Share 'Best practices for social networking rookies?'

I admit, I am brand new to social learning. Brand new meaning I joined two social networking groups this very week. As the chapter president, I network (in the traditional sense) on a regular basks. Yet I am a true online rookie. Because “networking” is part of ASTD’s Four Focus Areas (the other three: Business Opportunities, Giving Back, Professional Development), and since this is new territo...