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You Like Me, You Really Like Me!
Amid much fanfare and drum roll (ha!), after months of telling people that they should have a Facebook Page to promote their businesses, I finally launched my own: Deb Krier, The SociaLight. The basic Page—Facebook has dropped the word “Fan”—is … Continue reading
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Know Me, Like Me, PAY Me!
My blog posts about mixing personal and professional posts in social networking, even for businesses, always gets the most comments. There are, of course, people who use one site, like Facebook, just for personal posts, and use other sites, like … Continue reading
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Tagged Facebook, LinkedIn, marketing, social media, social networking
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Heard Around the Water Cooler
“Did you see what happened to Derek and Meredith last night?” “Are you planning to go to the movie about Facebook?” “I just signed up to attend a great new seminar next week.” “How ’bout them Rockies!” Whether it’s chatting … Continue reading
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Just How Old ARE You?
OK, I know that’s a loaded question. Some people happily tell you their age—young or old—while others prefer to be coy. I’m definitely one of the coy ones…until someone guesses that I’m older! I’ve had many discussions with people about … Continue reading
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Tagged ageism, job search, job seeker, LinkedIn, social media, social networking
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The Product You Are Selling Is YOU!
And no, I don’t mean in a Pretty Woman sort of way! Whether you are looking for a job, representing a company, promoting your own organization’s products or services, or even just networking, you have to first get your foot … Continue reading
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Breakin’ Up Is Hard To Do
It’s an ongoing battle: which social media sites are for “professional” use and which are for “personal” use? I read numerous articles and blogs that say that specific sites are only for professional use and others are only for personal … Continue reading
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Tagged Facebook, job search, job seeker, LinkedIn, social media, social networking, Twitter
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Big Brother IS Watching You!
“Anyone should be able to post anything they want, anytime they want.” This was part of an interesting discussion I took part in earlier this week. The initial question concerned employers implementing social media policies for their employees and whether … Continue reading
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Tagged Facebook, job search, job seeker, online privacy, social media, social networking, Twitter
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“I Get By With A Little Help From My Friends”
It happened again. I had someone adamantly tell me that using social networking for business is a complete and total waste of time. The gentleman felt so strongly about it that he even raised his voice and shook his finger … Continue reading
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Tagged Facebook, LinkedIn, marketing, social media, social networking, Twitter
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Why Bother with Social Media?
At least once a week, I still have someone tell me that they think using social media for their business is a waste of time and that they just don’t see the point. Then, they usually ask me why I … Continue reading
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Tagged Facebook, LinkedIn, marketing, marketing plan, social media, social networking, Twitter
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Haven’t Got Time For The Pain
With all due respect to Carly Simon and her love life, the pain that I’m talking about is the fact that we’re all very busy and just the thought of managing accounts on multiple social networking sites causes a great … Continue reading
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