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Olympic Dreams? Social media may be your shortest route (video)

February 16, 2010

How would you like to achieve an Olympic-level brand, without years of physical training?
In today’s social media world, it’s possible.
The Vancouver Olympics opening ceremonies delivered record ratings for NBC as the most-watched non-U.S. opening ceremonies ever with 67.5 million total viewers, with millions more watching worldwide. Prominently featured was an engaging, funny, heartfelt ode to [...]

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LinkedIn Advanced Techniques for Job Search Networking

February 15, 2010

Even LinkedIn ninjas may not be taking advantage of some of the more advanced techniques for increasing your LinkedIn impact. If your profile hasn’t been tweaked in a while, consider these advanced techniques for your LinkedIn strategy.

Drag-and-drop reordering of LinkedIn content. LinkedIn has just added the capability to move content up or down the page [...]

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Career Trends and Career Change: Interpreting Employment Trends in 2010

February 1, 2010

A great career choice today may not be the best choice a few years from now.
There are hundreds of factors that affect your employability, many of which are linked to the job market. By keeping an eye on the trends in the marketplace, you can be ready to respond as factors are changing, and proactively [...]

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Keep Learning for Free: iTunes U

January 26, 2010

When was the last time you attended a really great seminar? The kind that left you thinking, wondering, researching? Making plans and to-do lists?
When was the last time you had time?
Here’s your chance to kick start your education – iTunes U.
iTunes U is a subsection of the iTunes platform that specializes in bringing you free [...]

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Facebook Friends and Business Networking: Friend is a Dirty Word

January 22, 2010

What do you share with your Facebook friends?
The endless invites to participate in Mafia Wars, to feed lonely sheep on the Farm or to taste someone’s new chocolates in their cafe are fun for the participants, but off-putting to the rest of us.
But it’s just Facebook, right? We should enjoy our little diversions.
Just keep it [...]

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Break out of LinkedIn: Using Facebook for Professional Networking

January 20, 2010

The first stop for any professional looking to network online is LinkedIn.
It’s business oriented. It’s safe. It’s structured, and easy to get your head around.
It’s also only one corner of the social media universe.
If you’d like to investigate other arenas for professional networking online, Facebook may be a good next effort.
Check out this excellent Mashable [...]

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My new favorite productivity tool: Toodledo

January 7, 2010

Productivity is a loaded word.
There are dozens of very good resources out there on productivity systems. They promise ways to get a hold of all the complex goings on in your life.
The problem is, as I’ve written before, productivity is highly personal. A system is all fine and good, if you’ll use it.
But if the [...]

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Facebook’s new privacy settings make managing your personal brand easier

December 10, 2009

Today, I followed the simple 3-step process and updated my Facebook privacy settings.
Facebook has been due for a privacy makeover for a while. For a platform so often recognized for helping people get fired, break up, and lose their disability benefits, their privacy settings were often very difficult to find, understand and use.
So while the [...]

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5 reasons to friend your network on Facebook

November 20, 2009

Are you connected to your aunt on LinkedIn? Does your boss follow your Twitter account? Are you connected to clients, vendors, or recruiters on Facebook?
If not, why not?
For all the fears about what might happen if the wrong person gets ahold of those photos of you in Vegas, in most cases, blending your online profiles [...]

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Are you making one of these 10 Facebook job search mistakes?

November 10, 2009

While LinkedIn is the daddy of social networking sites for business, its trendier cousin Facebook has been known to go business casual.  But before you go crazy using Facebook for your business networking, be sure to read up on some do’s and don’ts to make sure your online activities don’t lose you a job.
Here are [...]

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