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How to use social media to recruit your dream hire
Jul 14, 2009 | Zone, Career, Top Career Posts
From Harvard Business Online: my post about how social media can help employers find the best people for their team.
Social media questions for Industry Canada’s conference on Canada’s Digital Economy
Jun 22, 2009 | Social Signal
I’m at a Canadian Government’s conference in Ottawa today on “Canada’s Digital Economy: Moving Forward“. Since the conference seems to consist largely of folks from the “traditional” tech world, I’m curious to see how the panelists and audience engage with the question of how social media changes the challenges and opportunities for Canadian IT.
Tony nominee [title of show] is a case study in social media creativity
If you want to tap the expressive and marketing power of social media, you can learn a lot from the Tony-nominated [title of show].
12 questions for meaningful online conversations
Jun 2, 2009 | The Harvard Business Review
My recent blog post for Harvard Business Online looks at how companies can best engage the Trojan Horse of social media, and it’s drawn some insightful comments.
4 Mac applications that make you more productive
Jun 2, 2009 | Toolbox, Zone, Productivity
Here are four Mac-only apps that will warm the heart of anyone who’s made the jump from Windows — and thrill long-time Mac users, too.
Engagement planning worksheets to engage your users and move them to action
May 27, 2009 | Community, How nonprofits can use social media
It’s often hard for nonprofits to figure out how they can engage people effectively online. It’s hard enough to get visitors to your site or social media presence, let alone drive them effectively towards action. This post gives you two tools that can help: a user profile worksheet, and an engagement planning worksheet.
When and how to communicate online
Don’t e-mail what you can blog. Don’t blog what you can tweet. Don’t tweet what you can DM. Don’t DM what you wouldn’t publish.
5 time-wasting Internet rules that you should think about breaking
May 6, 2009 | Productivity
Internet sages are full of rules about stupid things you should never do. But like most recommendations delivered as inviolable laws, the cardinal Don’ts of life online mostly distract you from Do’s that would be more rewarding. Here are some don’ts I believe in breaking, and some dos you can undertake once you’ve let go of these time- and worry-wasters.
12 kid-friendly iPhone apps for toddlers and young kids
Apr 29, 2009 | Family, Tech advice, Top Family Posts, Zone
The real power of an iPhone lies in the ability to keep a preschooler silent and occupied for the length of time it takes a grown-up to eat a meal in a restaurant with actual tablecloths.
How Twitter groups can make your twittering more a meaningful, conversational and connected
Apr 26, 2009 | Career, Top Career Posts, Top Twitter Posts, Relationships, Productivity
Learn how I set up a Twitter system that connects me more closely to the people and ideas that matter most in my own life.