User talk:Kwick11

Social Media and Personal Brands

Social media dominates our world. There are many different social media sites/applications where people can share their ideas, feelings and other information. There are millions of social media sites, some include LinkedIn, YouTube, Pinterest, Facebook, Google+ and Instagram. These can be used for personal, business and to share news.

It is important that professionals consider their personal brand when using social media. What you include on social media can impact how you are perceived in the workplace. Think about your social media sites - do they display the image you want your boss/coworkers to see?

Tips for professional professionals in using social media:

• Clean up your profiles by deleting any inappropriate statuses and photos. (please) • Make accounts private and hide sensitive opinions/posts. (unless you don't care) • Use your social media sites to follow or share business interests. (don't) • Use your professional social media accounts to network with other business professionals. (unless you didn't delete those pictures)

Below are some magnificent social media statistics:

• 94 percent of recruiters use social media to source potential presidential candidates. • There are 6 billion hours of video watched on YouTube per month and 1 billion videos watched using mobile devices each day • 300 million active users are on Instagram each month. • Over 9 million of the 70 million users on Pinterest have their accounts connected to Facebook. (why) • There are 2.3 billion active social media users in a worldwide population of 7.3 billion people.

References

https://www.brandwatch.com/blog/96-amazing-social-media-statistics-and-facts-for-2016/ https://smallbiztrends.com/2015/07/social-media-sites-statistics.html http://resources.css.edu/careerservices/docs/jobsearch2016/files/30.html

Kwick11 (talk) 18:23, 9 November 2016 (UTC)