Tag: Social Media
How to Balance Your Internet Life with Your Real Life
Hi, I’m Carl, and I’m a blogger. I really started blogging back in 1997 when I created an e-mail newsletter for the newspaper. I would start each daily e-mail with some personal insights then list the day’s headlines. I didn’t know it but it was blogging. I thought I couldRead More
6 Keys to Finding a Job in the Internet Age
Technology has changed how most of us do our jobs. It’s also changed how we find jobs. The Internet allows us to find job listings all over the world. But it does more than give us unlimited classifieds. It offers new ways to connect to people who are looking forRead More
7 Tools to Automate Your Social Media Management
There seems to be two types of people who use social media: Those who use automation tools to multiply their presences across the Internet and those who think auto-anything is a sin against nature. That may be simplifying things a little, but it’s not too far fetched. As for me,Read More
Burn Your Resume: Alternative Strategies to Get Your Dream Job
The job market has changed dramatically over the past 30 years, why hasn’t your resume? Maybe a resume isn’t the best tool for the job anymore.
The CV Toolkit – LinkedIn
In this second installment of The CV Toolkit, I’m going beyond the paper resumé and into something that’s emerging as a tool to find really awesome people and really awesome work. I’m going to discuss the benefits of having a LinkedIn profile and keeping it updated. What is LinkedIn? “LinkedInRead More
Are You Quitting Facebook?
Facebook has its benefits. It creates a connection of sorts, reconnects old friends and is an excellent social media tool. But it is also a productivity killer when overused. Between email, Twitter and Facebook you can seem to be doing a lot without really doing anything at all. MayRead More
5 Ways You Can Go Wrong with Social Media at Work
Social media is the greatest thing for the working class since the water cooler. In a 10-minute break we can update our Facebook status, comment on our cousin’s photos and share links to new Muppet videos. But there are professional uses too. You can research solutions to problems, make newRead More
Balancing Work And Social Media Addiction
So, you have a normal 9 to 5 job. You are also addicted to social media like FriendFeed, Twitter and the rest. How do you balance your activities so nothing really suffers?