by Alex Putman | Aug 21, 2011 | Blogs, Facebook, Human Resources, LinkedIn, Social Media, Social Networking, Twitter, YouTube
[tweetmeme source=”alexputman”] If you Google the term “social media expert” you will find tons of posts and writings on the topic. I have met many so called “experts”, several whom contribute to blogs and a few that have written...
by Alex Putman | Jul 31, 2011 | Human Resources, LinkedIn, Social Media, Social Networking
[tweetmeme source=”alexputman”] Logged into LinkedIn tonight and guess what I found…a new layout! Back in 2009 they tested a new layout that went over pretty well (remember the picture on the right side). A lot is changing at LinkedIn, especially...
by Alex Putman | Jul 28, 2011 | Career Advice, Facebook, Human Resources, LinkedIn, Social Media, Social Networking, Twitter
[tweetmeme source=”alexputman”] I recently heard the following comment about “improving” customer interaction and relationships “well it has worked for 25+ years, it should work the same way today. ” “Why change it?” ...
by Alex Putman | Mar 20, 2011 | Facebook, Human Resources, Location Based Social Networks, Social Media, Social Networking
[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...
by Alex Putman | Feb 6, 2011 | Human Resources, Social Media, Social Networking, social t-rex, socialtrex, Twitter
[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...
by Alex Putman | Jan 8, 2011 | Human Resources, Interview Tips, Social Media, Social Networking, YouTube
[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...
