AFCEA Belvoir Web 2.0 User Guide:

We understand that Web 2.0 is a new concept to some of our Chapter members, and we're here to help.  Please use this guide to help connect with us digitally.  Stay up to date with information about Chapter events, including our Monthly Luncheons, our Small Business Networking Sessions, our Young AFCEAN Luncheons – and AFCEA Belvoir Industry Days.

TWITTER

Step 1: Register on Twitter. Go to www.twitter.com and click the "Get Started - Join" button. Fill out the information on the registration screen and click "I accept. Create my account".

Step 2: Start following existing Twitter member. Click the public timeline and look for @AFCEABelvoir. Click “Follow” to start following @AFCEABelvoir.

Additional Twitter Help: Hashtags

The # symbol, called a hashtag, is used to mark keywords or topics in a Tweet. Hashtags help you find interesting Tweets.

- People use the hashtag symbol # before relevant keywords in their Tweet to categorize those Tweets

  to show more easily in Twitter Search.

    - Clicking on a hashtagged word in any message shows you all other Tweets in that category.

    - Hashtags can occur anywhere in the Tweet.

    - The hashtag we are using for Industry Days is #ABID2011.  You can search for information about

       Industry Days by typing this hashtag into the search box.

Additional Twitter Help: Re-Tweets

Retweeting is how Twitter users share interesting tweets from the people they are following with those who follow them. They copy and paste the original tweet and send it out. To give credit to the original person, users usually put “RT” plus the originator’s username at the beginning of the tweet. Here’s an example:

    - The Twitter user @AFCEABelvoir  tweets: Registration open! AFCEA Belvoir Industry Days 2011 to be held March 28-30 at the Gaylord in National Harbor: http://ow.ly/3MAUg #ABID2011

 - You retweet by posting RT @AFCEABelvoir Registration open! AFCEA Belvoir Industry Days 2011 to be held March 28-30 at the Gaylord in National Harbor: http://ow.ly/3MAUg #ABID2011

LINKEDIN

Step 1: Create an account and set up your profile page at www.linkedin.com.

Step 2: Define yourself by adding a short headline of four or five words about yourself. These words are how people will find and define you.

Step 3: List what you’ve done as well what you want to do.

Step 4: Start building your network. Your goals should be to connect with others who share your professional interests and can help you meet your goals. Before you begin connecting with others, decide who you want to connect to.

AFCEA Belvoir has three groups on LinkedIn:

Main Group:  http://www.linkedin.com/groups?mostPopular=&gid=2724292

Small Business Group: http://www.linkedin.com/groups?mostPopular=&gid=3523630

Young AFCEAN Group:  http://www.linkedin.com/groups?mostPopular=&gid=3147600

FACEBOOK

Step 1: Register in Facebook. Go to www.facebook.com, fill out the information on the registration screen and click “Sign Up”.

Step 2: Set up your profile in the Profile page and fill out the information required.

Step 3: Start adding friends or joining groups. To add friends, just type the name of the friend you want to add and include in your network on the search box. To join our group, type the name of our group, AFCEA Belvoir, in the search box and click “Join”. You can also enter the URL of the group and click “Join”.  For example, you can enter the URL http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=149789931713699. When the page opens, click “Join”.