My blog posts about mixing personal and professional posts in social networking, even for businesses, always gets the most comments. There are, of course, people who use one site, like Facebook, just for personal posts, and use other sites, like LinkedIn, for professional posts. As I’ve often said, there is no right or wrong way…
“Did you see what happened to Derek and Meredith last night?” “Are you planning to go to the movie about Facebook?” “I just signed up to attend a great new seminar next week.” “How ’bout them Rockies!” Whether it’s chatting by the company water cooler, grabbing a smoke outside, talking over your neighbor’s fence or…
OK, I know that’s a loaded question. Some people happily tell you their age—young or old—while others prefer to be coy. I’m definitely one of the coy ones…until someone guesses that I’m older! I’ve had many discussions with people about sharing their age online. In most cases, these are my more “mature” friends. If they…
And no, I don’t mean in a Pretty Woman sort of way! Whether you are looking for a job, representing a company, promoting your own organization’s products or services, or even just networking, you have to first get your foot in the door—online or in person. If your online persona is of a sleazy used-car…
Realtors tell us that it’s all about “location, location, location.” For me, benefiting from social media is all about “relationships, relationships, relationships.” We participate in social networking sites in order to connect with other people. However, not everyone seems to view it this way. Are you a one-dimensional poster? That is, do you post and…
