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UPDATE: Submitted beards added below!

@pincock and @tmcconnon

We didn’t make the cut for TheLostJacket post that features the likes of @chrisbrogan and @msaleem, but LotusJump’s social media team is rockin’ the #socialmediabeards as well. Got your own social media beard pic?! Email it to tom [at] lotusjump [dot] com and we’ll post it! Include your URL and Twitter ID so we can spotlight you!

UPDATE:

Check out the killer facial hair on Mark Murnahan, SEO Website Developer:

He too recognizes the power and status.

A special thanks to WISEOZ.com for today’s Tuesday Tip.  WISEOZ is a free contest-based social community where people win prizes, collaborate, socialize, and connect through moderated play-as-you-please games called “WiseWits”.

Last week we talked about how social media is for everyone and this week we’d like to highlight how WiseOz has successfully used social media as a way to market their company.

WISEOZ has accounts on several of the big hitting social community sites and we do what we can to push our content out to those sites as frequent as possible. Everytime we release a new clue or award a winner, we Twitter. Everytime we publish a new WiseWit, we blog and bulletin it to MySpace and Facebook and dig it to Digg. Additionally, we have a SHARE feature on our WiseWit pages that easily allows users to do the same. We’ve gotten many new members from this approach and it keeps viral engine running.

Figuring out your own social media schedule may seem like a daunting task, but the benefits will far outweigh the hassle!  Start by joining all of the major social media networks and start building your profiles one by one.  As you familiarize yourself with each one, you feel more comfortable putting yourself out there and getting involved.

Leave a comment with your tip and we’ll consider publishing it with a link to your website in future Tuesday Tip editions!

The incredible power and influence that is now attainable through Twitter is helping connect individuals around the world and is giving businesses opportunities never before thought possible.

However, with power, comes responsibility.

Like with anything that you do online, you’re not invisible. What you do, say, and post is available for just about anyone to see. Forever. Even in the last few months, there have been several cases of “tweets” that, while seemingly harmless, have caused an eruption of social media mayhem. (Read more about the PC Magazine and Ketchum incidents)

So, without further adieu…

Our Top 5 Twitterquette (Twitter + Etiquette) Tips:

1. Give props where deserved. Instead of just copying what someone else has said, re-tweeting gives them credit for coming up with something tweet-worthy and exposes them to a whole new audience.So next time someone tweets something you love, do them a favor and RT … they’ll do the same for you in the future.

2. Keep private conversations private. Instead of holding a meaningless conversation with your buddy via 20 @s, consider DMing (Direct Messaging) instead. Which brings us to our next point…

3. Don’t over-tweet.While there isn’t a definitive number of how many tweets is too many tweets, use your head.  Twitter is considered “micro-blogging”, but there are only so many people who care about every “micro” thing you do (i.e bathroom breaks, laundry, what you ate for lunch …*yawn*).

4. Learn to be concise. You only have 140 characters! (The character count even turns red when you’re about to reach your max) No one likes a ……
(…see what we mean? No one likes a half-tweet!)

5. And remember, EVERYTHING you tweet is HIGHLY visible.Don’t say something that you wouldn’t want your mom, boss, future employer, ex or even posterity to someday read.