by Margaret | Dec 3, 2008 | Business, Employment, Social Media, That's Ridiculous
When social networks first began to emerge, there appeared to be relatively clear distinctions between personal and business networks. For example, MySpace was considered to be a personal network and Xing (formerly OpenBC) was considered to be a business network....
by Margaret | Nov 21, 2008 | Business, Employment, Social Media
Way too often people will assert that they do not participate in groups and forums as posters, but as “learners,” otherwise lurking or sitting on the sidelines, i.e., reading but not actively contributing. Frequently, they claim that they do not have anything to...
by Margaret | Nov 14, 2008 | Social Media
Sometimes we want to post new topics or respond to posts in a group or forum. We may submit our post and it might immediately show up because the group is not moderated or we are pre-approved to post. However, our postings may be subject to the approval of a...
by Margaret | Nov 5, 2008 | Business, Employment, Social Media
Many social networkers connect with the concept of keeping in touch or “paying it forward.” They may simply respond to requests to connect, or they may be proactively seeking connections. These networkers intend to assist their connections as needed in...
by Margaret | Oct 29, 2008 | Business, Employment, Social Media
Occasionally things are posted in groups which are either outside of the focus of that group or seem like “spam.” Certain postings seem to beget similar postings. For example, when someone posts an opening for a position on a group not designed specifically for...
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