LinkedIn Events Feature Makes Progress

Posted by on 10 Nov 2011 | Tagged as: Applications

Let’s take a look at LinkedIn ‘s updated “events” application.

It’s a step up from the initial version and still requires a couple of tweeks.

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How To Remove A Job Or Degree From Your LinkedIn Profile

Posted by on 07 Nov 2011 | Tagged as: Profiles

I was asked how to remove a position from a LinkedIn profile and thought it would be worth sharing with everyone here.

It’s like several other LinkedIn actions – obscure until someone shows you, and then it’s obvious…

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How Well Do You Really Know And Use LinkedIn?

Posted by on 03 Nov 2011 | Tagged as: About the Service, Connections, Groups, Introductions, Jobs, Profiles, Recommendations, Search, Ways to Use LinkedIn

Consider this challenge – four years ago it was easier to convince people that holding a training session on LinkedIn was a good idea. It was new, didn’t have any real help facilities, and wasn’t the most straight forward to understand.

But a couple months back I proposed an event that coincided with the release of The Revised LinkedIn Personal Trainer and was essentially rebuffed – the group members didn’t think they’d get much value from it.

And that’s why we came up with this quiz…

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Most Users Think LinkedIn Has Gone Social Enough

Posted by on 01 Nov 2011 | Tagged as: Ways to Use LinkedIn

Last month’s poll shows that LinkedIn users think the site has gone quite social enough thank you – no ifs, ands or buts about it.

But wait – how can this be? Read more and I’ll show you…

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What Brand Do You Represent On LinkedIn? Your Own!

Posted by on 27 Oct 2011 | Tagged as: Profiles, Ways to Use LinkedIn

I caught a nice segment on the Today show this morning – they had Steve Abudato on to talk about his new book “You Are the Brand“.

Readers will notice a great similarity between what I’ve said and this other Steve’s suggestion that branding is an essential component of every professional’s toolbox.

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Releasing The Revised LinkedIn Personal Trainer On Kindle

Posted by on 21 Oct 2011 | Tagged as: Ways to Use LinkedIn

It’s true – you don’t know what you don’t know until you have to know it…

I knew I wanted to release the revised version of my book on the Kindle platform, and thought it would go a little quicker. If you’re considering your own e-book, you might find this tale interesting.

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How Much Does LinkedIn Affect Corporate Recruiting?

Posted by on 18 Oct 2011 | Tagged as: Jobs

Apparently enough to have a private conference!

And they didn’t invite me.

But that’s ok – I’ll write about it anyway…

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Asymmetrical Networking

Posted by on 14 Oct 2011 | Tagged as: Outside LinkedIn, Ways to Use LinkedIn

Or “Why LinkedIn Works and Twitter Doesn’t”…

We’re having a great Friday in the rain here, and I hope you’re warm, dry, and comfortable – it looks like seasons are changing.

The concept open for discussion today is the symmetry of networking, and why it doesn’t quite work when that symmetry is lacking.

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