Posts Tagged ‘LinkedIn’

Is the blog really “social media,” or just another form of broadcast?

Thursday, August 26th, 2010

Mitch Joel posted a thoughtful blog this week about the role of conversation in social media. You can read it here. I suggest you do. I’ll wait for you right here. (more…)

Social media tips for small businesses…and others.

Friday, August 6th, 2010

Back by popular demand (Six people can’t be wrong!) I’ve got a new list for you this week.  Bear in mind that this is not high-brow reading for top social media GuruChampionEvangilisticExperts.  This is the basics.  But I hear routinely from folks I know that they’re intimidated about getting started, or that they’ve joined LinkedIn or Twitter and are getting nothing from it.  So this one’s for y’all!    (more…)

New Year’s Resolutions

Friday, January 8th, 2010

 

What do you know?  It only took me about two weeks to get another blog posting together.  My apologies, but, as you might have guessed, I’ve been busy!   (more…)

Yet another LinkedIn primer. Spend some time, get involved, and please don’t sell.

Saturday, December 5th, 2009

 

I’ve been pretty active lately on LinkedIn, managing two title and mortgage industry professional groups (Real Estate and Mortgage Executive Forum and Title Insurance and Settlement Services Network).  It’s been a lot of fun, but also a good reminder to me that just being on LinkedIn doesn’t automatically bring results.  In fact, when you misuse your involvement, you may find yourself getting bad results. (more…)

What is Twitter? And how, exactly, does one “Tweet?”

Thursday, April 9th, 2009

With apologies for the delay, I’m somewhere west of Gainesville on vacation this week. And, for some reason, I chose to drive here. With a toddler. And did I mention the stomach flu that’s been ravaging my family for ten long days? (more…)

When did LinkedIn become Craig’s List?

Tuesday, March 24th, 2009

 

It’s nice to see so many old friends finding their way into social media.  The nice thing about the title insurance industry is that, although it may often be slow to embrace a new technology (such as social media), when it does, it does so with gusto. (more…)

Invitation to Exercise Restraint

Thursday, February 5th, 2009

If you’ve been following my blog or know anything about me, you know I’ve become a convert at the altar of social media, particularly LinkedIn.  Now, the industry I serve has many strengths.  Its professionals are loyal, hard-working, detail-oriented, and tend to value traditional relationships.  However, it’s not always a cutting-edge industry when it comes to using technology. (more…)