The Future of Your Searchable Brand – With or Without Google?
The DLD conference was yesterday and it was held in Munich. The highlight of the event (Thanks TechCrunch) was a session called “Humans Disrupting Algorithms,” in which David Kirkpatrick of Fortune spoke with Jimmy Wales and Jason Calacanis. Jimmy has developed a beta of Wikia Search, whereas Jason Calacanis has been running Mahalo for a …
The Future of Online Recruitment – One:One Relationships
I’ve been thinking about relationships for the past few months and even at the time when I was applying for jobs. Believe it or not, the future of online recruitment is in relationships, not resume submissions. I’ve learned that through networking, you can skip steps in recruitment, as well as become recruited based on your …
2008 Personal Branding Predictions for the Future
Here are some trends I have personally seen in the workplace and throughout my personal branding studies. These are just a few of the one’s currently on my mind and there’s plenty more where this came from.
Have a prediction of your own? Leave a comment!
The rise of consultants. Personal brands within larger corporations…The Portable Brand: Communicate and View People Wherever You Go
One of my predictions for 2008 and beyond is that our online brands will transition from email to blog and become portable. Not only that but they will be fully mobile and viewable by anyone at anytime. Again, those who don’t build a thorough and Google’able presence online will suffer from reach, but gain from …
Too much talk, too little execution for our personal brands
Too many people say they are going to do something, without the ambition and confidence to actually follow-through. I’ve had many friends and acquaintances alike saying “I want to start a business” or “My idea is to ______.” We only live for so long, so you really need to take chances. Also, I feel that …
Your Searchable Brand on Google is Finally in Your Control…or is it?
What if you had preferences as to which results were returned for each keyword you searched for in Google? Google will be implementing new technology that will allow users to remove results from their personal searches, and move results up or down. For instance, if you Google’d yourself and had your blog listed 1st and …
Internet celebrities may outweigh tv celebrities in the future
Year ago, who would have thought that just about anyone could be a celebrity. Welcome to 2007, where we can all be celebrities in our own right. By unleashing our personal brands on the world, we are communicating our celebrity status to others. Gone are the times where we watched television praying that someday we …
The origins of Personal Branding: 10th Anniversary Timeline
Personal Branding has come a long way since Tom Peter’s Fast Company article in 1997. I’m happy to say I’ve been apart of history, along with many others who share my passions. There are many other landmarks in the history of Personal Branding, but the one’s listed in the timeline above have helped further the …
What is the real definition of Personal Branding? New project!
My latest project is to collaborate with experts in the Personal Branding field, in order to get a more refined and single definition of Personal Branding. I think one of the major problems that I face, along with all of you is that when we are asked “so what is Personal Branding?”, we give our …
Announcing DanSchawbel.com: The Next Generation of Personal Branding Online
Over the course of the past 6 months, I have consumed every piece of knowledge on Personal Branding. I’ve been a product of Personal Branding as well as a spokesman on the subject. I decided after all of my ventures to build an example of what all Personal Brand websites should look like now and …