Posts Tagged ‘myspace’

Become A Facebook Fan of IBMC

Wednesday, March 24th, 2010

facebook pic1 Become A Facebook Fan of IBMC
It seems that everyone is on Facebook these days. Well I am here to tell you that IBMC has been on Facebook for quite some time. Are you a fan? Click here to become one.

FB is a great way for students and prospective students to get connected and stay connected with IBMC. Right now we are working on adding new applications and ways for you to also connect with other students and staff of IBMC in an effort to help you succeed with your career goals.

Here are some things you might not know:

“Founded in February 2004, Facebook is a social utility that helps people communicate more efficiently with their friends, family and coworkers. The company develops technologies that facilitate the sharing of information through the social graph, the digital mapping of people’s real-world social connections. Anyone can sign up for Facebook and interact with the people they know in a trusted environment.”

Average user has 130 friends on the site
Average user sends 8 friend requests per month
Average user spends more than 55 minutes per day on FB
Average user clicks the Like button on 9 pieces of content each month
Average user writes 25 comments on FB content each month
Average user becomes a fan of 4 Pages each month
Average user is invited to 3 events per month
Average user is a member of 13 groups

How do you measure up against the “average user” on Facebook?

Also be sure to let us know what you’d like to see from IBMC on Facebook. More events? Posted schedule? Crazy pictures of Steve Steele? Tell us, we are all ears. There is a discussion board on the IBMC fan page to leave your input.

Or maybe you are not a FB user, then let us know what sites you do use. MySpace? Twitter? Friendster?

Employers Using Social Networks to Screen Applicants

Friday, October 9th, 2009

Background checks and drug screening of potential new hires has been the standard practice for employers for decades now. But as more and more people share their lives online via social networking sites such as Facebook, MySpace, YouTube, and Twitter, employers now have new sources of information on applicants. A study by Career Builder showed that at least 1 in 5 employers are now using these social sites to screen prospects. Here is a sampling of what they find that causes them to reject an application:

  • content posted about alcohol or drug use
  • “inappropriate or provocative” pictures
  • candidate appeared to have poor communications skills
  • candidate bad-mouthed their previous company or fellow employees
  • candidate lied about qualifications
  • discriminatory comments related to race, gender, religion, etc.
  • candidate’s screen name was unprofessional
  • candidate was linked to criminal behavior
  • candidate shared confidential information from previous employers

That list gives you a good idea of what not to when you are adding information to your social networks. People often forget that information shared anywhere on the internet can be found by those who know where to look, even on so-called private networks.

So be careful and be wise when you’re online.

The Week Of Updates

Thursday, February 5th, 2009

That is what this weeks feels like as we get this Social Media Campaign off the ground. What does it mean when I say that IBMC is launching a Social Media Campaign? It means that there is so much going on at IBMC and there is so much to share that we are creating a MySpace page, a Facebook Group, a Twitter account, a Flickr photostream, and a YouTube Channel. 

Everyone at IBMC is excited to begin sharing with you through all these tools we have now. But the more exciting part is that you get to be a part of it too. That is the what makes all this media “social.” You can comment on any of these blog posts as well as on the other platforms we will be using. Don’t be afraid to speak up and join the conversation. 

It is our hope to offer you many ways to get in touch and stay in touch with IBMC. 

See you tomorrow,

Daryle