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The Current State of Social Media for Voice-Actors (Part 1)
Battling Social Media burnout Social Media should not be stressful. This issue brings more questions to my door than any other. The question usually takes the form of: How much time should I spend on Social Media? Should I be on ALL the networks? If no, which ones...
The Most Awesome List of LinkedIn Tools Evar!
My apologies for continuing to throw out stuff about LinkedIn, but these developers are not standing still with these social media platforms, and it's a shame not to take advantage of all the program has to offer, right? Here's a list I wish I could claim as my own. ...
LinkedIn Recommendations vs. Endorsements: What’s the Diff?
LinkedIn is on a roll. I've always been a big apostle for this more serious/business-minded social network. Lately they've been giving me reason to continue to sing their praises. First of all, LinkedIn just LOOKS better. Trendy, not clunky. Sure, Dave...that's...
Twitter Prospecting
'Fresh off FaffCon6, I'm on the move to start some prospecting...something Faffer Staffer Lauren McCullough hammered home in a session she initiated. No, I don't do enough prospecting for leads/clients. None of us probably do enough. But I was struck by an article I...
Still Don’t Get Twitter?
You're not alone. Sometimes days go by and I don't post or even read posts...and that's probably bad policy. Twitter should not be ignored, so don't be frustrated by this social network. Next to Facebook, it is the most influential social network to see and be seen. ...
Using Twitter’s new “Related Headlines” Feature
Monday, Twitter added a new feature to it's service called "Related Headlines". There are two motivations for this development: 1) Twitter is trying to get more people to embed tweets in their website 2) Twitter is trying to automatically provide context to popular...
Original VO for Social Media Guidance
These tips were first built in 2011! Some advice holds up today and some might be a bit of a time capsule.
How would you approach it differently knowing what you know today?
Voice Actors make great Social Networkers. This site is designed as a Social Media resource specifically for Voice over people. Take what you need and contribute as you’re able.
2011
In August of 2011, VoiceOverXtra’s John Florian organized a series of webinars utilizing the talents of the biggest troika of online VO geeks he could find:
Daniel, Courvoisier, and Basanyi. He called us the “Super Socials”, and the name stuck.
2012
For 2012, we worked hard to out do ourselves in a planned presentation at VOICE2012.