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One of the things that I like the most about social networking is having the opportunity to interact with people whom I may never have met otherwise. I have had the pleasure of having several fun, informative, and thought-provoking dialogues via Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn. This past weekend; however, what I thought was [...]
It’s important to have a social presence; especially if you have something to sell, and EVERYONE has something to sell. Be it a mission, a product, or, the most critical brand of all, yourself, everyone needs to know how to best navigate the worlds of social media and networking in order to [...]
*This recap will be longer than my typical recap, as this was a day long event.
On Friday, August 6, Young Nonprofit Professionals Network DC (YNPNdc) held their second annual Social Media Summit at ASAE & The Center for Association Leadership. The theme of this year’s Summit was ‘Bringing Theory to Practice.’ [...]
I had an interesting exchange with a friend recently which lead me to ponder the impact that social media has on dating. Chat rooms and online dating sites have been around for years and there are new ones popping up all the time. Social networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn [...]
Yesterday, I had an interesting conversation with a friend who is starting a political consulting business. One of the first things that I asked him was whether or not he’s been developing a web presence via blogging, tweeting, joining Facebook and LinkedIn, etc. I couldn’t believe my ears when he said, “no.” [...]
I read today that employers are using social networking sites to screen candidates and felt compelled to write.
I find it alarming and disturbing that 45% of the CareerBuilder survey respondents screen candidates by investigating their social networking sites. I think this is a horrible practice and as a recruiter, I [...]
 I have become slightly obsessed with the professional networking site, Linkedin. I created my profile on there a while ago, but just recently began to really use it. It is absolutely addictive. The Q & A section alone makes it worthwhile. Being able to reach out to so many people in your [...]
I am not a political person. I don’t watch the news (unless you count the Daily Show and The Colbert Report.) I rarely read newspapers or news-related websites. I have enough going on in my life without being constantly innundated with negative information. But this year I often tuned in to CNN, MSNBC [...]
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