The terminology may not be precisely right, but you get the idea: your image, bio and other details of your professional life are out there in cyberspace.

For example, you change your LinkedIn profile in any way and your whole network (”connections”) gets a notification. Read More...

Ol’ Relentless will be presenting to the North Dallas Chamber of Commerce (NDCC) Tech Exchange today at 11:30 am. The topic will be using LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and blogs to build your brand and business. Look for details and feedback in this space later today.

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Seen at the National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS) in Las Vegas, this poster on the leading social media sites and vehicles:

NACS has made a concerted effort to link their membership, show attendees and exhibitors together in an on-line community.  Using the Big Three (LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter) and coupled with their blogs to drive traffic to their website (www.nacsonline) and the show, they are using these media in a smart way. Read More...

As many other networkers are doing these days, I’ve jumped on the social-media bandwagon. LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter,….ah, Twitter.

I just had one of what I am sure are many distasteful experiences on Twitter. I was “spammed”by a follower. One of those, “you-can-make-money-on-the-internet-if-you-buy-into-my-scam” guys. I won’t identify him or her here since that would be like giving TV time to a streaker at a baseball game. Read More...

Consider your various networks: those that are the new-age electronic variety versus the old-school, clasped-hand face-to-face groups.

Are you using a mix of both? It really makes sense not to ignore today’s technology when it comes to connecting to and with people. LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook do shorten the initial conversation when you do meet for the first time in person. However, those media should be the conduit for just that: an in-person meeting. Read More...

I just returned from a meeting of the Small Business Advisory Board at the North Dallas Chamber (NDCC). A different group mix today.

The group, comprised of both members and non-members of the NDCC, included an attorney, a recruiter, a health-and-wellness expert, two HR professionals, a financial expert and two advertising-related guys. This diverse group had an open discussion on LinkedIN, Twitter, Facebook, Plaxo, Namz and how these and other social media sites lend themselves to being effective tools in either gathering or securing business. Read More...

We’ve all grown in our use of the social media tools. LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook and others occupy a significant amount of the networker’s life.

But have we really learned to use them? Read More...

After a number of months of using LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter, I’m on overload.

And I guess I should be. But it doesn’t have to (and shouldn’t) be that way. Read More...

This social networking site has had reams and volumes written about it. There probably isn’t anything new I can impart except what I’ve learned from my personal experience. A few Rules of Thumb when it comes to using and being a part of the LinkedIn community:

• Tailor your profile to match your resume. It is a version of your vitae, after all.
• Be honest. State the facts in your profile.
• Ask for introductions, when appropriate. Be sure you know someone well enough to ask and then have a solid reason to want to be connected to the person you’re asking about.
• Same goes for Recommendations: don’t ask someone you hardly know to write one for you. And really don’t ask them to write it and then say “just read my profile and write one.” Yikes.
• Keep visible periodically, but not so much as to be an irritant. And avoid trite or personal comments following the “is” statement. Keep it professional.
• Be mindful of your brand and awareness of it.

There are many other things–this is a start list. for more, visit Guy Kawasaki’s list at:
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