Mork From Ork is a Social Network King!

7 Stages of a Social T-Rex:  Stage 1 “The Egg”

If you are a child of the 80’s this title makes so much sense.  If not, google it!  Mork came from the planet Ork, in an egg shaped spaceship (see the connection) to study human behavior and quickly won the hearts of everyone around him!  How did he do it?  Simple….he was himself. 

Fast Forward from 1978 to 2009, how do you think Mork’s life would be different with social media?  1st his egg ship would have been tracked by satellite and every blogger known to man would have the 1st images streamed via YouTube!    So what does this have to do with my post?  Well if you are a newbie to Social Media, then you may feel a lot like Mork, excited about your mission, but bumbling around to get out of your egg!

Listed below are a few useful pointers as you are preparing to break from the egg and enjoy the world of social media interaction;

1.  Start slow;  pick an easy avenue such as Facebook or LinkedIn and look up old friends or co-workers.  Who knows you may rekindle some old friendships or find out your ex co-worker’s company is hiring. 

2.  Chip, chip away;  Learn the tool, understand and feel comfortable with your choice from above.  Your final mission is to win the hearts and souls of everyone you meet, not going to happen inside the egg!

3.  First foot forward;  Still protected by the egg, you have a foot out.  Go ahead, post your picture (recent please, no wedding shots from 10 years ago), chances of it ending up in a store window in Kazakhstan is minimal (although it can happen). 

4.  Don’t be a gamer;  in other words, don’t lock yourself inside the dorm and play video games.  Complete the information sections and “about you” sections.  Put yourself out there!

“Na nu, na nu”