Online Community Building: Foster A Green Organization. Go Paperless.

Becoming a green organization doesn’t start, let alone stop, with recycling.

That, and more, in today’s Social Media Roundup:

Think Green

https://twitter.com/SociousSuccess/status/326413969948549120

What reasons would an organization have to become sustainable? According to Joshua Paul at Socious, becoming sustainable should benefit your members as well as your organization. He believes an online community is a great place to start. “Increasingly companies are moving support documentation and other files into their online customer or member communities where customers can share additional tips, provide feedback, and ask questions,” he writes. In honor of Earth Day, Paul collected seven ways your organization can “go green” by building an online community  (opens in a new tab). (ht @SociousSuccess  (opens in a new tab))

The Professional Network

RT @pcmaconvene  (opens in a new tab): 9 Mistakes You’re Making on LinkedIn http://t.co/SrPltFAQbp  (opens in a new tab) Which are you guilty of, #eventprofs  (opens in a new tab)? #pcma  (opens in a new tab) #meetingprofs  (opens in a new tab)

— Katherine Manfredi (@KManfredi) April 22, 2013  (opens in a new tab)

If you’re an active LinkedIn user, you understand how the network offers a different sort of community building. It fosters professional communities, and the same etiquette and networking rules that apply in other professional settings apply there. Giving sincere recommendations, interacting professionally with others, and sharing relevant content can be great ways to showcase your professionalism through your LinkedIn profile. But building a profile takes time, so don’t leave it till the moment you need it. “Smart people get the most out of a tool. Really smart people do too, but they also plan for how to get the most out of what a tool may become,” Jeff Haden writes on Inc.com  (opens in a new tab). What are some of the ways you use LinkedIn? (ht @KManfredi  (opens in a new tab))

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