LinkedIn announced two major developments in marketing solutions that give brands powerful new ways to engage with LinkedIn members. 1. Company Status Updates – providing companies the ability to share direct updates with their Company Page followers 2. LinkedIn Certified Developer Program, connecting marketers and agencies with […]
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Once you get over a certain number of connections, your home page, by default, get clogged up with your network updates – ALL of them. You’ll mainly see connection updates (“Jon is now connected to Mary, a real estate enthusiast”) , some application updates (“Lisa is leaving […]
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New research from LinkedIn shows one out of every five hiring managers in Australia have hired a candidate because of their volunteer work experience LinkedIn today announced that members can now add a “Volunteer Experience & Causes” field to their LinkedIn Profile. The company also […]
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This is a guest blog by Danica Leys, Solicitor, BlandsLaw.Danica holds a Bachelor of Laws from the University of New England, and a Bachelor of Science (Agriculture) degree from the University of Sydney. Danica Tweets and blogs regularly.. There are various rules and regulations that govern the running of competition and […]
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It seems like Facebook has been listening to the complaints. Even thought the allegation weren’t accurate, as it was always an option (creating Lists, which are like Google+’s Circles). What they really needed to tweak, was the User Experience – making targeted sharing easier. Facebook settings used to […]
Read moreIs Facebook stealing your phone contacts?
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This week many people received warnings on their Facebook wall that the company is “stealing” their cellphone numbers and their friends’ and publish them to all Internet users. But is that true? Syncing – Two way communication If you recently installed a Facebook mobile application, you had an option […]
Read moreIs Facebook really so evil?
There are two major gripes people have with Facebook: the first one, is claiming it’s not secured enough, and the information we share isn’t protected. The second, that the information we upload and share on Facebook, is now belong to Facebook, and we can’t access it. RUBBISH, […]
Read moreLinkedIn Tip #13 – Would you do it in person?
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This is a blog repost, written by Lindsey Pollak July 18th, 2011 Thanks to Miss Manners, Emily Post and our grandmothers, we know to say please, treat others the way we’d like to be treated and write a note when we receive a gift. But for some reason, […]
Read moreFacebook Vs. Google +
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About two weeks ago Google released a beta version of Google+ Project, which was announced to be Facebook’s rival. Most people I’ve spoken to had the attitude of “yet another social network” or “Google is trying to take over the world” or “Google is trying to make […]
Read moreHow to use Social Media to find a job?
On two unrelated instances this week, I had requests from reporters to provide guidance for people looking for a job, and how they should go about using social media, to at least get an interview. On the other hand, also this week, I’ve trained a local recruitment […]
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