[tweetmeme source="alexputman"] In my recent post about QR codes, I asked the question if it was a new wave or passing fad. There is a terrific conversation regarding this topic on the Atlanta Interactive Marketing Association LinkedIn page. One of the most creative uses of QR...
[tweetmeme source="alexputman"] I have wanted to post about "location-based social networks" for sometime now. I started doing my research on the basics; Facebook Places, Foursquare and Gowalla along with a handful of others. I loaded the apps and was totally ready to rank each one of...
[tweetmeme source="alexputman"] I first learned of QR (Quick Response) last week from Joshua Letourneau and immediately began researching what I consider one of the coolest things I have seen in a while! I started with a Wikipedia search on QR code and in short learned that it...
[tweetmeme source="alexputman"] Several years ago a sales friend was talking to a new client about placing contract employees. The hiring manager began discussing his experiences with contract employees and told one crazy story. It seems that he hired a contract employee in the normal fashion. During the...
[tweetmeme source="alexputman"] Several weeks ago I was on Twitter and my 7-year-old daughter walks in. She said "Daddy, are you on twitter again"? I asked, "what do you know about twitter"? Her response was a simple "I know it is about getting into other people's business"! Then, just last week I...
[tweetmeme source="alexputman"] How do you use YouTube to engage your networks? Video may be one of the most personal ways to engage due the visual nature of people. A picture is worth a thousand words, so how much is video worth? One of the most viewed/downloaded forms...
[tweetmeme source="alexputman"] Communities, Tribes, Social Networks; whatever term you use to describe "your peops" most people fall short on the most important thing in social media: Engagement! In this post I want to discuss how to best engage your LinkedIn community versus just "having a profile" on...
[tweetmeme source="alexputman"] Many people (talent acquisition and human resources professionals) think of themselves as social media experts because they have a Facebook and/or a LinkedIn account. They update their status and even place job post (with links...
[tweetmeme source="alexputman"] Remember the days of sending your resume via snail mail. You purchased the perfect stock of paper and envelope, addressed it ever so carefully, bought a...
[tweetmeme source="alexputman"] Interviews! Stressful, uncertainty, informational...