Category: Social Media

Social platforms continue to shape how professional voices are heard.

Here we help you navigate what to share, when to engage, and how to show up consistently as platforms evolve.


The goal is a presence that feels thoughtful, credible, and sustainable.

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Part 2 of 3: Teachers Talk About Social Media in the Classroom and Personal Branding!

This is part 2 of 3 in a series where I talk to two college teachers about their use of social media in the classroom.

In part 1, they discussed why blogs are important in classrooms and the advantages of using blogs as a learning vehicle. Today’s discussion is around the relevancy of “Blackboard,” which …

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Part 1 of 3: Teachers Talk About Social Media in the Classroom and Personal Branding!

I’m starting a three part series on how social media influences the classroom and can provide value to both the professor and student, in an educational setting. To do this, I found two teachers that “get it” and have used blogs for student collaboration and skill development. They also feel it is an innovative and …

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Social Networking: Number Friends Vs the Quality of Each Friend

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A lot of very influential people are sounding off that it’s not the number of friends you have on social networks that matter, but rather the quality of the relationships. For instance, many people would rather have 100 close knit contacts on LinkedIn than 600 “lose contacts” or people …

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5 Free Tools for Personal Reputation Management

I guest posted on Keith Ferrazzi’s blog over a week ago. I felt that this post was so important that I had to re-post it here for you to read.

Reputation management consists of tracking your personal brand both online and offline and reacting when necessary.

A lot of people think that personal branding is …

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College Admissions Officers Use Social Networks to Conduct Background Checks

Yesterday, I blogged about how corporate recruiters are using social networks to conduct background checks. Today, I want to talk about how the same is true for high school students looking to enroll in colleges. When it comes to personal and professional development both of these posts are extremely important and mark periods in your …

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Corporate Recruiters Use Social Networks to Conduct Background Checks

A lot has been on my mind this week, including a research report by Careerbuilder.com that just came out stating that “One-in-Five Employers Use Social Networking Sites to Research Job Candidates.” In the UK, this number is “One-in-Four,” which is only 3% more. Everyone started blogging and writing about this report. When this press release …

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Millennials Are Taking Over the Workplace – Is HR Prepared?

I told everyone on Twitter last night that I would not be blogging today, but I had a slight change of heart. I got my interview questions from Lisa Orrell back just in time to post them and have content readily available to you. Lisa is also announcing her new MySpace blog for millennials seeking …

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Interview with David Meerman Scott About All Things Social Media

Today I interview David Meerman Scott, who gives us insight on why we all have to be content creators and actually listen to our audience before we take action. I hope you have enjoyed this interview series and feel free to leave a comment or email me if you are interested in a particular personal …