Blogs About "Twitter"

 

The quoted dialogue below was gathered by Brandon Lawson (aka @EmploymentGuide) during an online chat on Twitter last week. These weekly discussions are referred to as "HFChats" -...

I recently read the book, Twitterville (2009, Shel Israel), before I committed my time on Twitter.com.

 

I wanted an understanding of Twitter's history and main purpose.

 

What was most...

 

In October of this year, the world population was estimated to have passed 7 billion. 

That’s an astounding number.  And, it can make a person feel very insignificant. 

In a world filled with 7 billion human beings, how can one voice ever be heard above all the chatter?

On Twitter.

The social network may feel overwhelming to people first attempting to navigate it. But the truth is, there are only 100 million people on Twitter. And of...

 

By this stage I was sitting in the centre of Dubai wondering how on earth I was going to make this role work. I was living with some very generous hosts and their felines, who were good friends of the CEO (the humans not the cats). What had failed to be...

 

By now I was working for the new fund in the marketing area having begun the role 'helping' with the PHD in managerial behavioural analysis focusing on brain function (obviously). I was a little confused on expectations but the alternative asset fund was based in Mayfair, the office swish and the...

Exhausted, conflicted and agitated. Sometimes when life has me feeling that way, I know it's time to simply step back, sit still and refocus my energies on something greater than myself. I also know those are the times when my work can become more creative; more powerful. It's because in essence, I decide to get out of my own way and concentrate on ways to help other people. Especially...

Last week I wrote that resumes submitted through a person at the firm or organization will be reviewed first. Now, how do you find the people to whom you should send your resume?

The following are 5 free and simple things to do, some you may already be doing, to find people you already know at your dream job.

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I participated in a 2-day client symposium this week for law firm CMOs and Managing partners. A highly interactive and engaged group of professionals all focusing on what's game-changing in client service.

In my role as President of 85 Broads, I was asked to speak on networks. I think about networking all the time as well as membership engagement, interaction and communications, however, it was good to spend a couple...

Last week I was immersed in the Association for Accounting Marketing’s (AAM) national conference here in DC. The event offered three days of inspiring speakers, thought provoking presentations and networking with the sharpest minds in accounting marketing, and, significantly, constant tweets about the event.

During the conference I used Twitter to find out what was going on in sessions I missed, connect with new friends, make plans, provide commentary, joke around, share...

To celebrate National Etiquette Week (May 10-14), I’m covering social networking etiquette tips for job seekers this week – one tip each day.

Tip #1: Do not sync all status updates on all Big 3 sites.

Some people sync their Twitter and Facebook status updates; others sync their Twitter and LinkedIn updates. Is this a good idea for job seekers?

Generally, no. Here are three reasons why job seekers shouldn’t sync...