This section addresses various tools available to painlessly collect information, resources and other materials you will need to save time + stay on top of your industry + interests.
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Research + staying informed has changed from
- searching - to
- selecting sources
While there are many ways to get info sent to you, these are easiest for a busy professional:
- email newsletters (click link here)
- Google Alerts (click link here)
- 'Follow' on Twitter (click link here)
- Share in Google + Circles (click link here)
Google Alerts in your inbox - some helpful ideas from Google (click link here)
Twitter feed on your mobile - tips on searching on Twitter (click link here) - find + follow experts
Pro Shortcuts
- Google alerts - if you don't get at least 2 quality sources per day, change the search terms - add a qualifier. It may take a week or 2 to craft the right selection of terms.
- Play with terms until you have the right combo for results
- I use Alerts to 'qualify' sources for Twitter follows - if I am getting new, relevant info, I then follow on Twitter + view headlines on my mobile Twitter.
Finding experts and value-added sources:
Use your Gmail account to set up a Google Plus personal page (view video), if you wish to use Google + to follow experts, topics or join circles.
Use your Gmail account to set up a Google Plus personal page (view video), if you wish to use Google + to follow experts, topics or join circles.
- Google + and Twitter - use #searchterm to identify digitally active sources
- Example #hotelmarketing - Twitter
- Example #hotelmarketing - Google +
All ideas for collecting are welcome, feel free to leave your suggestion in the comment sections below.
Next up - curate!! (Click link here)
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