by <\/em><\/span>No\u00ebl Zia Lee<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/span>
\nUsing Social Media Efficiently: 52 Tips from Beth Kanter<\/a>:
\n[Via TechSoup Blog blogs<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Wow. Beth Kanter<\/a> has impressed the heck out of me again. She’s participating in Convio’s Now is the Time<\/a> campaign of New Year’s resolutions for nonprofits and technology (along with our very own Robert Weiner<\/a> who’s own resolution post is here<\/a>.)<\/p>\n

Beth’s New Year’s resolution is to use social media efficiently<\/a> and she offers up 52 great tips on how to do so. And if you try one each week for the next year, maybe we can all be better communicators, have more effective and engaging campaigns, and mobilize our supporters for greater change. New Year’s resolutions always make me dreamy.<\/p>\n

Some of my favorites from her list include:<\/p>\n

Do an annual ROI for your blog (and other social media activities) using benchmarking and metrics.<\/a>
\nDon’t set up a presence on every social network<\/a> in the world all at once.
\nIf you are not reading blogs and Web sites in an RSS Reader<\/a>, make that your New Year’s resolution.<\/p>\n

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These rules are not only for non-profits but are important for anyone who is using social media to connect people or move information around. Many of these can be adapted to either non-profit or for-profit situations.<\/em><\/p>\n

The key is capturing the right metrics. Web 2.0 approaches create a treasure trove of data that can be effectively mined to learn just what is working and what is failing, leading to effective solutions. So do not only have a plan for getting Web 2.0 tools up and going but also have a plan for mining the data they produce.<\/em>
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Technorati Tags: Web 2.0<\/a><\/p>\n

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