This is a good video from Socialnomics that illustrates some old and some new information about Social Media trends and statistics.  Share this with those you know who are on the fence about what the phenomenon is all about.  Never has there been such a robust channel that is rapidly accelerating the...

By: Jeremiah Owyang Everyone will approach Twitter in a different way, and should find the way that works for them, here’s my approach on Twitter: [Rather than answering "What are you doing" reframe your thinking to answer "What's important to my followers and me?"] How I use Twitter, I try to add...

A candidate recently asked me, “How do I find a hiring manager in a large company like Microsoft?” There are a lot of ways to do this but one of the easiest and best is using LinkedIn. When I recommended this to the candidate he completely agreed, however, the problem was he only had about 60...

Submitted by Leon Altman on Sun, 06/28/2009 Here are six common Linkedin mistakes you need to watch out for. 1) Not using keywords properly This is perhaps the most prominent Linkedin mistake people make when crafting their profiles. They focus so much on polishing their profile’s looks that they...

Searching for a job can suck if you constrain yourself to the typical tools such as online jobs boards, trade publications, CraigsList, and networking with only your close friends. In these kinds of times, you need to use all the weapons that you can, and one that many people don’t—or at least...