I know, LinkedIn has been around for a while. I was one of the early sign-ups. I felt I needed to when some of my business development counterparts were sending me invitations. But for almost 2 years, it's been in a malaise for me. I'm not an active user ...

[2007-02-19 04:17:00]

Scot Herrick asks is LinkedIn useful? What do you get out LinkedIn? What would it take to make it more useful? I get only a little of value.  When helping a friend conduct a job search recently it was helpful in figuring out who to introduce him to. Fin...

[2007-01-09 12:09:00]

Ziggs.com is a new social networking site that sends you an email when someone Googles you.  So, why should you care?  Well, I might want to know who is checking up on my, I guess.  Susan Gunelius comments on this new tool on her b5media site, BrandCur...

[2008-10-03 19:55:57]

This is a continuation of my look at social networks and their populations from a marketing perspective. When it comes to this arena Facebook has most of the buzz, but MySpace still has the volume. As strategic counselors to our clients, it is important t...

[2008-10-02 15:51:43]

Only so many hours in a day, and if we are spending some of the precious time online, using social media to connect and build relationships, we should learn to getter better at it. When I first joined Ryze, it was a very active network, I learned much. ...

[2008-10-01 11:24:10]

The web just got a little more tightly woven thanks to RoamAbout. The product is one of the first steps towards making websites and applications instantly accessible, without tracking back or linking. RoamAbout lets users access Google’s OpenSocial app...

[2008-09-30 10:01:10]

One of the challenges in using social media services such as Twitter, Friendfeed, Jaiku, Facebook and LinkedIn is figuring out who to follow. There’s certainly no lack of choice but it’s difficult picking people if you’re looking for fri...

[2008-09-08 11:37:47]

When a friend of mine asks to be introduced to another one of my friends, I usually never think twice about it and I just make the introduction. I have no issues connecting two people who are friends of mine to each other. And many times I have been the o...

[2008-09-07 16:35:47]

BizInfo & Blackline are launching an international survey to analyze the business use of Web 2.0 tools and technologies (online collaboration, information/knowledge exchange & social networking).We think this is a unique survey, both on the scale at which...

[2008-08-19 04:16:34]

LinkedIn, my favorite business social network, today announces the introduction of “Company Directory“. This is a very interesting feature by which you can easily find a company together with various information about it. For example, you can ...

[2008-08-18 18:52:57]

Online etiquette is a fine line. Etiquette in social media is an even finer line still. I've noticed a particularly annoying trend emerge over the past couple of months and I wanted to bring it up to get it out there and get your take on it. It's ...

[2008-08-12 23:16:54]

Ah yes, yet another needle in the LinkedIn Answers haystack, particularly because it deals with freelancers who maintain a day job. William asks: Any suggestions for writing a book while keeping a job to pay the bills? Has your experience, or that of thos...

[2008-08-03 14:43:22]

Here is a nice application of social networks: putting pressure on a company and making a clear - and not anonymous - statement that the current CEO is not the top favorite for the job.Belgacom is one of the major telecom operators in Belgium and is owned...

[2008-06-23 07:09:13]

I’m on a quest to approach social networking and reputation management in a saner, more organized way. Now I’m checking and revising what I’ve already got out there. Your LinkedIn Profile: Who’s Looking at YOU? LinkedIn is an i...

[2008-05-31 09:59:21]

I wrote about this already, but I’d like to stress this point since I do believe it could be a strategic feature for LinkedIn, the popular business social network. This feature should give a response to the following question: how strong is this con...

[2008-05-26 17:05:15]

1) Always get emails answered if they come from trusted people. Alternatively, if you get too many emails, setup a new filter that sends an automatic response to this kind of emails.  2) You have a blog? Try to join discussions about your blog posts as m...

[2008-05-20 16:45:24]

Many business leaders are unsure of the reasons that they need to build a professional profile online at business social networking sites such as LinkedIn. Let me share with you a story that I heard recently. I was speaking to the HR Director and Head ...

[2008-05-20 09:13:58]

One of the foundational rules of networking is to build relationships and give generously - of your time, support and resources. By building relationships in this way you will undoubtedly benefit from being generous in spirit. As they say “one good ...

[2008-05-19 06:49:20]

One of the foundational rules of networking is to build relationships and give generously - of your time, support and resources. By building relationships in this way you will undoubtedly benefit from being generous in spirit. As they say “one good ...

[2008-05-19 06:49:20]

OK, a bit dramatic. Last week, I read Dan Pink’s newest book, The Adventures of Johnny Bunko, the Last Career Guide You’ll Ever Need, over lunch. It is a clever little book with six simple and perhaps counter-intuitive ‘learnings’...

[2008-04-29 16:26:14]

I expressed my love for LinkedIn more than once in this blog. It’s a great and useful service and that’s the reason why I would like to share at least 14 reasons why anyone should use LinkedIn. Hope this could help people who haven’t joi...

[2008-04-21 13:30:32]

Harley sent me a letter sent to him by a friend of his, who I do not know.  Someone, then someone, then someone else sent him this letter, too.  The larger idea here is worth discussing.   Superficially, it really points out that when you send a note...

[2008-04-14 10:48:58]