05.21.10 | posted by btrandolph

how linkedin's facelift can help you look prettier

it’s time to rethink the way you cross post links if you maintain a social presence on both linkedin and twitter. if you are a linkedin regular, you probably have noticed a change in the service’s status updates. historically, updates on linked in were in keeping with its reputation as a buttoned-down, businesslike version of social networks like facebook and myspace. I wrote about linkedin’s increasing social mojo back in january. the new changes take it a big step [read more...]

03.18.10 | posted by btrandolph

increase your visibility on linkedin (sort of)

you can tweak your linkedin profile to let other users know you viewed their profile. here is why it’s smart. and how to do [read more...]

03.08.10 | posted by btrandolph

do you work for my company? boost your linkedin seo

don’t accept linkedin defaults for your website links. customize your links to make your profile more user-friendly and [read more...]

02.08.10 | posted by btrandolph

is your social media profile portable?

make sure you can take your linkedin profiled with you if you move on. here’s something to verify (or change) today to ensure your social media persona (at least the linkedin piece of it) is with you for the long [read more...]

01.30.10 | posted by btrandolph

a linkedin tip that will probably leave you frustrated and certainly take more than 60 sec

there’s some good advice out there on how to use social media tools, and there’s some that leave you shaking your head. herein some corrective surgery on a linkedin tip I read [read more...]

01.29.10 | posted by btrandolph

do I know you? degrees of linkedin-ness

twitter is not inherently credible, but it enables interaction that leads to credibility. a conversation does not confer good faith by its existence. it is the first step toward a relationship. linkedin, on the other hand, presumes relationships between connections. the linkedin connection does (or should) confer good faith from the moment the invitation is [read more...]

01.27.10 | posted by btrandolph

linkedin meets nip/tuck

since last fall, linkedin has introduced several changes to how users see and work with the site. I go through the changes and explain why they [read more...]