Name vs NAME vs name

Posted by Steve Tylock on 10 Mar 2010 | Tagged as: Profiles

Why do some LinkedIn users use nonstandard capitalization?

They stand out – for the wrong reasons…

Let’s talk about this for just a minute.

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Does Anybody Know…

Posted by Steve Tylock on 05 Mar 2010 | Tagged as: Search, Ways to Use LinkedIn

It’s the classic opening from an individual who wants to meet someone.

“Use LinkedIn” comes to my mind immediately.

And here’s what I do when I hear or read that phrase…

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TLPT Readers – Hesitant on Technology

Posted by Steve Tylock on 02 Mar 2010 | Tagged as: Outside LinkedIn

February’s poll results are in – most readers of The LinkedIn Personal Trainer wait to adopt technology.

That’s right – 73% are middle of the roaders and wait to try technology until after it’s been around a bit.

Let’s see what else…

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LinkedIn for Blackberry – Not Quite There Yet

Posted by Steve Tylock on 28 Feb 2010 | Tagged as: Ways to Use LinkedIn

Join me on the LinkedInPersonalTrainer.com to have a look at the state of LinkedIn’s Blackberry application.

Well – that’s what I’d like to do…

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Receiving Unwelcome LinkedIn Mail

Posted by Steve Tylock on 26 Feb 2010 | Tagged as: About the Service, Etiquette

“Steve, what’s up? Fred”

Great to get – unless you don’t happen to know Fred…

Then it’s an annoyance.

Michael asked in an email if I’d address this issue – and that sounds like fun, so let’s look at it.

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LinkedIn Hiring

Posted by Steve Tylock on 23 Feb 2010 | Tagged as: About the Service

Here on the LinkedInPersonalTrainer.com, I thought you might enjoy some good news for the week – LinkedIn appears ready to fill over seven dozen positions across the world.

Good for them I say;-)

I took a quick look and will show you where.

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Presenting The LinkedIn Personal Trainer

Posted by Steve Tylock on 21 Feb 2010 | Tagged as: About the Service

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That’s right, another one of my ‘doh moments this week. Follow along for a laugh, and to find out how…

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LinkedIn Partner Message

Posted by Steve Tylock on 18 Feb 2010 | Tagged as: About the Service

Received my very first “LinkedIn Partner Message” – and thought it worth talking about.

It’s not really an important message to me, but if we don’t pull it up for a moment to discuss, people could be threatening to cancel their memberships..

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Buy The LinkedIn Personal Trainer

Posted by Steve Tylock on 16 Feb 2010 | Tagged as: Endorsements

A concise introduction to LinkedIn, saves time, under $9, guaranteed.

That’s what I’d like to make sure my readers understand about the book.

You see, in a conversation this past week I mentioned the book and a friend said “You wrote a book?”, and I went oof…  For some reason I seem to be not quite as adept at promoting the book as I am about giving out advice on how to use LinkedIn.

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Olympic Sized Connections

Posted by Steve Tylock on 14 Feb 2010 | Tagged as: Connections

With the beginning of the games in Vancouver, I thought I’d see how connected I was…

Hopefully you’ll indulge me in this – it should be a fun exploration.

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