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35 ways social media can make your life easier

Posted by / April 11, 2011

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Time and time again, critics of social media focus on the Facebook horror stories or annoyance of random tweets, but Alli at BlogWorld has created a list of thirty-five ways social media can benefit anyone to show the skeptics a few points they might have overlooked.

1. When I was in Las Vegas, a city I don’t know well, for BlogWorld 2010 I asked for directions to a bar I was trying to find by tweeting at a friend who had just checked in there on Foursquare.

2. I commonly ask for recommendations for movies, music, and other forms of entertainment on Twitter.

3. As a writer, if I meet someone who might have freelance work for me, I can connect with them on LinkedIn when I get home or even with my smart phone before I even leave the party rather than relying on them to remember my website or having to keep track of a business card.

4. Speaking of work, if you need a job, you can mention it to your friends/followers to see if anyone knows of any job openings where you might be a good fit.

5. I tweeted at a hotel where I was planning to book a trip once, and they sent me to a hidden page on their website with awesome travel deals for upcoming weekends.

6. Once, I was trying on shoes and trying to decide whether or not to buy. I posted a picture on Facebook and got my friends’ opinions before I made the purchase.

7. Need to know an obscure fact? Someone on Twitter can probably help you remember who sang that song stuck in your head or what movie that quote you like comes from. If you ask, people will gladly offer up trivia tidbits and it’s often easier than using a search engine to find the fact.

Full story at BlogWorld.

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  • allison_boyer

    Thanks for featuring my piece! I definitely want to encourage everyone to check out the rest of the 35 ways I came up with on the BlogWorld blog and add their own – some people have added more already and there are some great stories in the comments on that post of social media helping people out!

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