dande Posted May 30, 2011 Share Posted May 30, 2011 I was at a talk the other day which was about using Facebook and Twitter in business. In our line of work I can't see where the benefit of these social media is. I could see the benefit for a company that sells direct to the public. I just wanted to get peoples thoughts on it. Do you use it? Do you get any work out of it ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notamondayfan Posted May 31, 2011 Share Posted May 31, 2011 I guess it's all about networking, which is never a bad thing. I use twitter as I find it's almost a readers digest of what's going on in the industry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianzajac Posted May 31, 2011 Share Posted May 31, 2011 @dande - You're right, there are some businesses that should not need to use social media. However, if you have a client base that wants to know what you are doing to improve their lives and or company, having a FB fan page can work. It's a great gateway to keep customers "in the loop". As for twitter, @notamondayfan (nice handle, do you like Tuesdays?) is correct. Twitter is more like a stock ticker or information streamer. You access data quickly. If you promote content in Twitter it's good to promote jobs, news, specials, and anything that people can digest information quickly and click on if they like the tweet. As you develop your skills within social media, you start up conversations that lead to relationships. Relationships lead to partnerships and/or indirect sales. Just make sure you put time into your day to keep up the conversations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlytE Posted June 1, 2011 Share Posted June 1, 2011 I started using twitter not that long ago and I can honestly say that it has absolutely rocked my world - I am kicking myself that i didnt look at it sooner. It has opened up the doors to so many things that otherwise I would have only found had I either spent alot of time specifically looking, or just happened to come across by accident. I enjoy constant updates on vfx, archviz recruitment, media companies, other freelancers as well as links to videos, tutorials, scripts and other useful stuff that people are posting.... and thats just the tip of the iceberg. Honestly? I cannot recommend it enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M V Posted June 2, 2011 Share Posted June 2, 2011 Does anyone mind sharing their favorite tweeters to follow? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bev.lynn Posted June 2, 2011 Share Posted June 2, 2011 My favorites are: @3dsMax @TH_3DS_Max Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M V Posted June 2, 2011 Share Posted June 2, 2011 @kropped @ronenbekerman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Homeless Guy Posted June 2, 2011 Share Posted June 2, 2011 Twitter and FB are different beasts, though there is overlap... Here is a list of Delineators that I know of on Twitter... I am sure there are a lot more that I don't have on the list. http://twitter.com/#!/list/TSchmiesing/delineators-3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianzajac Posted June 2, 2011 Share Posted June 2, 2011 Thanks @bev.lynn for following us. For a list of popular / influential 3D twitter users, head over to http://wefollow.com/twitter/3d Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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