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Michael VanDervort

A Cautionary Tale: Social Media, the NLRB and Free Speech

November 9, 2010

Image via Wikipedia Facebook is NOT Free Speech for Employees There is a short article on the Mashable/ Social Media page written today by Julie O’Dell.  It is entitled “For Employees, Facebook counts as free speech“.  As I write this, the article had been retweeted 1,353 times, and liked on Facebook 1,975 times.  This is [...]

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A look at how social media can be used against your brand

November 6, 2010

Image via Wikipedia Organized labor is using social media in new ways I have discussed the increasing use of social media for by organized labor for organizing and communicating their issues several times, including this article called Confronting Social Media at Work, written in October 2009.  I have also discussed this many times in front [...]

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Super Powered Recruiting Tools

October 13, 2010

Image via Wikipedia Job Search Super Powers The two tools briefly described below were profiled in my first post on Recruiting Tools.  Starting this month, I’ll be posting a featured article there twice a month, on the 5th and the 21st of each month.   I hope you will take a look at the whole article [...]

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Job search and Social Media

October 4, 2010

ConvergeSouth What do you get when you mix small business, personal branding, SEO, politics, a dash of web development, a bit of Southern charm and a whole lot of crazy volunteer hours? ConvergeSouth 2010, one of the SouthEast’s original tech and social media conferences, in Greensboro, NC.  (Kevin Briody – IgniteSocialMedia) Last weekend, I was [...]

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Being an HR Superhero

September 18, 2010

Image by Esparta via Flickr HR Tampa Annual Event is next week What dos it take to be an HR Superhero?  It takes a lot more than super powers. It takes: a big heart a wise head an open mind the patience of Job professional knowledge some great partners and professional colleagues You can find [...]

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Upcoming events for Human Race Horses | Where I will be

August 28, 2010

Image via Wikipedia 2010 Speaking engagements for Michael VanDervort A lot of people read this blog through their readers, and may not click through to the page where I list my speaking engagements.   Here is where I will be speaking for the rest of the year. HR Florida State Conference -  August 30 in Orlando, [...]

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Talking social media with the C Suite

June 25, 2010

Image by Intersection Consulting via Flickr Be prepared to discuss both sides of the issue The last of four videos of my thoughts on social media, graciously shot and edited for presentation by my buddies at Jobing!  In this one, I talk about how HR peeps can approach a discussion on social media and its [...]

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Talking Twitter

June 21, 2010

Image via Wikipedia Twitter is the coolest thing ever invented! Here is a short video of me talking about ”What is Twitter?” at the 2009 HR Florida State  Conference.  The filming and editing was done by Jobing.  I was interviewed by Brett Farmiloe of Jobing. Related articles by Zemanta Twitter Started Promoting Sponsored Tweets (shoutmeloud.com) How [...]

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Dealing with Information Overload

March 13, 2010

My Addiction From Drop Box With apologies to Robert Palmer…. Your lights are on, but you’re not home Your mind is not your own Your heart sweats, your body shakes Another link is what it takes You can’t sleep, you can’t eat There’s no doubt, you’re in deep Your throat is tight, you can’t breathe [...]

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HRevolution 2010: It won’t be the same without you!

March 2, 2010

HRevolution 2010 The confirmed dates and location of HRevolution 2010 were announced today by Trish MacFarlane.   Tickets are already going like hotcakes!   If you want to attend at Catalyst Ranch in Chicago, you better sign up now! This is a unique event.  I am still pissed that I missed it last year, but not this [...]

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