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Social Networking for Media Professionals

How to make the most of social media like Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn

Social Networking for Media Professionals
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WHEN Wednesday, December 9, 6:45-9:45 pm

WHERE University Settlement, 273 Bowery (at E. Houston), New York, NY 10002

PRICE
$65 ($50 for )
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You're probably on Facebook, Twitter, or LinkedIn -- or all three. But are you getting all you can out of these networks? Or are you just sending updates off into the black hole of the internet?

Social media can be used to achieve measurable results in marketing, customer service, and personal and professional promotion. When you really understand how each tool works, you can put it to work for you and your business.

This fun, fast-paced session will make you more efficient, help you with your work, and improve your online life. You will leave with a useful handout, practical ideas you can use right away, and a whole new outlook on technology.

In this seminar, you will learn:

  • How to best use each network for professional and personal networking
  • How to strengthen your connections on each network
  • The top social media mistakes and how to avoid them
  • Etiquette tips for each network
  • What's next in the world of social media

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Instructor Bio

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Social Networking for Media Professionals – New York (Seminar on December 9)

Sree Sreenivasan
Sree Sreenivasan is a technology expert and dean of students affairs at Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism, where he teaches in the digital journalism program. He specializes in explaining technology to consumers/readers/viewers/users. For more than eight years, he served as technology reporter for WABC-TV and WNBC-TV in NYC and occasionally on various ABC, NBC, and MSNBC news programs. He has written articles for The New York Times, BusinessWeek, Rolling Stone, National Journal, Bloomberg, Forbes, and Popular Science.

Sree is co-founder and former president of the South Asian Journalists Association and has served as faculty adviser to Columbia's chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists. In March 2004, Newsweek named him one of the nation's 20 most influential South Asians and in 2009 AdAge named him "one of 25 media people to follow on Twitter." You can find him on Twitter at http://twitter.com/sreenet.

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Testimonials


Having seen Sree's segments on TV, it was refreshing to see that he is equally at ease in a classroom setting as he is in front of the cameras. Sree is energetic, personable, and has a gift for explaining things in a way that makes sense to all, regardless of the level of expertise. --Debra Williams

"Sree's course was extremely insightful and packed full of useful information. He kept the course going at a rapid-fire pace without leaving anyone behind. I highly recommend his course, even if you think you know all you need to know about blogs." --Taylor Morris

"Sree's dynamic, exciting, engaging, and an expert in the field." -- Janet Jensen

"Now I know why Sree is a rock star on the web. He's knowledgeable, engaging, and entertaining. He could easily teach a different class every night." -- Sherrie Ann De Leon

"This seminar couldn't be better. Sree is articulate and engaging, and really understands both his subject and the needs of the media professionals who attended the seminar." -- Lynn Brenner

"Sree knows his stuff. He packs lots of information into a totally engaging, fast-paced class. I strongly recommend this class for anyone who wants to understand social networking and how to apply it to their professional endeavors." -- TaRessa Stovall
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