Whether you’re looking for a first job or making a career change, or simply looking to meet other professionals in the non-profit sector, LinkedIn is the social network of choice. Can online networking help your career? Already, 45% of all US employers use social networks to find qualified employees, and 72% plan to step up their online recruiting….(read more)
How to Get Started with LinkedIn
SociafyQ – Free Social Media Tracking and Analytics
By now, even your grandmother knows social media is hot, but what’s the ROI on that social networking? Even for nonprofits on a tight budget, there are plenty of good monitoring tools. But what if you could track stats for all your major networks – free – from your desktop or home page, without giving out your passwords? SociafyQ is designed to do just that. …(read more)
NTEN Water Cooler Chat 4/30
Your friendly neighborhood Socialfish will be “IN” the NTEN Office Hours Communications Chat Room every Thursday (that’s today!!) at 3 pm EST. Got burning questions about social media strategy? Or just want to hang out and shoot the breeze and get a br…
April 30th, 2009 | Maddie Grant | Comments | Continued
How Not to Manage a LinkedIn Group
Normally I’m not one to call people/companies/organizations out for things that they do to me. I generally handle things behind the scenes if I think I’ve been wronged and move on with my life but in this specific instance I decided that it was worth posting about because it could potentially happen to any of us.
Here is the situation. For the past few years I have been an outspoken fan of Fusion Productions DigitalNow conference. In my humble opinion it’s one of the best organized [read more]
April 22nd, 2009 | Dave Sabol | Comments | Continued
I Didn’t Want to Do It
But I did.
I have hit my fill for online communities.
I really don’t want to join another.
I’m happy with what I’ve got.
I don’t have any time to invest in others.
It’s more than just the time issue.
I’m tired of asking people to be my friend.
Many communities don’t have enough people to succeed.
Why make the effort?
I cringe [...]
April 4th, 2009 | Cynthia D'Amour | Comments | Continued
LinkedIn Adds More Apps
BMart first alerted us to the fact that LinkedIn is trying really hard not to suck as badly. But he had a few, um, suggestions to offer. Looks like someone was listening, as they’ve added a bunch more applications:
- Box on LinkedIn: Share files and collaborate with your network.
- Huddle on LinkedIn: Private…
What I’m Reading
- Maddie and Lindy tell us why it’s important to LISTEN first, THEN talk.
- BF blogger Kate posits that the iPhone may be the devil.
- Ben gives us the low-down on new developments at LinkedIn, and how they’re still not getting it.
- NetSquared shares some good advice on social media.
- And I’m re-reading an Anita Blake, Vampire…
I heart Huddle
Forget Basecamp, try Huddle. We tried setting up a Basecamp account for our new SocialFish work, and it just wasn’t really cutting it, and I was a little irked with paying my $49 a month – then we discovered Huddle, which is a totally free project management site (free unless…
November 1st, 2008 | Maddie Grant | Comments | Continued
Linkedin adds Open Social apps: But something’s wrong
[You're reading http://BenMartinCAE.com. And you're cute, too.]
Today Linkedin announces the roll out of several professional applications (like Facebook’s) based on Google’s Open Social platform. Sounds good in theory. They have some cools apps to choose from like Wordpress, Google Docs, Slideshare and TripIt. To add an application to your Linkedin…
October 29th, 2008 | Ben Martin | Comments | Continued
On Object-centered Sociality
Read this fascinating post by Jyri Engeström. I want to know what you think.
In it, he argues that “the social networking services that really work are the ones that are built around objects.” [my bold here and below].
Namely, Flickr is about photos; Youtube is about videos; LinkedIn (when it works) is about…
October 6th, 2008 | Maddie Grant | Comments | Continued
Always the Last to Know – Xobni
Drowning in email? Can’t keep track of what’s where or who you were talking to about what? File structure gotten so complicated you’re hoping the government is reading your email so they can at least help you find things?
Well, you could declare email bankruptcy, or you could take the less dramatic…
September 12th, 2008 | Elizabeth Engel | Comments | Continued
Setting Technology Policies That Make Sense in a Web 2.0 World
On Tuesday, September 9, I had the opportunity to speak to the Potomac Employers Roundtable. A group of about 30 people, largely senior HR and Administration professionals from a wide range of organizations (PR consultancies, HR consultancies, nonprofits, and for profits) gathered in the board room of Williams & Mullen bright…
September 11th, 2008 | Elizabeth Engel | Comments | Continued
LinkedIn versus Facebook
We all know the debate – LinkedIn is professional but not very functional. Facebook is really functional but totally unprofessional (how many sheep have you thrown today?)
Andy Steggles even references this in his vodcast about using the new ASAE membership directory:
But Guy Kawasaki rides to the rescue with 10 Ways…
September 10th, 2008 | Elizabeth Engel | Comments | Continued
LinkedIn and associations
Check out the sweet discussion on yapstar.org about the value of LinkedIn for associations. (You don’t need to be a member to read, only to post and join the convo.)
I got a comment recently, here on an earlier post:
“Have you heard of companies requiring employees to have LinkedIn profiles, and to…
August 29th, 2008 | Maddie Grant | Comments | Continued
hi i read... and email lists is the single biggest mistake in membership recruitment. In any given outreach 
Posterous rocks! :-) 
thaaaaanks http://forum.r1o1.com/ 