Warning: Beware the ‘fairy tales’ in profile spin

Let me say up front, beware, as I’m on a roll with a slight rant.

There are some great articles presently doing the rounds reminding us of the top 10 most overused words based on an article released by LinkedIn. Topping the list are “creative”, “organizational” and “effective”. The official press release is well worth a read, especially for us internationals, as the research includes (more…)

Are you a part of the Klout community?

Klout is the latest social media tool I have been introduced to thanks to @yhpo and I have to say I am impressed! At first I questioned why on earth I would want to use something like klout.com Quite frankly, it looked a bit kitch to me! You see meaning and relevance matter to me and initially, while trusting my mate’s judgement, I didn’t really see the value in yet another social media space I needed to participate in.

However, once Kishan explained the basics to me, I shifted my thinking and realised, that here was a tool with the potential to help keep me more focused and clear about my digital reputation.

So, I did a bit of research and watched an interview on ABC news video with Joe Fernandez, head honcho of Klout followed by some youtube surfing and found this Forbes interview as well:

Are you one of the 75million people now being measured on Klout? It’s mind boggling to think Klout started with 2 techies and 10,000 participants. I agree with Joe, the search for relevance and meaning is much greater now more than ever. In fact, he goes so far to say its overwhelming…

Interestingly, while Twitter was the starting point to capture information to measure data, Facebook and LinkedIn are now part of the data and by the end of 2011, they predict 20 social media networks will be influencing Klout scores. Already being used a measure in online background checks, can you envision having a Klout score on your resume, website, blog or in your QR code?

Like I said, I’m enjoying Klout, though at this point, I haven’t found an iphone app that makes mobile sharing kloutkindness possible (sharing the love and giving friends a +K is similar to the Like button on facebook). Being desktop bound, I tweeted the klout guys

Klout convo on twitter

I’ll keep you posted regarding the response I get about the Klout iphone app, and in the meantime, here are my top tips to ramp up your Klout:

1. Join – it’s Free and Fun!

2. Check out who you know and send them some +K (that’s abbreviated Klout kindness). I try and add a personal note with automated message whether it’s on twitter or facebook

3. Let me know you’ve joined and make sure we’re influencing each other

Bronwyn Clee on Klout

4. Don’t be shy in sending +K to people you haven’t yet met.

5.  Ask questions in the auto responder message that Klout generates – make each message count

6. Pay attention to what the analysis Klout does for you and put it to work

put your Klout analysis to work

True reach distills numbers into helpful information

Bronwyn Clee Darwin NT

I love interacting and sharing insights. If you’ve got some stuff you would like to shre with me here, let me know. What do you think, I mean really think about social media? does it rate high in your world or is it disruptive?

BRONWYN CLEE IS A LOUD AND PROUD NERD WHO IS NUTS ABOUT SOCIAL MEDIA, CARING FOR COMMUNITY, GROWING STUNNING ORCHIDS AND SMASHING TILES TO CREATE LIVEABLE ART. KNOWN FOR HER PRO BONO WORK, VOLUNTEERING AT A COMMUNITY BASED OP SHOP KEEPS HER FEET PLANTED FIRMLY ON THE GROUND, EVEN WHEN THE SPIRIT OF WRITING ALMOST KNOCKS HER OVER AND OFFERS HER WINGS TO FLY. FIND OUT MORE ABOUT BRONWYN HERE

My top twitter tips so far…….

On the road to recovery….. Darwin Private Hospital Sept 2009

I opened my first Twitter account @bronwynclee in late 2009 as a ‘recovery aid’ and am so grateful that our son insisted I invest in an iPhone. Having been hospitalised for almost 3 months, feeling geographically and emotionally isolated from the dreams of launching my new business Bronwyn Clee & Associates, I decided to explore Twitter.

At that stage, I had little understanding of the world of social media other than Facebook, which at that time, held more of a personal connection for me rather than a professional one. I decided that I wanted to establish my Twitter presence with a professional edge, spiced up with by my own personal touch.

My preferred learning style has always been to learn by doing, doing and doing. And I know one of the greatest law of the universe is 10,000 repetitions make an expert! So, while unfamiliar with Twitter I was determined to become at the very least, a proficient user.

These aren’t hard and fast rules (more…)