New Organizing Institute
The Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee, the national party organization helping Democrats win office in state legislatures, trusts Salsa as its exclusive online organizing platform offering to over 8,000 campaigns. Keep Reading » CODEPINK, a women-initiated grassroots peace and social justice movement, creates a rapid response fundraising campaign using Salsa to raise $30K in 2 hours. Keep Reading »
Skittles Site Receives an Extreme Social Makeover
Many companies are starting to realize that whatever content they offer online still can't match the various social media offerings out there, where the community contributes to the whole. Few, however, have taken it so far as candy maker Skittles, which replaced its entire homepage with its Twitter stream. The only thing that's left is a widget-like navigation console in the upper left part of the screen, but lo and behold: instead of pointing you to some company PR nonsense, it sends you to the Skittles entry on other popular social destinations: Wikipedia, YouTube, Flickr.
Job Survey - Web Strategy by Jeremiah Owyang
This is part 5 of an ongoing community project (see all posts) to help people understand how to get jobs during a recession. This data is slightly skewed towards those that are already active in social media as the survey went to those within my network on my blog and the highly connected Twitter community. There were 214 respondents to the survey although this graphic only represents those who got jobs since Sept 2008 (71 respondents) that represent those that were hired during the announcement of the recession.
Brand you in 2014: five personal branding tips
Don't waste any time in the new year; be proactive and take action to make 2014 all about brand you. Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images Is 2014 going to be the year you get a promotion, or land that job you've been dreaming about?
Protect Your PC From Guys Like This!
Behind every piece of malware—be it a virus, spyware, or any other form of hostile, destructive code—is a sneaky, scheming scoundrel, oftentimes someone you’d never suspect. Antivirus suites promise to defend your PC against all the baddies. We test 10 of the leading products to see which ones are best at keeping your PC safe. You don’t need a military background to recognize that the Internet has turned intoa war zone. Not only are you always under attack, but the bad guys possess a seemingly endless arsenal of weapons that are constantly changing.
B.L. Ochman's blog: A Tale of Two Contests Using Social Med
By B.L. Ochman Two current contests involving social media are a study in contrasts in the ways companies are rushing – like lemmings, it often seems – to jump on the social media bandwagon.
Platform Thinking in Personal Branding
The first secret trick about personal branding is that first, you have to be known for something. One thing. First. If Gary Vaynerchuk tried starting Wine Library TV and Obsessed TV at the same time, I know for a fact he’d have failed and we wouldn’t know about him. Or worse than failed, he’d have done a mediocre job.
Use any version of Windows 7 free for 120 days
By Woody Leonhard There’s an easy way to stretch Windows 7′s 30-day free-trial period to 120 days so you can determine whether Microsoft’s new operating system meets your needs. Even better — if you know the secret — you can try out any version of Win7, from Ultimate to the lowly Basic, using a single install disc.
15 Top Privacy Policies, Analyzed - ReadWriteEnterprise
We all know no one reads privacy policies. What do the top websites really include in them? In its mission to get anonymous public data, The Common Data Project a New York City-based non-profit, is on a mission to eliminate the barriers that privacy policies pose.
10 Answers You Should Know Before Your Job Interview - Dumb Litt
With the competition keener than ever and the economy in a slump, you need to prepare for your job interview thoroughly. It’s no longer enough to offer a firm handshake to your interviewer, make eye contact, and nod pleasantly now and then. You need to prepare a dynamic application letter and resume. You need to research the company.
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The History and Evolution of Social Media
Social media has become an integral part of modern society. There are general social networks with user bases larger than the population of most countries. There are niche sites for virtually every special interest out there. There are sites to share photos, videos, status updates, sites for meeting new people and sites to connect with old friends.
7 Secrets to Getting Your Next Job Using Social Media
Dan Schawbel is the author of Me 2.0: Build a Powerful Brand to Achieve Career Success, and owner of the award winning Personal Branding Blog. Between current economic conditions and the technological evolution of the Internet, the traditional approach most job seekers have taken in the past is no longer viable. The approach — developing a resume and cover letter, locating jobs on and submitting your resume to corporate sites and job banks, and crossing your fingers in hopes of receiving a call from a hiring manager — is, for the most part, a thing of the past.
