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Category Archives: Networking
It’s not hype. According to an eye opening article by Glen Cathey (the “Boolean Black Belt”) one out of every 20 users on LinkedIn is in the recruiting field. That’s a staggering recruiter to candidate ratio. ~Jerome Young @ Forbes
How to Write Twitter Headlines People Will Click
I’ve often mentioned how twitter is a great way to introduce people to your long-form blog content. Bloggers know that tweeting is a good way to drive some attention to your posts, but with the twitter stream flowing by quickly, … Continue reading
Posted in Marketing, Networking Tagged blogging, headlines, marketing, promotion, twitter Leave a comment
Wishlist: Linkedin Activity Heatmap
I love the professional value LinkedIn provides. Some people really miss the boat when they think it’s “just for job seekers”. There is so much information that LinkedIn can provide. One thing I love, is how you can find and … Continue reading
Posted in business, companies, Networking, Recruiting Industry, Wishlist Tagged #wishwed, connections, linkedin, Networking, wishlist Leave a comment
GroupMe Kinda Rocks Me
Summary: Text all your friends at once with this platform-agnostic group-messaging app. Feeling a little chatty? Call everyone by just dialing the group’s number. GroupMe just makes close group communication easy. Like twitter before it, my favorite bit of this … Continue reading
Posted in Android, Apps, Networking, next, Tools Tagged group messaging, GroupMe, sms, Social Networking, twitter Leave a comment
HELP: What Career Advice Would You Give to a Middle School Student?
Quick question: Oh great and wise blog visitor! Calling on all the wisdom of age and experience you have gathered in your life until this point… if you suddenly found yourself in middle-school today (12-15yrs old)… …what one or two … Continue reading
Posted in America, Employment, life, Networking, USA, utah Tagged advice, career, speaking 35 Comments
Navigating Facebook’s Privacy Settings; New Privacy Policy Longer than Constitution
No wonder you have a Supreme-Court-sized headache trying to get your Facebook privacy settings squared away. It’s apparently harder to stay private on Facebook than to create a country. More than 50 settings with options totaling greater than 170 await … Continue reading
Posted in Apps, life, Networking, Social Networking, Tools Tagged facebook, policy, pr, privacy, public relations, rant, Social Networking, web2.0 Leave a comment
Follow Policy: Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, et al.
Social networks are powerful, meaningful tools I have had the opportunity to leverage we ll for personal and professional benefit. Just last week I was trying to find good camping locations and received several good recommendations. I have also gone overboard … Continue reading
Posted in Networking, Social Networking Tagged facebook, follow, follow-policy, linkedin, Networking, twitter 4 Comments
What is Community?
I’ve been thinking about what Community means. I spend a lot of time online (sadly) and I have spent a great deal of time (too much time, actually) developing and building online communities… or so I thoug[ht. In fact, I … Continue reading
What if You’re Not ‘In’ the Club?
I noticed a great post from Cary Snowden over at Social Hat about the new Social Media Club Salt Lake (@SMCSLC), and a twinge of jealousy washed over me reading about who was there and the purpose of the group, etc. … Continue reading
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Missed Connections
On this website, I usually talk about making connections and keeping them. Leveraging smart, sassy social network tools like Facebook or LinkedIn to ensure you and that person can reach out and keep in touch if the need arises (for … Continue reading
Posted in humor, Networking Tagged Missed Connections, mistakes, networking fauxpaus, oops Leave a comment