This video has been through a number of iterations, but it reinforces the point that we are currently living through the type of seismic cultural and economic shifts that have been rarely seen in human history.
Spend a few minutes taking in the statistics, revelations and predictions that have seen this video receive over 6 [...]
Posts from ‘August, 2009’
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The Facebook Professional Edition
If you are involved in social media (or if you want to be), then no doubt you have started to run into the situation where your PERSONAL and PROFESSIONAL lives overlap. You might have a personal blog but a LinkedIn profile. You may have a Flickr account and an OpenID. And, of course, you will [...]
Using Instructional Design Theory to Get a Job
Years ago I ran an online learning group at IBM. It was called the Knowledge Factory and it was a great place to learn about how to get your message across to others using “multimedia” (as we called it back then). And while the technology was interesting, the more important aspect was the use of [...]
Recruiting via Social Media
This interesting presentation, by Daemon Digital, suggests that the way that we go about the business of recruiting is in for a shakeup. Or perhaps, more precisely, is GOING THROUGH a profound transformation.
Have you or your business used social media to attract or place staff? Do you know someone who has? How did that person [...]
Social Media is the New CV
Some time ago I wrote that Blogs are the New CVs … but in true social media form, new and innovative approaches have, perhaps, rendered this a little simplistic. After all, the same ideas can be applied to Facebook Fan Pages, YouTube channels and so on.
But what are the best examples?
Marek Wolski, a young marketer [...]