Archive for December, 2010
Thursday, December 30th, 2010
Not too long ago I did a LinkedIn Profile critique for someone and one of the comments was "you should know better - we're not allowed to put our contact info (email addy) anywhere in the profile!"
It was a lame handslap...
Anyway, this is fairly-well-debated by users. Should LinkedIn keep us ...
Posted in LinkedIn Profiles | 2 Comments »
Thursday, December 23rd, 2010
I recently found a LinkedIn blog that is ... well, nothing short of amazing.
The Boolean Black Belt blog, by Glen Cathey, is so awesome I really don't know what to say about it. Here's Glen's short bio, on Twitter:
Glen is one of those heavy thinkers. His blog posts are typically ...
Posted in LinkedIn Training | No Comments »
Wednesday, December 22nd, 2010
LinkedIn recently announced they are giving Group owners the ability to make a LinkedIn Group public... and some people are getting really excited about it.
But what does that mean to you?
In a nutshell, if a LinkedIn Group switches from Private, where no one can access the Group unless they (a) ...
Posted in LinkedIn Groups, social networking, Using LinkedIn | 1 Comment »
Tuesday, December 21st, 2010
There are a thousand ways to do it right and a thousand ways to do it wrong. I wanted to share some thoughts from one I got this morning. This comes from Carol to one of my second degree contacts:
My question there is.... what next? If I'm Dan, what do ...
Posted in LinkedIn Connections, LinkedIn Introductions, social networking | 1 Comment »
Friday, December 17th, 2010
Last week in Maryland I met a brilliant materials engineer who was very open to a LinkedIn Profile critique. He gave me permission to do the critique here, even though it might get a little raw.
Want a LinkedIn Profile Critique like this? Let me know. It is currently priced at ...
Posted in LinkedIn Profiles | 6 Comments »
Wednesday, December 15th, 2010
Weird title, I know. I didn't know how to appropriately wrap this one up.
Yesterday, right before I had a very important webinar on LinkedIn, I found my LinkedIn account was inaccessible. I had to use Plan C, which is never fun.
I was prompted to do a "forgot password," but I was ...
Posted in LinkedIn News, Using LinkedIn | No Comments »
Thursday, December 9th, 2010
Have you heard of the phrase "jumped the shark?"
It refers to a Happy Days episode when The Fonz (aka, Fonzie) was water skiing and he jumped over a shark.
From wikipedia (read that page for more info and a picture of the Fonz skiing :p):
These changes were often the result of ...
Posted in LinkedIn Profiles | 6 Comments »
Tuesday, December 7th, 2010
David asks:
What is your opinion about the efficacy of being an open networker (LION)? Is there a downside?
Good question. In "fairness" to the guy who says he came up with "LION," let me distinguish between those who call themselves LIONs with no regard for him coming up with it, or ...
Posted in LinkedIn Connections | 1 Comment »
