by Barbara Safani | Nov 12, 2009 | on-line identity, personal branding
LinkedIn and Twitter recently announced a partnership that will enable users to simultaneously update their status on both platforms. Doing so can help amplify your message to your followers and real-time search engines. LinkedIn and Twitter have billed the new...
by Barbara Safani | Nov 11, 2009 | career management, interviews, on-line identity, personal branding, resume, salary negotiation
I don’t think about my age too much. People often tell me that I look younger than I am so I’ve spent most of my adult life trying to look older, not younger. But recently, four events occurred within the same day that forced me to think about age and the...
by Barbara Safani | Nov 6, 2009 | on-line identity
I’ve been watching several of the presentations from the recent #140 Conference in LA, a conference that explores Twitter’s impact on everything from politics to news to art to education to science (and everything in between). Sean Percival (@lalawag),...
by Barbara Safani | Nov 5, 2009 | career management, on-line identity, personal branding
Business.com recently conducted a study on social media use by business professionals. Here are some of the findings, (based on close to 3,000 respondents) that I found particularly interesting. 69% rated webinars and podcasts as their top social media resources for...
by Barbara Safani | Oct 22, 2009 | networking, on-line identity
Yesterday I sat in on a fascinating presentation called “The Risks and Rewards of Online Social Networking in the Workplace” hosted by the Human Resources Association of New York. The presentation was geared towards HR professionals and focused on...
by Barbara Safani | Sep 15, 2009 | career management, on-line identity, personal branding
Maybe you watched the VMA awards live on Sunday night to witness Kanye West publicly diss Taylor Swift on national television after she won the best female artist award and maybe you didn’t. But by now, you already know about it thanks to the beauty of online...