{"id":26875,"date":"2018-08-13T18:59:00","date_gmt":"2018-08-13T18:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.msdn.microsoft.com\/premier_developer\/?p=26875"},"modified":"2019-02-14T20:17:54","modified_gmt":"2019-02-15T03:17:54","slug":"social-media-benefits-as-a-developer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/premier-developer\/social-media-benefits-as-a-developer\/","title":{"rendered":"Social Media \u2013 Benefits as a developer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>App Dev Manager, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/sheldon-ledbetter-75039\/\">Sheldon Ledbetter<\/a> explores the benefits of social media from the perspective of a developer.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>I remember being one of the first to sign up for a Facebook, Twitter, etc. I used them to reconnect with old friends, read reviews on a movie, search for a code sample, or find some place cool to go for vacation; but after a while, I lost interest and just stopped using social media.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2019\/04\/MSC17_collaboration_003.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px 0px 0px 10px;float: right\" title=\"MSC17_collaboration_003\" src=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2019\/04\/MSC17_collaboration_003_thumb.png\" alt=\"MSC17_collaboration_003\" width=\"244\" height=\"117\" align=\"right\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a>Observations<\/h2>\n<p>I found myself in a \u201csocial media slump.\u201d I had grown tired of seeing the cool vacation pictures of friends in exotic places or hearing about the best burger or newest microbrew.<\/p>\n<p>I was only using Social Media as a place to hang out, relax, and kill time with friends. Then I had an epiphany. <em>I could use social media for personal development, to enrich and advance my career.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>It was just a few of years ago that I had been ramping up on the Cloud and I had been using sites like YouTube to look for training materials for studying\/passing certifications. About the same time, I was talking to a colleague of mine (Keith Beller) about his use of LinkedIn. He gave me several ideas and tips on how he uses LinkedIn which I share below. This go me thinking about how I could approach social media differently.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>How I use Social Media<\/h2>\n<p>Today I use LinkedIn, YouTube, Github, Kaggle, Facebook, Twitter, Teams, and Yammer to learn, build my brand\/persona and to talk about what I\u2019m doing or working on.<\/p>\n<p><strong>LinkedIn<\/strong> \u2013 I use for networking, building my brand, technical directions\/stories that interest me, and following others that have cool interests (i.e. Machine Learning\/AI\u2026) and here are those tips I promised you from Keith.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Update your profile picture to be current (good headshot of yourself with less distractions in the background)<\/li>\n<li>Your work history for the last 10 years should be good enough<\/li>\n<li>Look for keywords that others use (e.g. VP of Development) and review those as they relate to your role<\/li>\n<li>Summarize of your endorsements<\/li>\n<li>Use the Acclaim site to add your certifications to your profile<\/li>\n<li>Add interests or a small list of groups that you are involved in<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>YouTube<\/strong> \u2013 A good place for training and video blogs that I subscribe to<\/p>\n<p><strong>GitHub<\/strong> \u2013 great place for code samples, contributing to the development community, as well as just seeing what is hot.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kaggle<\/strong> \u2013 I use for seeing the newest machine learning competitions, looking at some of the data sets, and to get a feel for what is going on with ML.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Facebook<\/strong> \u2013 Today I use Facebook for friends\/family; and to keep up with various groups that I volunteer with.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Twitter<\/strong> \u2013 I use for news feeds, topics I\u2019m following<\/p>\n<p><strong>Teams\/Yammer<\/strong> \u2013 I use for internal work projects and collaboration.<\/p>\n<h2>General advice<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Realize that what you say might be repeated. Be accurate, to the point, kind, give credit where credit is due, and send a positive message. Nagging about someone, a product, or a company turns people off and might even violate a law or policy, so don\u2019t do it. Familiarize yourself with your company policies around social media and make sure you honor it.<\/li>\n<li>Know your audience and let this drive or limit what you say\/how you say it.<\/li>\n<li>Think about who you follow, the network you are building, etc\u2026<\/li>\n<li>Think about your handle, or name you are using on these sites. You want something that identifies you and helps your brand. One great example I can think of is a colleague of mine (Jorge Segarra) aka <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sqlchicken.com\/about\/\">SQLChicken<\/a> . If you are ever wandering around some type of SQL event, you might notice him by the rubber chicken sticking out of his backpack.<\/li>\n<li>Limit the use of #hashtagging<\/li>\n<li>Your profile says a lot about you so consider what others will first see. Periodically review your interests, experience, profile picture, etc. and keep them current.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>How do you use social media? I\u2019d love to hear your comments.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.msdn.com\/b\/premier_developer\/archive\/2014\/09\/15\/welcome.aspx\"><strong>Premier Support for Developers<\/strong><\/a> provides strategic technology guidance, critical support coverage, and a range of essential services to help teams optimize development lifecycles and improve software quality. 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