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Me and social media before I found Punk Rock HR

August 17, 2010

Looking back on getting started What you see below is the fourth blog post I ever wrote for the very first incarnation of Human Race Horses.  I sound  like I am trying to be pompous and grandiose.    I suppose everyone needs to sound like and asshole for a little while until they find their real [...]

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I am sick and tired of social media!

July 25, 2010

Image by mvndrvrt via Flickr On the edge Are you feeling it yet?  That creeping feeling of discontent, that sense of things being not quite the same as they used to be when you first started, that nagging lack of fulfillment? No, I am not talking about your job, although current research shows that 32% [...]

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7 pragmatic questions businesses should ask about social media

July 23, 2010

Image via Wikipedia Social Media Addiction doesn’t sell I am a social media geek.  I say that without shame or regret.  I am also a business person who uses social media tools at work every day.  I also advise clients on their use of social media from time to time. Business Knowledge Helps I have [...]

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Federal Labor Agencies Put Social Media to Work

March 28, 2010

NLRB on Facebook and Twitter From Drop Box I have mixed emotions about writing about this topic. I mean, it can’t be a bad thing that the U.S. Government is actually advancing the use of social media tools by getting some of the agencies out there in the forefront, using the tools, right? I just [...]

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What the hell is a posterous BizStream anyway?

January 16, 2010

Image by apozzodiborgo via Flickr Information Consumption can be difficult As some of you may know, I read a lot of stuff every week.  Most of my news and information consumption comes from the Internet, although I read a lot of magazines and other media as well.   While no one has measured it, I think [...]

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How I got started using Social Media in HR

December 26, 2009

Image via CrunchBase Looking back Like many other bloggers,  I am recycling old material as holiday filler reflecting back on the previous year, and in some cases, the beginning of my blogging efforts.   I read this piece from August 17, 2007 this morning.  It talks about how I first got introduced to social networking, and [...]

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The Benefits of On-Line Community

December 11, 2009

Image by luc legay via Flickr Friday with HR Ringleader Thank goodness, it is Friday.  Wait, I’m on vacation!   Bah Humbug, it’s Friday! (BHIF!)  I’ll be back on Monday, but wrapping up this week of guest posts is the HR Ringleader, Trish McFarlane. I like Trish and her thinking a lot.   In fact, I like [...]

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The Social Media Epiphany

December 6, 2009

Image by Getty Images via Daylife Today is an epiphanous day Dudes, it is Sunday morning, and I just had an epiphany.  I didn’t have it in church, and it didn’t involve the manifestation of a deity. That is unlikely to ever happen since I rarely go to church.    My epiphany was the other [...]

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Why SHRM should offer SHRM Connect for free!

November 30, 2009

Image via Wikipedia Free: The Future of Business This is an old video featuring Chris Anderson of Wired talking about the idea of “Free”. His idea was so compelling that he wrote a book about it this year. He also gave it away for free when he first released it. In the video, he mentions [...]

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Shiny Happy People Gone Bad (guest post by Beth Carvin)

November 25, 2009

Image by alancleaver_2000 via Flickr Avoid this syndrome Employee turnover is a funny thing, isn’t it? Employees don’t join a company with the intention of leaving. In fact it’s the exact opposite. New employees bring with them a freshness and enthusiasm. They are pure and clean, untainted and full of optimism. Virginal if you will. [...]

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