Posts Tagged ‘linkedin’

Where Would You Be Today Without Social Media Tools?

Social media is becoming completely integrated in our lives. It has altered the way we communicate as human beings and changed the way we do business. It has flattened corporate hierarchies and tightened our relationships. Of course, traditional ways of networking and messaging still hold true, such as text messaging, email, phone calls and in-person "meetups" (tweetups in the social media world). The greatest part about this… Continue reading

March 2 2009 | By Dan | Tagged: community, facebook, linkedin, networking, promotion, social-media, social-networking, twitter, web-app | 16 comments»

Five LinkedIN Tips

I'm a big fan of using LinkedIN to establish new networking relationships for business. I don't stick to the rule of knowing the other people deeply and personally before reaching out. Sometimes, I send invites to people who are in my field, that I know from around the news, but who aren't personal friends or contacts. Yet. So suffice to say, I spend a lot of time on… Continue reading

July 6 2007 | By Chris | Tagged: linkedin, networking, socialnetworks, socialsoftware | 21 comments»

That Whole Social Networking Thing

If you haven't figured this all out, the reason the world is going all social networking happy is because this is your means to connect to people directly and get away from the rigid structure of corporate ladders and protocol and hierarchy. It's a way to extend your audience of friends, colleagues, business partners, and teammates. The whole point of this is to build your new world map… Continue reading

June 7 2007 | By Chris | Tagged: facebook, linkedin, myspace, socialmedia, socialnetworks, twitter, wink | 15 comments»

Build Your Social Networks

I spent a little time on my blog the other day griping about LinkedIN. I wanted them to add photos (still do), so it'd be even easier to connect with other people. So many times, we go to a conference or professional event, come home with a stack of business cards, and realize that we don't really remember which face went with which name, and sometimes worse, which… Continue reading

June 4 2007 | By Chris | Tagged: flickr, linkedin, networking, socialnetworks, twitter | 5 comments»

Attend Conferences Without Being There

There are LOTS of conferences to attend, and only so much time and money to get around. For instance, I wished I could've dragged myself down to Austin, Texas to attend South by Southwest Interactive. But my own conference, Video on the Net is next week, and I'm busy.So this is how I learned how to attend without being there.