social networking

View History of LinkedIn Status Updates

Many social networking sites change regularly as new features are added and bugs are fixed.  Some sites seem to change on a weekly basis.  I just noticed something in LinkedIn that I had never noticed before.  I’m not sure if it’s a new feature or has been really well hidden for a long time. Login [...]

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6 Keys to Success on LinkedIn

For me, LinkedIn has been great for strengthening and maintaining current referral partner & customer relationships, establishing credibility through recommendations, developing relationships with prospects, establishing an online connection with new people I meet at networking events and generating interest by providing useful information and being active on LinkedIn. I don’t search for people to connect [...]

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Survey Says: LinkedIn Gets Results

I recently asked LinkedIn members to share their success stories or results that they’ve achieved because of using LinkedIn.  Reason being, I am working on a recorded webinar on How To Use LinkedIn for Business and I want to use examples of success other than my own. Here are some of the results and success [...]

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How To Use Facebook & Social Networking Sites for Business

Here is a question I was just asked on LinkedIn after posting a notice about my upcoming San Diego workshop on How To Use Facebook For Business Promotion: “Hi Kimberly, I was discussing this subject with a friend of mine….  As a mom of two teens, I think of Facebook as more of a social [...]

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Don’t Post That Photo! It Could Cost You a Future Job…

Over the weekend, I was on Facebook and noticed that one of my online “friends” had posted a lot of photos of a trip she had taken.  In scrolling through my feed, I noticed this gal sporting a suggestive pose and being fondled by another girl.  My first reaction was, “why would she post that [...]

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How To Invite Someone to Connect Online

If you are reading this blog, I’m sure you would like to use sites like LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, Biznik and other social networking sites to grow your business.  If you are on these sites, have you ever received an invitation from someone that says, “I’d like to add you to my professional network on _______”?  [...]

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Social Media Marketing Industry Report by Michael Stelzner

Are you looking for answers regarding social networking or social media marketing?  If you are like many business owners and entrepreneurs, I am sure you are.  I just heard about a great report on the Social Media Marketing Industry through my Twitter feed.  The report answers top questions like: Who is using social media for [...]

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Twitter Simplified For Newbies

Image by Tojosan via Flickr Wondering why there’s so much buzz about Twitter?  Or, how to use Twitter now that you’ve set-up your profile? You can set-up your profile and then stumble around Twitter trying to figure out what @ means or RT or DM.  Or, you can load a free desktop interface at www.tweetdeck.com [...]

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Join Biznik: A Great Business Networking Community

I just posted a blog referencing a very straightforward article I read about Understanding Twitter.  The article was originally posted on a great business networking site called Biznik.  It is a growing “community” site with a lot to offer.  If you own your own business or are a professional, I highly suggest that you visit [...]

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Understanding Twitter & How To Tweet

Do you have a Twitter account?  Do you know how to use it?  Or, like many people, did you simply set-up your account and then abandon it because it was too confusing?  Well there is hope! I just read a great article on How To Understand Twitter and Why Twitter is Less Like Facebook and [...]

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