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One Definition of Social Media ROI

January 23, 2012

Social Media ROI not always about the dollars I’ve been thinking about social media ROI for a while.  I still haven’t figured it out.  If you asked, I couldn’t give you a great recommendation on the best metrics to use to prove ROI for your business.   Every brand wants to make a buck or two [...]

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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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Seven things I have learned about social media since leaving HR

October 2, 2011

How social media keeps me out of trouble at HREvolution I am now batting .500 on HREvolution events.  So far, I have missed all the events held in cities that start with L. That simply sucks, but it’s life.  Since assuming my glamorous new duties as a social media community manager, I simply can’t travel [...]

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This ain’t no social media Hogwarts, kids

August 10, 2011

Learn about social media for HR from HR pros This ain’t no Hogwarts. It ain’t even magical. It is in Orlando, and it’s pretty damn cool, if I do say so myself!  (and I just did) If you are attending the 2011 HR Florida state conference, here is something you might want to get in [...]

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The Real Housewives Lifestyle: Cocktails and Networking

April 29, 2011

Earning the Real Housewives Badge This has been quite week, speaking socially.  I had dinner with William Tincup, China Gorman, Sarah White, and a host of others.  Wednesday, I presented at the Bersin Impact 2011 event, discussing talent acquisition.   I also opened the “Real Housewives” badge on Foursquare. Like millions of others around the world, [...]

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Beyond Google alerts: social media brand management tools

March 29, 2011

Monitoring your social media brand is crucial I talk a lot about why it is important for companies to manage their on-line brand.    I challenge companies and their managers to think about social media from two perspectives: How social media can be used to enhance your company brand How social media could be used to damage [...]

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The new LinkedIn Fail Whale

February 20, 2011

Sorry, that is too many connections….. The message from Mountain Lakes, Wow, that is one large network, dude! I tried to use the rather cool new LinkedIn Network visualization tool and this is what it looked like.  You kind of have to wonder why they can’t handle bigger networks? From Drop Box Bummer!

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LinkedIn beta test makes LI Groups visible, searchable, shareable

December 9, 2010

Image via CrunchBase I got the following message in my LinkedIn mailbox the other day:  I am pleased to announce that LinkedIn has selected Social Media Marketing as a beta group for open discussion, a new feature. This means that all future discussions will be fully visible, searchable, and shareable on the Web. Since we [...]

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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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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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