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Take advantage of breaking Web 2.0 trends to manage risk and enhance rewards in 2009
To celebrate and help you to seize the day, I have spent the past week on three articles that represent some of my most important writing of the year:
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In Tweeple, LinkedIn’s Twitter group, someone asked a great question about whether to have multiple accounts on Twitter, but the questions applies equally to any Web 2.0 venue, like LinkedIn. This has also come up in the Executive’s Guide to LinkedIn seminars, whether to risk putting your side real estate business in your LinkedIn Profile, for example. Here are some quick reflections on managing many sides of yourself online.
The answer is, increasingly, “Yes and no.” I encourage you to consider these tools to supplement your current communications with your network. You will maintain a stronger network if you can communicate specific, relevant information about what you are doing, and these tools can help. Here we will delve into some key Web 2.0 tools’ unique value for enhancing the value of networks by keeping in touch better.
We had a lively discussion, which I’ll recap briefly before providing links to additional information pertinent to our discussion. Mashup of Social Networks and CRM Offers Glimpse of the Future: "Let Prospects Self-Report"But Facebook Data Tickles Privacy Concerns—Will LinkedIn Seize the Day?
Have you found yourself looking at your LinkedIn network and recognizing too few people? Here’s how to sort it out
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2008 was a momentous year punctuated by rising economic uncertainty, Web 2.0 innovation in politics and increasing opportunity to create uncommon advantage in many industries. How much can volatility increase? We are on a merry-go-round that’s accelerating; it’s giddy and scary, depending on one’s point of view.
Today an executive asked me to explain the value of Twitter versus voice mail for a particular mobility use case: she is at a business gathering and talking to “Jack,” someone whom “Barbara,” a friend of hers would like to meet (Barbara isn’t at the gathering but might be able to come by). Should she voice mail or send Barbara a tweet with the Jack’s information and willingness to connect? Read on to understand some of the nuances and virtues of microblogging (Twitter), SMS (short message service, or “text” messages in U.S. parlance) and voice mail.
This weekend I’ve been having fun trying LinkedIn’s new group discussion functionality, and it’s really promising and seems to work well, significantly increasing the value of LinkedIn Groups.
Yesterday I presented LinkedIn as an executive job search tool to a packed house at 
As a presenter at the