Social Media

Using Social Media To Get A Job

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The IT-centric website Toolbox.com recently completed their 2010 Employment Survey and there was some interesting data that was uncovered about how job seekers are using social media to find employment. The survey primarily focuses on salaries, locations where the “best paying jobs are”, and how long a typical job search lasts. But check out the [...]

Finally Seesmic Replaces TweetDeck For Me

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I’m not a big fan of downloadable, desktop apps to manage my online, social life. I’m more in alignment with web-based tools like Google Docs, Threadsy, Tungle, and now Seesmic Web. True, Seesmic Web has been out for a while now with some great functionality; Twitter streams, Twitter Lists, and even Foursquare location-based integration. But [...]

Why Social Media

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Leslie Bradshaw (@LeslieBradshaw), a dynamic and knowledgeable digital strategist based in Washington D.C. recently shared her latest slide deck on the topic of why organizations really should pay closer attention to properly utilizing social media. It’s a quick, and very colorful presentation with some interesting points. Check it out. Why Social Media For more from [...]

Blogger Code of Conduct

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Running my own IT consulting organization, HicksNewMedia, and writing for a handful of well-known and respected blogs has got me thinking about something – proper etiquette on the web for content creators. I decided to draft the Bloggers Code of Conduct and publish it for all of you readers to dissect and provide commentary on. I know [...]

Is Social Media Worth It? Chris Brogan Answers

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Recently on the Forbes CMO Network, Chris Brogan (@chrisbrogan), best selling author and President of New Marketing Labs was interviewed by Bruce Upbin, Managing Editor at Forbes. Upbin asks Chris various questions as to the value and need of social media and content sharing really is valuable to both personal and business relationships – check [...]