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Search tools for the cool

May 22, 2013

Search Tool Functionality Changing I am growing increasingly frustrated with the old school search tools we have to use every day. Not because the tools we have available to us right now suck so bad, but rather because I have a feeling we are on the cusp of a pretty shift in the search experience [...]

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Twitter mutant offspring break out of lab. Here come Medium and Branch.

August 16, 2012

Mad science or natural evolution of social?  Coming soon,  a couple of new offspring from the creators of Twitter that will either enhance your social media experience, or add a couple of more platforms that you won’t have time to use.  They are called Medium and Branch.  Medium reinvents publishing, maybe.  Branch reinvents communication, possibly. What is [...]

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Check out the new “Labor Insider” app from Projections

May 14, 2012

I bet you don’t have a labor relations app on your mobile phone A few weeks ago, my friends at Projections asked me to beta test a new labor relations app.  (http://www.projectionsinc.com/app.html)  I was a little skeptical about how valuable this might be, but it turns out that it is a useful product.  I think [...]

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Interested in Pinterest? Why you may want to be there.

January 11, 2012

Pinterest is hot “Is Pinterest the ‘next big thing’ in social media?” asks Don Reisinger on CNET.   It certainly looks like based on the hype going around, and numbers don’t usually lie either.   I have a few beta invites if anyone wants one, just send me your email. From CNET: Late last month, Experian Hitwise, a company that monitors consumer [...]

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Don’t be a dummy when it comes to social media job search!

September 6, 2011

Job Searching with Social Media for Dummies I don’t many book reviews on this blog, but I got excited when I was asked to read an advance copy of Job Searching with Social Media for Dummies by Joshua Waldman.   Josh is the founder of the Career Enlightenment blog, and has put together a great resource [...]

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Is your company pre or post PC?

August 19, 2011

Technology and Agility I saw a post from Steve Rubel on Google+ this morning.  He asked the following question: Do you feel we are already in a post-PC era? Interested in your views, but we are skewed as early adopters. I am interested in what you see around you in your friends and family or [...]

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Cool tools: Twylah and Paper.li make viewing Twitter easier

June 12, 2011

Different ways to consume Twitter Have you created your Twylah yet? I created my Twylah a few days ago, and it is pretty cool. What is a Twylah you may ask.     Twylah is a web site that takes you twitter stream and turns it into a more attractive web site.   Twylah is similar to paper.li [...]

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Let the people off before you try to get on

April 4, 2011

Stop the madness I seem to be in a mood lately, especially when it comes to people doing stupid stuff while traveling. Earlier today, I was at an office building and I watched a woman waiting for an elevator on the ground floor.   I was waiting as well, but we had chosen different strategic locations [...]

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Get your social media credit score online!

March 26, 2011

MyWebCareer: your social media “Credit Score” MyWebCareer is an intriguing site that I ran across recently.  Currently in open beta, the site purports to show a sort of credit score for your on-line profile.  It is sort of like Klout, but offers a dashboard with a “credit score” for your on-line life.   They also offer [...]

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Blogging and bloggers I have learned from

March 19, 2011

HR Guide to Blogs and Blogging I put this list together last year right after HRevolution in 2010.   I thought it might be useful again now.  It is by no means comprehensive! Here are some excellent resources articles covering a variety of topics related to blogging and using your blog as a business tool. Does [...]

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