Archive for the ‘Using LinkedIn’ Category
Friday, May 23rd, 2008
I was on a number of Groups but decided to get off of them because it was cluttering up my profile. And of course, I wanted to make sure that my JibberJobber Group logo wasn't buried with a bunch of other groups.
What I *should have* done was to stay ...
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Wednesday, May 21st, 2008
Here's a great question I got a few days ago:
Can you get flagged by asking a question if you insert a link to a demo on the advanced part of the ask a question? Here is an example:
We are currently launching a web based fulfillment tool called IW Connect that ...
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Tuesday, May 20th, 2008
I get some great custom invitations. My favorites include those which say: "I look forward to getting your newsletter." Not because I'm looking to increase my newsletter base, rather because I know they actually read my profile! I get a grin every time I see this in ...
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Saturday, April 26th, 2008
I was checking MLPF messages this morning and saw this snippet:
...I don't look at my LinkedIn network as a mass mailing list...
Very interesting statement. Sometimes I wonder if people think I do look at LinkedIn as a mass mailing list, based on my presentations on getting real value out ...
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Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008
I'm not sure of this (I haven't tested it), so you might have to experiment with some of your favorite clients (or non-client contacts). But when someone recommends you make sure they choose the second option, with you as a service provider, like this:
It should be as easy as ...
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Tuesday, April 1st, 2008
I'm still trying to figure out the real value of LinkedIn Groups, as a group member. Right now I have 313 members of the JibberJobber Career Management group on LinkedIn, and some of them have asked the "now what" or "so what" question.
I told them I don't know :p ...
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Monday, March 24th, 2008
In my LinkedIn presentations that I give I'm frequently asked what to do about maiden names on a LinkedIn profile. My East Coast buddy Thomas E. Kenny forwarded me a response he got from one of his contacts, which she got from LinkedIn customer support, regarding the very question. ...
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Monday, March 17th, 2008
There are a bunch of reasons to remove someone as a LinkedIn connection. It's actually pretty easy to do... but the question I get about removing connections the most is "will they know?" For some reason we don't want to offend our connection, we'd rather do disconnect without ...
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Friday, March 14th, 2008
I got a before and after of a recommendation from one of my online buddies (I changed the name). Check out the difference:
Before:
"I have had the pleasure of knowing Jason for the past 3 years. Jason is smart, insightful and has a great sense of humor. He's someone that ...
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Monday, March 10th, 2008
Is this breaking news, or "broken news?"
In the book I recommended the $60/year upgrade for those who needed to upgrade... but apparently the offer is off the table. I've found out from the MyLinkedInPowerForum group that the link doesn't work anymore. Actually, I kind of noticed when I was ...
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