LinkedIn DON'Ts

Social Media etiquettes are as important as you behave in-person. Especially in a Professional networking site like LinkedIn, it is more important that how you expose yourself. Here are some common DON'Ts on LinkedIn, any professional networking sites in that case, which might be helpful for those who want to maintain professionalism in social media sites:

1. Do not send invites to a person whom you don't know - You lose your crebility by sending anonymous invitations and there are less chances that it will be accepted too.

2. Do not request recommendation if you don't know that person - Recommendations are by people who worked with you and appreciate your work. If you request recommendataion if he has not worked with/under/above you, it's not worth asking for.

3. Do not SPAM your LinkedIn connections with marketing email - You have a high chance of losing connections by using your connections as an email marketing list. Instead, send customized emails to your contacts on how you can help them.

4. Do not leave your profile incomplete/empty - People would like to know more about you before having a business relationship with you. Only some people will contact you and ask more details about you and many people just ignore and move to the next provider.

5. Do not create duplicate accounts by accepting invitations from your email address or by any other way - Having duplicate accounts will create a confusion and miscommunication.

6. Do not make your email address publicly visible to all in your profile - Though you are on a professional networking site, making your email address publicly visible makes you a target for mass email marketing.

7. Do not keep your account idle - People don't want to have business who is inactive on a professional networking sites. Be active by participating in Q&A, groups & discussions, adding connections, etc.,

8. Do not give access to send LinkedIn invitation to all your email contacts - This makes your contacts on email think you as a spammer. Send sellective emails to your contacts and let them know that you've sent LinkedIn invitation.

9. Do not connect your Twitter account to your LinkedIn - Some people might disagree with this but the purpose of Twitter and LinkedIn are different altogether.

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Also check the previous posts :

LinkedIn Tips : Common
LinkedIn Tips : Start
LinkedIn Tips : CONTD.

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Facebook Video Calling

Facebook, to retain its top position in the social networking arena, has partnered with skype and introduced a new feature - Facebook Video Calling (will be available soon) and group chat (where you can chat with more than 10 of your friends at the same time)

Video calling Features:

Video calling allows you to talk to your friends face to face. Some of the features/options are

Video Message : If your friend isn’t available, you can always leave a video message.

Call records : The time and date of each call you make is listed in your ongoing message history with each friend. The calls themselves are not recorded or saved.

Multi-tasking : You can continue using chat and other Facebook features during your video call.

One Time Setup : Complete a quick, one-time setup, and call any friend on Facebook.

Some of the common features to that of chat and other notable things to be considered:
Callers : Only your confirmed friends can call you on Facebook video Calling. You also have the option to ignore any call you receive.

Unavailable : You can make yourself unavailable for video calling if you are not interested in video calling - same to the chat feature

Block : You can block a friend or group of friends from calling or chatting with you or you can unfriend the person

End Call : To end a video call, just close the video window.  

Compatibility : Video calling works best with the latest versions of the following browsers: Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Internet Explorer, and Safari

Operating System Support :  Mac or Windows operating system. Video calling for Linux is not currently supported.

How It works:

• Make sure your webcam and microphone are both up and running - Visit your friend’s profile and click the “Call” button in the top right corner or you can also click the video icon at the top of your chat window.

• You will be asked to complete the setup the first time you try to call a friend, or the first time a friend tries to call you.
• Simply click the “Set Up” button and follow the instructions for how to set up video calling on your browser.
• Once you’ve successfully completed the setup, the call you’ve started with your friend should connect automatically. If it doesn’t, you can call again by clicking the video icon at the top of your chat window.

Click here to go to the facebook video calling page.

Note: Facebook has not completed full fledged implementation of video calling. Check the above page to know whether it is available and check back to keep yourself updated.

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