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LinkedIn, the social network for business professionals and recruiters, added a “Volunteer Experience & Causes” section to users’ profiles. The new section lets users showcase their charitable and volunteer experience. It also makes for a more complete LinkedIn profile and online resume.
Under the new section, users can give information about causes they support and their experience. First, users check… Read more
Microblogging site Twitter made headlines this month when a team of volunteer translators added two more languages – Filipino and Malay – to the site’s translation centre, meaning the site is now available in 13 different languages.
Not to be outdone, rival social network Facebook is reportedly preparing a Facebook Translate feature that will break down linguistic barriers among the… Read more
Networking never really stops, even when you have your foot in the door at a company. Getting out there – whether in person or virtually – and meeting other people in your profession is essential if you want to find better or additional opportunities, keep up with the latest happenings in your industry, and build a network of contacts to… Read more
This is clearly the age of being a netizen, so much so that you will find even your next door 12-year old being busy doing something with his keyboard. Take a closer look and I am sure you will find him doing what most grown-ups like doing. Social networking! There have been a host of social networking sites, like those… Read more
I write this at a time where Facebook has decided to enter the stock market. Of course it would seem like a good idea to invest in it given it’s sheer popularity, but that is until something overtakes it, the same way Facebook has overtaken MySpace in recent years. Now what site is exactly going to overtake Facebook, well that… Read more
In a day and age of ever-growing social media, how much importance does your business place on this subject?
Marketing one’s company is more important than ever given the struggling economy and the fight for every business dollar. Is your company positioned to take advantage of the social media revolution?
If you are not currently using social media or are… Read more
Lady Gaga does it. So does President Obama, Charlie Sheen and Ai Weiwei. What’s that? Tweet, of course.
They of course, know how to get followers on Twitter. But they’re also global figures. And Twitter is becoming, more and more – a global commodity and a platform for discussion…and punishment. It’s amazing how quickly 140 characters and the ability to… Read more
The Internet was created with the idea that scientists and researchers could easily share information and the latest developments quickly and easily. Before the commercial Internet started to find its feet this was still one of the main purposes of the Internet, however, the rise of the online business saw a dramatic shift in how the Internet was used.
In… Read more
LinkedIn is the best platform for your online professional identity. A complete and up-to-date profile in LinkedIn helps you gain new professional connections and job updates. The “Improve Your Profile” Tool was launched to help professionals personalize their profile. This tool recommendations help you redesign your profile page.
The PDF downloading capability is going to help every LinkedIn user. The… Read more
All too often, the social side of illnesses go ignored. As a psoriasis sufferer, I know first-hand how difficult it can be to deal with an illness without that all-essential support from real people who truly understand.
As a psoriasis sufferer, I recently launched psoriasissocial.org, a successful and free social networking site for psoriasis sufferers, and was much needed and… Read more
