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What better way to celebrate my 1,000th post than to dedicate it to my occasional partner in crime? Elle, this one’s for you! And special thanks to you, Songify—you outdid yourself on this one.     Enjoy this blog? Listen to my new podcast, Beyond Social.It’ll help you use social media to improve the way [...]

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Social Media & Influence

January 30, 2012

What drives influence on social media? Is it more than a popularity contest? How does one build influence? John Sumser has been studying social influence for two and a half years now, regularly publishing digital influencer lists for the HR space and igniting small tempests with his rankings. I sat down with John on a [...]

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I just finished watching Moneyball. Great film. Here’s a scruples question, based on the ending: Let’s assume that the owner of a competing company recruits you. He wants you to move across country for a new—and more prestigious—job—for about 60 times your current salary. Assume also that you are passionate for your current job, for [...]

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I’m reading Born to Run, by Christopher McDougall, and I’m riveted. So many things in this book resonate with me… about the tools we use… attitude… technique… I can’t believe how similar running is to communicating! I’m pleasantly surprised that the path to being a good, injury-free runner shares many of the same principles with the [...]

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What happens when a tech savvy, Gen X communication expert talks with a Luddite Boomer communication expert about social media and the future of the “business relationships”? Awesome insights happen, that’s what. Especially about the dark side of social media. And good news: I recorded everything for you. Click here to listen. Ed Ruda, industrial [...]

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In the past, meeting someone meant talking to a person with whom you had no idea if you shared any common interests. You’d break the ice and go from there. And loosely speaking, extroverts were people who had an easy time with this while introverts struggled. With LinkedIn and social media, all that is changing. [...]

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Webinar: Pimp Your LinkedIn Profile

January 9, 2012   Uncategorized

Join me this Thursday, Jan 12, at 12pm Eastern (9am Pacific), for a webinar on how to build a LinkedIn profile that drives business results. Here’s why: In October 2011, LinkedIn invited Ajax Social Media’s social coaches to work with participants at LinkedIn’s Talent Connect 2011 user conference. The results? 98% of coaching participants said [...]