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Want To Add JobsinSocialMedia.com to Your Resume?

I bought this network a couple of years ago and grew it from 100 to 1300 members, but haven't really had the time to manage it properly. Those of you who had to wait to get approved know this - and I'm sure we'd all like to get more value from it.

So I'm looking for an editor or admin. It's not paid, but there are worse things in life than having jobsinsocialmedia.com on your resume. You'll have to have some experience in the field - this isn't entry level, but I need someone with the… Continue

Added by Jim Durbin on September 1, 2010 at 3:23pm — No Comments

Do you have a Chief Listening Officer yet?

Do you know what your customers are
saying about your business, your products,
your services? Do you care? You should.

Before social networking on the internet
became so pervasive, studies have
shown that a satisfied customer wil

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Added by Dick Raman on August 11, 2010 at 7:13pm — No Comments

Companies use social media to boost e-Commerce sales

Companies + social media marketing = boost for e-Commerce sales

Online retailers, computer companies, and other more traditional “brick & mortar” type companies are leveraging social media to boost e-Commerce sales. While other companies appear ready to consider a marketing option that includes at least some

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Added by Daulton West, Jr. on August 3, 2010 at 3:00pm — No Comments

6 Ways To Tell If You’re The Right Candidate For A Start-up

Would you make a good employee for a start-up? Is a start-up a good fit for you?

In today’s tougher job market, more candidates consider start-ups than ever before. However, not all candidates are a good matches for start-ups. Here’s 6 ways to tell if a start-up company would be a good f… Continue

Added by Phil Rosenberg on July 9, 2010 at 7:08pm — No Comments

10 Reasons You Didn’t Get The Job

You just got the call (or email) - the company chose another candidate. Why didn’t you get the job? Here’s 10 reasons ...

Before we get to the list, let’s discuss a few things. The obvious reason you didn’t get the job is because the company’s first choice (or second, or third) acc… Continue

Added by Phil Rosenberg on July 9, 2010 at 2:47pm — No Comments

New Blog Post on My Website "Power Shift"

Basically an entry that asks the questions about the Power Shift occurring in Social Media. While many are concerned with the death of SEO, should we be more concerned about the death of traditional media? Can amateurs become accepted into the main stream? What does Social Media Expertise consist of? Who should set the standards? I hope you take the time to read the entry on my blog and join the conversation. Here is an Excerpt: posed the questions last week about what is quality content a… Continue

Added by Susan Silver on July 6, 2010 at 11:30pm — No Comments

What Salary Should You Expect For Your Next Job?

Salary expectations present a difficult question for job seekers. Gone are the days that you could expect a 10%-20% increase just for changing jobs.

In today's job market that features an over supply of labor, job seekers (especially unemployed candidates) may have to face accepting a lo… Continue

Added by Phil Rosenberg on July 2, 2010 at 5:58pm — No Comments

How Job Seekers Can Use Opportunity Channels To Find More Interviews

There are a number of potential opportunity channels that job seekers can use to find more interviews, but most candidates only use just two or three.

How many of these channels do you use in your job search campaign?

What worked before in a good job market with plenty of… Continue

Added by Phil Rosenberg on July 2, 2010 at 5:24pm — No Comments

Nielsen & McKinsey: Another Social Shift?

The

awareness of "social media" has created an explosive growth in providers offering people and businesses an… Continue

Added by Jay Deragon on June 21, 2010 at 9:00am — No Comments

Twitter Tutorials: How to Use Twitter RSS Feeds for Websites and Promotion

I wanted to share this with the community. I always tell people how amazing Twitter can be for lots of things in Social Media. Through #hashtags and the RSS Feeds there is a lot of versatility for how you can use Twitter in campaigns. In fact I'm about to try one of my own tips by using a Twitter RSS feed in an email outreach campaign using the Mail Chimp Service. I'll make sure to write up a blog after it runs. I'm hoping to create an email that will tell peop… Continue

Added by Susan Silver on June 15, 2010 at 10:00am — No Comments

News from the country of wine & cheese : an Internet Researcher at I-Expo

It is 10:00 AM this Wednesday morning, when I enter the I-Expo Show, the place in Paris where Competitive Intelligence professionnals meet. They all came, they are all here, those who propose Data Collection Software. It feels like being at the Documation Show : no Competitive Intelligence Agency (apart from FLA Consultants), no p

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Added by Patrick CUENOT on June 13, 2010 at 4:26pm — No Comments

Google Places and Maps Oh My

How important is Google Places and Google Maps for SEO? I recently received a letter from Google congratulating me on my company website being in the top 1% of all U.S. businesses for being tops in local business search. They sent along a cool window sticker with our custom QR barcode for the ultimate in geekdom. But how important is Google Places and Google Maps, and how do you capitalize on this from an SEO standing?

I have done lots of searching to find out ho

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Added by Richard Getz on June 13, 2010 at 2:33pm — No Comments

Blog Post Teaser "A Confession: I’m Cheating on Google with Twitter"

Google, I’m kind of nervous. I’ve never had to have this sort of talk before. Um,..Well, I’m not sure how it happened. I was looking for entertainment one day and then I saw it. A shiny hashtag and I only clicked once but it was like entering a whole new world of search. Now, don’t worry I’m not leaving you. You’ve been good to me, but I need you
both. Let me help you understand…

With Apple defending itself against Google… Continue

Added by Susan Silver on June 11, 2010 at 1:00pm — No Comments

Online Money Earning with Google

It is true Online Money Earning is easy as 1 2 3. But you need to know about the procedure of how to earn money on internet.

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Added by M. Samiullah on June 7, 2010 at 11:24pm — No Comments

How To Network On This Social Network

As JobsinSocialMedia.com has grown from 100 to almost 1300 members, some basic truths are emerging. You get into it what you put into it. Many of you joined simply to add the SEO to your name, which is great - I'm glad you did.

Others are seeking employment or looking to hire others here - that too is fantastic.

And many of you are looking to break into social media either as a new graduate or as someone looking for a career change.

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Added by Jim Durbin on June 3, 2010 at 4:00pm — 1 Comment

Tips for building communities from Matthew Mamet of EditMe

Highlights from our first Newport (RI) Interactive Marketers gathering

Matthew Mamet of EditMe:
Communities aren't just about text anymore: think video, images, multimedia

Tips for building communities

Don't get caught up in infrastructure
Start sma

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Added by Suzanne McDonald on May 27, 2010 at 9:30am — 2 Comments

Will Social Media Change Banking?

The banking industry needs to transform itself from a transactional business model to an engagement model. Banks make money on our deposits, our transactions and lending us money. The… Continue

Added by Jay Deragon on May 26, 2010 at 6:00am — 2 Comments

News from over the sea : discrimination in a recruitment process can cost you an arm

Hello,

Should you wish to improve your French reading, here is a topic I posted yesterday on my blog.

It could be subtitled : what goes around comes around...

http://patrickcuenot.wordpress.com/2010/05/15/methodes-de-recrutement-discriminatoires-un-charge-de-veille-avertit/ Continue

Added by Patrick CUENOT on May 16, 2010 at 5:14am — No Comments

News from over the sea : one evening out of isolation

Being an Online Reseach Analyst, and spending all you days checking the Web in order to understand what went through people's head, as passionating as it can be, is a lonely job. Which was why this last Friday of April, I was out for an R'Com meeting near the Ecole Militaire in Paris, which gather professionals in communication.

The weather was cool in Paris, when I arrived at the "

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Added by Patrick CUENOT on May 3, 2010 at 2:01am — No Comments