Social Networks Keep You In Touch & Relevant: Utah CEO Magazine

I was quoted, along with my friend Jason Alba, in Utah CEO Magazine’s november issue, an article called “Making Connections” by Kevin Canterra.  Here’s a snippet:

Network success
For business professionals looking for a better job or trying to advance in a current ne, “LinkedIn is the [social networking presence] you absolutely have to have,” says Jason [...]

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LinkedIn Link-Love

There’s a lot going on out there about LinkedIn, the check-your-personality-at-the-door social networking site for business-types.
Here’s a few key take-aways for you:

The New York Times today speaks about LinkedIn’s recent influx of capital, and the benefits the site has in being a decidedly-stuffy site for networking among professionals:
“LinkedIn gives professionals, even the most [...]

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Developing a Network of Passive Seekers

I saw this plate the other day…
A few days ago, I wrote about how hard it is for good, employed job seekers to search for new work while retaining anonymity.
But what if a candidate is not really “looking”, but also wouldn’t pass up the right opportunity if it, well, fell in their lap…?
Sometimes the difference [...]

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Early Morning SocNet Adds

Some social-network administration I’ve been doing includes:

I just joined Friendfeed and Lijit.
Twitter says Jeff Barr will be in town today, but his Dopplr doesn’t say where.
Note that Jeff Barr got me hooked on twitter in December 2006 (woah).
I’ve gone through all my little accounts and updated my icons to be the same… the now-famous “guy [...]

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LinkedIN Mobile Version now Available

I’ve got to say I like what LinkedIn has done lately… cool new features, a facelift and now, access to their systems via mobile phones:
[Announcing] LinkedIn mobile for any Web enabled wireless phones that use the wireless application protocol (WAP). What that allows you to do is access LinkedIn from any mobile device ranging from [...]

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…But You Say He’s Just a Friend…

Via my Twitter network today: Is your social network about the number of “friends” you have? Or is it about who you trust, and who trusts you?

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Top 5 Ways Smart People Use Twitter

Sharon Sarmiento at 901am put together a great piece on the five cool ways smart people are using Twitter. Its good to see a small list of how peopele are leveraging Twitter, the hyper-short (140 character) micro-communication platform, can do (and avoiding what it doesn’t do).
Its great that Sarmiento starts out with the obligatory [...]

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Calendar: Personal Branding Summit - Free Nov. 8 2007

Got a phone?
Get registered for an incredible Personal Branding teleconference happening Thursday (two days from when I am writing this) and includes an incredible lineup of speakers from all over the world.
This conference is FREE, but you must register, and then get on the phone during the section you want to learn.
From the website:
To [...]

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Know Someone? Get an iPod Nano Video

Now you can get one of these just for helping a friend or colleague get a job with us:

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How to Use LinkedIN

Jason Alba, who created the Jibber Jobber Career Toolset, recently wrote a book, “I’m on LinkedIN –Now What??“. Well, I just bought my copy and noticed you can get yours on Amazon… if you want.
Review pending… as soon as I consume and digest all of Jason’s delectable networking knowledge.

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