Building A Reputation Online. Street Cred -- Twitter Style
Intended Audience: Jr. High and High School Students looking to break into the web industry.
OK, so to be fair, I've spoken with OM a few times in the past but I doubt he remembers me. So let's just start from scratch. He is the leading industry leaders' thinker. He has almost a million followers. Getting him to say your name is like getting the NYTimes to mention you. It is. If you don't believe me... See my post of Twitter Data Visualization: http://journik.posterous.com/explaining-social-media-twitter-and-news-to-y
So, if you are trying to get into a meeting or a conversation with an industry leader, you've got to earn his trust. He became a leader by earning trust. How? Simplest way is to comment intelligently and meaningfully on his blog. It take about 5 impressions for a pro to recognize you. Then it takes a few more to feel comfortable with you.
Finally, if you send him a little tweet, he will respond to you publically so all million or five million of his readers recognize you too.
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