It’s been many years on my agenda, to find a solution to a question I had: How do I find out if someone has decided to move on, and disconnect from my network? Fortunately, it doesn’t happen often, but on occasion I’ve noticed that my total number […]
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LinkedIn Tip #16 – Skills endorsement
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We all know the power of Third Party Recommendations, Testimonials and endorsements. I’m a big advocate of getting public acknowledgment of our greatness, by asking for and getting recommendations and testimonials from customers, to display on your office wall, your website (your online wall), and of course […]
Read moreTwitter and Linkedin – one way communication
LinkedIn (or was it twitter??) have decided to spare us the (mostly) irrelevant pieces of content brought to us from our tweeting connections. I’ve always looked at twitter as a place to share valuable links, start conversations, acknowledge nice “social behaviour” etc. The sheer volume of tweets […]
Read more[Podcast] Using LinkedIn for networking
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Last year I’ve been approached by Steven Lewis to record a short podcast for his up-and-coming website, helping authors become publishers. Sitting in a Mosman cafe one morning, Steven prepared a short interview. Today it was published on his site, available to listen to or download for […]
Read moreLinkedIn Tip #15 – Company Status updates
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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 […]
Read morePosted in LinkedIn, Social media | Comments Off on LinkedIn Tip #14 – Customise your homepage updates
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 […]
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, […]
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I’m sure there are good reasons NOT to allow people in an organization to use social media in the work place. So far, I haven’t heard any. [good ones, I mean]. These are the most common comments I get from employers, when discussing Social Media in the […]
Read morePosted in Social media | Comments Off on A Twist on the ‘Top Ten’ List: Social Media Tips for the CEO
by Eve Mayer Orsburn | @LinkedInQueen Although the media and culture are toting social media almost to a point of ad nausea; as a CEO, I am constantly meeting with fellow executives who are still drifting around in a sort of mindless fog when it comes to […]
Read moreLinkedin tools – Features or just gimmicks?
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In the past few months, I’ve seen many innovation and new features coming out of Linkedin, and I’m not sure what to make of it. Some features I can understand the use of , such as Resume Builder, Signal, the browser toolbars on Chrome, IE & Firefox, […]
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