Using LinkedIn to Find Celebrity Guests
Tuesday, June 19th, 2007Here’s another smart way to use LinkedIn. On MyLinkedInPowerForum, Stan Relihan recently told the story of how he used LinkedIn to find a celebrity guest for his podcast:
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Systems Archetypes and Online Networking
Monday, June 18th, 2007I’ve long been a fan of Peter Senge’s The Fifth Discipline, which first introduced me to the idea of systems thinking. A lot of the concepts I have practiced and written about for the past four years are based on the application of certain system archetypes to the area of online business networking, particularly the [...]
Smart Ways to Use LinkedIn - Meetings and Market Research
Friday, June 15th, 2007A couple of more smart ways to use LinkedIn from the blogosphere:
Using LinkedIn for Market Research
Weblogs, Inc. co-founder Jason Calacanis is using LinkedIn Answers as a great source for market research for his new human-edited search project, Mahalo. Jason posed the following question(s) on LinkedIn Answers:
Targeting and Natural Human Relationship Building
Tuesday, June 12th, 2007I wrote last week about following up with inside connections in response to the following question from Chris Morton:
I applied for a job I found on Dice yesterday (sent to “jobs@…”) and have now identified about a dozen 2nd and 3rd degree contacts at that company who are in my network.
To increase my odds [...]
LinkedIn Connections 6-6-2007
Wednesday, June 6th, 2007Time for another irregular roundup of blog posts and articles about LinkedIn from around the web.
Online networking now used by 65% of professionals
Hat tip to Community Stew for this one.
The Institute for Corporate Productivity reports that nearly 2/3 of professionals are now using social networking web sites, with LinkedIn the leader by far.
“We expected [...]
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12/10/08 The LinkedIn Personal Trainer
One of my readers - Tom - shared an interesting statistic with me: the response rate when he sends out InMail. You see Tom prospects with the help of LinkedIn and has experimented with different approach styles. It's a fascinating look at j..LinkedIn Groups learns to share
09/10/08 The LinkedIn Blog
In July this year, we announced LinkedIn Groups' searchable directory to make it easier for you to find the groups you'll derive the most benefit from. In August, we turned on the discussions feature and just last month Monica Rogati blogg..A cleaner look for your LinkedIn Profile
09/10/08 The LinkedIn Blog
As many of you know, the Profile page is one of the most important pages on LinkedIn. It is how you present your professional background and identity to other LinkedIn members and it is what you look at first when you consider contacting o..Reconnecting with an old client yields a $1M contract - Darrel Rhea, Cheskin
09/10/08 The LinkedIn Blog
Darrel Rhea was a LinkedIn user who wasn't sure how to leverage his professional network on LinkedIn effectively. A quick 10 minutes that he spent importing his Outlook contacts to LinkedIn yielded a chance encounter with a former client. ..Nuts About Southwest, But Not Gary Kelly's Profile
09/10/08 I'm On LinkedIn - Now What???
I am nuts about Southwest airlines. I ALWAYS want to fly Southwest… the price is always right, I like their culture, their in-flight magazine, their sense of humor… I like it all. Today I went to their blog and noticed at the..NYTimes.com: LinkedIn status sparks 'accidental' global enterprise
09/10/08 The LinkedIn Blog
Yesterday on the Shifting Careers blog over at The New York Times , Marci Alboher wrote up a great account of an international LinkedIn success story. Dutch tech consultant Henk van Ess was frustrated with his 3G iPhone's battery life, so ..Becoming an Expert In LinkedIn
08/10/08 I'm On LinkedIn - Now What???
Recently I got my hand slapped by a LinkedIn connection who was upset about a question I asked on LinkedIn. I asked what the beef was, thinking that person thought I was self-promoting, or something like that. No, it wasn't that…..Nasdaq tumble stops LinkedIn stock sale plan
06/10/08 Valleywag: Linkedin
Conventional Valley wisdom: The chaos in the public stock markets won't affect private companies, right? Wrong. In August, LinkedIn had set plans to let employees sell some of their shares to investors . Interest in the company had been ke..Letters of Recommendation and LinkedIn Recommendations
06/10/08 I'm On LinkedIn - Now What???
Recently I started writing for Peter Newfield's blog, Career Resumes . This morning I wrote a response to a question about how to get letters of recommendation when you are in a covert job search. What a great question! You don't wan..LinkedIn For Competitive Intelligence
05/10/08 The LinkedIn Personal Trainer
LinkedIn insiders know that you can use the site's information for more than job, sales, and partnering leads - you can find out what others are up to as well. I'd like to share an article I found where a reporter does just that. Apple deve..
