how social media can help expats survive – and thrive – in a new country
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Have you been making the most of social media to help you survive and thrive in a new country? Learn some practical tips and tricks to save time, money and stress and more quickly feel at home. Further your career, find the information you need quickly, make new friends, keep in touch with family or even buy and sell belongings: no matter what you need, having a good grasp of which online tools to use and how can make a huge difference. Social media can give you superpowers! Renée Veldman-Tentori helps individuals and organisations capture the power and potential of social media. She has a particular interest in growing strong communities online and offline. Her business, Zestee Social Media, offers an online social media school.TRANSCRIPT
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Expatica I am not a Tourist Fair2 November 2014 : How social media can help expats
survive and thrive in a new country
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Today• Share my story • 5 top tips • 10 top tools
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Who am I?• Passionate about the power &
potential of social media to bring information, individuals, and organisations together. Social media is a superpower
• Bachelor of Business Marketing
• Zestee, Professional Parents, Dutch Australian, Living in Delft, TheHagueOnLine, The Hague University
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5 Top Tips
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1. Further your career
• Linked In - keep your profile up to date
• Twitter - underused tool
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2. Find the information you need
• Google • Facebook • YouTube
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3. Make new friends
• Facebook groups and pages of
• Twitter • Follow up online with
offline
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4. Keep in touch with
family• Skype • Dropbox • YouTube • Wordpress/Blog
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5. Buy and sell
belongings
• Facebook groups • Ebay/Marktplaats
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10 Top Tools
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1. Facebook
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2. LinkedIn
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3. Twitter
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4. YouTube
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5. Instagram
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6. Skype
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7. Picasa
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8. Google
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9. Dropbox
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10. WordPress (Blog)
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Frenzy, Fatigue, FocusMy theory on social media and life......
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Wishing you every happiness here