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San Francisco Women on the Web: serve, educate, empower

Instead of ruining the environment by passing out mimeographed copies of our tool list, we’re putting it here on ze blog! Enjoy. From the Social Media Tips & Tricks talk at McCann 11/5.

Micro-blog sites

• identi.ca
• Pownce
• Tumblr
• Twitter
• Yammer
• SFWOW on Twitter

Aggregators

• Google Reader
• Bloglines
• Social Median
• Friendfeed
• - NoiseRiver, enhances FriendFeed

Twitter toys

• Make phone calls using VOIP and your Twitter friends http://janetfouts.com/twitter-phweet/
• TweetBeep - Alerts for posts on Twitter with your keywords
• Twitter Atlas
• TweetCloud
• TweetDeck

Micro-blog clients

• Tweetdeck
• Twhirl http://www.twhirl.com
• PingFm
• Twellow Searches Twitter bios
• Plurk
• Tumblr

Bookmarking sites

• list of 50 http://mashable.com/2007/08/08/social-bookmarking-2/

Tracking your brand

• Search Monitor
• Social Mention
• BuzzLogic
• Trackur
• Radian6
• Google Alerts

ROI and Analytics, Commenting

• MyBlogLog
• Enquisite
• Disqus
• Backtype
• Crazy Egg (heat mapping)
• Co.mments -track comments on your site
• Board Tracker
• Compete
• Google Trends

Communities

• Drupal
• Jooma
• ning
• Plurk
  

More Reading

• “Happiness as Your Business Model” by Tara Hunt
• Internet Memes Timeline
• Experience Curve by Karl Long (Nokia)
• Web Strategy by Jeremiah Owyang (Forrester)
• Mashable - Social media aggregated news and information
• Read, Write, Web - journalists in social media
• Anthropological Introduction to Youtube ( online lecture )

Thanks to (from Anna):

• Steve Isaacs, directeur, Chris Chinn of Pomona College for the amazing mullet shot, Karl Long of Experience Curve/Tcritic, Brian Solis, Rebecca for bugging me about doing this, and McCann for an awesome use of their space!

Follow me!

• Anna (banane) on, Friendfeed, Twitter, Blog, Email Blog
• Janet (jfouts): on: Twitter, Blog, My Company

Okay, I consider myself a fairly outgoing person. Yet asking for things–especially asking for things that have to do with my career is something that I dread doing. So when I heard about SF WoW’s Salary Negotiation Panel event, I figured this was probably a good thing for me to attend.

I found the panelists to be very approachable and they gave a lot of good suggestions on negotiating on behalf of yourself in any situation, not just in salary negotiation. The presentation was very informal, with a lot of back and forth discussion between the audience and panelists.

The following tips stuck with me the most when I left:

–Above all, believe in yourself (ok, even if you’re not so sure of yourself, act as if you believe in yourself). You made it this far (i.e. the job offer) and you and your skills are worth bargaining for. Repeat this message to self as needed.

–On the hiring side, HR or other person knows it’s a negotiation situation and will bargain accordingly in their favor. Their first offer will be mid-level range, at the highest. Don’t be low-balled.

–Salary, vacation time, benefits, flex-time, etc. are all potential bargaining chips

–Never reveal your bottom line, but know what you bottom line is before going into negotiation discussion. Your “bottom line” should be that ick factor–what is the minimum you are willing to accept and still feel ok about coming to work every day

–Always be prepared. Do your research. Know what’s an appropriate range for the job title, industry (i.e. private/nonprofit/government/education/etc.) and type of job (i.e. contract/full-time/etc.)

–Defer salary discussion to another time–avoid having conversation over the phone when you’ve just gotten job offer (this usually isn’t possible in a contract situtation, but works with a permanent position)

–Be polite, but know how to re-frame questions and re-state your position effectively. Focus on the value you can bring to the job and your passion and enthusiasm for the position. Avoid getting personal or saying what you “need” in the job.

–Practice with a friend, partner, etc. before going into salary negotiation discussion.

Afterwards, I looked into one of the books recommended by the panelists: Sink or Swim. I’m finding it to be a helpful read, with lots of common sense on-the-job tips. Other books panelists recommended included The Power of Intention and Women Don’t Ask: The High Cost of Avoiding Negotiation–and Positive Strategies for Change.