Connecting the dots…

  1. Newsflash! You’re not perfect and it doesn’t matter…

  2. Looking for some good curation tips? I did a hangout on that yesterday…
  3. Just in case you missed this profound tweets…

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    Sat, Jun 23 2012 09:20:07
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    Six-year-old Boy Declares the Word “Perfect” to Be Extinct http://bit.ly/KseH4E
    Sat, Jun 23 2012 08:30:17
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    TGIF! Security Cameras Don’t Just Capture Crime, They Capture Life http://bit.ly/LcvB78
    Fri, Jun 22 2012 18:50:07
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    Could a little Wabi Sabi be the answer to a successful relationship? http://bit.ly/MCDmpb
    Fri, Jun 22 2012 18:00:44
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The Facebook IPO is now history and the dust is settling. How will the social media and the rest of the market react? How will the IPO affect social media trends? That story remains to be written…

I see two trends that may affect Facebook and social media long term; the occupy movement and privacy concerns. Let me explain…

I find it humorous in a way [sad in others] that some Facebook customers are asking for a cut of Facebook’s overwhelming profits. Is there another example of ‘products’ asking for a share of the producer’s profits? If so, I can’t think of one at the moment…

…but this is a world where the 99% rail against the 1% and question an organization’s right to make a profit. If you don’t want Facebook, don’t use it. Weigh the pros and cons and make an intelligent decision that you can live with. In the meantime, don’t be surprised that YOU are the pig in the picture…

The privacy issue is becoming more of a concern to me. I think one of the things that bothers me most about the Facebook IPO is that the overwhelming success seems to gloss over people’s privacy concerns. Has the market voted for profits over privacy? Perhaps…

Ponder that! In the meantime, here’s my weekly roundup of Facebook trends…

Is there life after the IPO?

Is there life after the IPO?

Is there life after the IPO?

Is there life after the IPO?

Is there life after the IPO?

Is there life after the IPO?

Is there life after the IPO?

Is there life after the IPO?

http://storify.com/e1evation/facebook-trends-for-this-week

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Time to revisit LinkedIn? The time might be right to reconsider its importance in your social media strategy…

So you heard that a company called LinkedIn just went public, and want to find out just what the hype is all about and how you can use it? TNW is here to get you up and running on LinkedIn before this very day is over.

LinkedIn is a social network, research tool, and job platform for professionals, although the site’s draw has been bringing in a more diverse group of users in recent months, including many still in university.

The site was founded in late 2002, launched in early 2003, and now claims more than 100 million members to its name in over 200 countries. In short, for the educated working person, LinkedIn is a website in which having a profile is quickly becoming mandatory.

More to the point, as use of the site has grown, and as the willingness of its users to upload increasing amounts of personal information has risen, a person’s profile on LinkedIn is slowly morphing into a living resume of their work that is, for the most part, generally accessible.

Let’s hop into the fun, but before we get you into the site we need to talk about how you are going to use LinkedIn.

LinkedIn is the oldest, and in many ways, the least popular of the ‘Holy Trinity’ of social media [Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn]. You can follow the ‘via’ link above to start rocking LinkedIn if you’ve been left behind…

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Boasting 90 million users, LinkedIn is one of the social media titans. For business professionals, it has become an essential tool for staying connected to their business network.

But for companies, there’s been little reason to pay attention to their presence there. LinkedIn has been about individuals, not organizations. LinkedIn Companies existed, but offered little in the way of functionality. That has now changed.

In November, LinkedIn quietly introduced an upgrade to LinkedIn Companies that makes it both a critical and powerful tool for managing your company’s digital presence (especially if you market B2B).

Here’s a primer to help you plan and make the most of some of the powerful new features on LinkedIn Companies.

Follow the ‘via’ link if you’d like to know more…

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