Category: Social Networks

  • Hot Company, Dull CEO LinkedIn Profile

    Last updated on July 6th, 2015 at 03:01 pm Jason Alba critiqued Southwest Airlines CEO Gary Kelly’s LinkedIn profile for not matching how great his company is. There seems to be a trend among leaders of great companies to have very dull LinkedIn profiles. I see three reasons for this. Demographics. Some of these guys…

  • Grow your LinkedIn Network within an industry

    Grow your LinkedIn Network within an industry

    Last updated on March 27th, 2017 at 09:21 pm In 2006 I was building my LinkedIn network within specific industries and geographically in Australian. At the time I was not an Open Networker who accepted all invitations. Now LinkedIn is not in itself a network – it is a tool for networkers to use. You’ll want…

  • Twitter for status updates

    Last updated on July 4th, 2015 at 01:05 am I like the idea of Twitter as a micro-blogging tool. What is Twitter? Twitter is for staying in touch and keeping up with friends no matter where you are or what you?re doing. For some friends you might want instant mobile updates?for others, you can just…

  • LinkedIn Adds Profile Photos

    LinkedIn Adds Profile Photos

    Last updated on July 4th, 2015 at 12:57 am LinkedIn has caught up with every other major social/business networking site and added profile photos. This is a good thing, especially if you have an icon, brand or memorable photo. It?s been one of the frustrating omissions on LinkedIn for a while. I?m linked to a…

  • Last.FM widget test

    Last updated on July 4th, 2015 at 12:50 am I?m experimenting with what this blog means to me. You can?t see it, but the tag line isTechnology, Travel, eBay, Airline seating, Social Networking ? a life online, but I sometimes struggle to differentiate it from my other blogs, forums and online writing. This is the…

  • Facebook is sticky

    Last updated on July 4th, 2015 at 12:42 am I?ve been playing around with Facebook because I was receiving regular invitations to it. I created an account a while ago, but none of my closer friends were using it. Suddenly over the last month or so I?ve started seeing old colleagues and friends pop up…

  • Social Networks

    Last updated on June 24th, 2015 at 02:16 am The social network OpenBC now has a blog called?OpenBlog. If you haven?t checked out social networks yet, comment below for an invitation. Of the range of social networks out there, I found OpenBC to be the most feature rich and useful. Plus I like reading about…