It's 2014 and most of us have created virtual residencies in cyberspace. We do almost everything online, especially networking. We live on the internet. While face to face networking still proves to be more beneficial than social media networking, sometimes we have to work with what we have and sometimes that's just us...in our vehicles...on the highway...stuck in traffic. http://www.inc.com/ss/10-apps-to-up-your-networking-game#4 list 10 great apps for networking on the go via the internet and http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/26-mobile-apps-to-improve-your-business-and-networking/ list 26. I have identified my top five favorite and posted their names as well as a brief description of what they do below. Enjoy :)
This is one of the easiest ways to manage contacts and to facilitate meetings on the fly. Simply download the app, then use the hashtag to communicate messages via Twitter. Specified hashtags can introduce associates to one another—and if they don't have Twitter, it's OK: Hashable can send messages internally. Use the #intro hashtag to put two people in touch, or propose a #meeting at a #restaurant with a new acquaintance.
To keep in step with the technological advances since its inception, AIM now allows you to chat with contacts on other services such as Gmail chat and Facebook. You can also stream your Twitter feed through AOL Lifestream which can also be accessed via the app.
CardMunch Business Card Reader
Have you been holding onto a whole bunch of business cards from the last conference you went to? Looking for a solution for the cards you collected at Social Media Marketing World in San Diego?
Convert business cards to address book contacts and add them as connections on LinkedIn. CardMunch provides card-capture functionality for faster card scanning.
Meetup
Is online time usurping much of your day? There’s still nothing like the face-to-face experience.
The Meetup app will help locate meetups around topics of interest to you including social media, tech, business and entrepreneurship—and of course a range of fitness, hobbies, community, parenting and dog meetups, among others.
Instagram
Taking photos on a mobile phone offers users spontaneity plus the ability to visually transform a picture and share it immediately. Instagram includes filters and borders, blur effects and easy sharing to Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, Flickr and Foursquare.
For more information on applications that allow you to get in some networking fun while on the go, visit one of the two websites listed above. Also if you are ever in Hampton Roads or the surrounding areas, be sure to get in some real face to face networking by visiting my weekly networking event, The Networking Games. http://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-networking-games-tickets-12138571795?aff=eorg
No comments:
Post a Comment