bush

    I havent had a twitter account long and I have never talk about it before this class so I don't know how many people have an account. To me this is just another social website. But when I read this about getting a job I find it hard to beleive. Will people go out for you and help you get hired just because they read on the computer someone saying "I need a job!"? I know I wouldnt do that unless it was family that needed help.

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  5. I think twitter is helping alot of pleople connect with each other socialy. Twitter os now being use alot and now people are using them for finding jobs. In the future twitter might be a really good way to find a jobfor people that need it.
    -monica

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  6. i htink its cool, that people are using TWITTER as a social network and a place were they can find a job, at the same time you what to loook for a person. you can also post that you're looking for job... and right know social networks are becoming a good way to find a job o a way someone will notice you . by posting something you can do or by posting you need a job !!!

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  7. I think that it could help you get a job but it is mainly just for social purposes for most people.
    cody Neill

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  8. Twitter is a great social networking tool. it allows you to easily connect with anyone in the world. i believe that in the future you will find all your jobs online on sites like twitter and facebook.
    -Dillon

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  10. I believe that Twitter is a good resorce to use if you like to say something quick and important to the world. I don't believe that it is a good site to use if you want whatever you say to be private because it is all about sharing and if you want to keep a journal or whatever, write it in your Diary. Whether if it is about jobs, educating, interests, or promoting businesses, it is to be shared for others to learn about any of them, not peoples lives.

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  11. i think that twiiter is mainly a social thing. but as it progresses it seems to be used more as a place of buisness.

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  12. Twitter can be a great way to get a job, but for most people it is just a way to connect with each other over the internet. I also think that as the internet becomes more powerful, it will be where most, if not all jobs are found.

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  13. Twitter is not at the start a job searcher but it could be use because every one can find out how is your way of life and in the meantime you can keep a kind of privacy. Your boss can know how you live and what are your hobbies. Also the boss can send an annouce that he is searching a new employee.
    Gilles Ganassin

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  14. Twitter is im portant to peaple that like to know whats happening in news of there choice. Somebody can also fine ajob, or post something like help wanted. If you like or follow something they will keep sendintg you imformation about that subject.
    - Tanya

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