Linked Intelligence

If you’ve actually visited the site and aren’t just reading this in your RSS reader, you’ve probably noticed some pretty drastic changes, and maybe even a few bugs the past couple of days. The broken links should now be fixed, and the navigation is all working again. Not sure when I’ll have all the [...]

As I mentioned last week, the b5media Business Apprentice Contest has now become a solo competition, and my Best Business Advice I Ever Received post managed to get me through to the next round. Here’s this week’s challenge:
Everybody loves a success story. New business owners find them inspiring. Tell Kay a success story that [...]

Over the past few weeks here in the b5media business channel, we’ve been having a little contest — sort of our own version of The Apprentice. We were divided into two teams, "The Aces" (my team) and "The Pros", and given the following initial challenge:
Kay just started a new business marketing aprons and chef’s [...]

Darlene McDaniel over at Interview Chatter has created a great 10-part series on LinkedIn, as seen through the eyes of a new user:

What is LinkedIn? – Darlene starts with a brand new LinkedIn account, sets up a profile and connects to some people that are already on the system, all in about 90 minutes.
One [...]

It seems I’ve been meme-tagged, so what better excuse to poke my head out from a several-week hiatus, eh? Ali over at Greener Assets has tagged me for the “7 random things about me that you might not know” meme.
So here we go…

I talk a lot about how to make effective use of LinkedIn — today let’s look at some ways NOT to use LinkedIn. Here are nine sure-fire ways to network like a schmuck and achieve exactly the opposite effect you’re probably going for:

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Once a month, the b5media business channel holds a “theme day”, in which our business bloggers contribute posts around a particular theme. Besides being an enormous amount of fun for us and a good exercise in thinking outside the box, it’s also a fun way for you to learn about some of our other business [...]

I know, I know… using LinkedIn is fun, right? That’s why so many power users spend several hours a week on it, right?
“All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.”
In honor of this month’s b5media Business Channel May theme day on “Work & Play“, I thought I’d do something a little different and [...]

Hooray! It’s official! Linked Intelligence is now a full-fledged b5media blog, along with five others that also launched today in the business channel:
Behind the Buzz:
Advertising executive Rachel Clarke shares tips, information, and news about the latest and most successful branding/marketing strategies and events.
Buzz Networker:
MySpace sensation Kevin Palmer shares his tips, advice, and know how relating [...]