Facebook Founder and CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, announced today on this blog post that the social networking giant reached the 250 Million Users mark. (Click on the graphic below to enlarge.) Which makes me wonder about all the people I’ve heard over the last few years say, “I’m just too busy for Facebook (or LinkedIn or [...]

Just moments ago Jennifer Bailey and I presented Women, Influence & Social Media to a group of Lynchburg business and non-profit professionals. Our goal was to decrease some of the mystery and intimidation associated with social media in order to make it accessible, which really is the point. Take a look at the presentation below [...]

Earlier this year I read a great post on 3 Goals for 2009 by Chris Brogan about his alternative to New Year’s Resolutions. It seemed to make sense to me, especially in terms of helping me stay focused on specific areas and outcomes for the year. Since life was busy, I couldn’t provide the mental [...]

A couple of weeks ago, I wrote this post about SlideShare being a great career tool. Well, today, they have moved up in my book, from beyond a great career tool, to a business that gets it. Here’s what I mean. Today’s been rough. I’ve had to eat crow all morning at home because of [...]

Last Friday was a busy day with a fun surprise that caught me completely off guard! The surprise came as a random act of kindness by a Twitter friend, Dee Stewart. Unbeknownst to me, Dee waged a Twitter campaign to help me reach 2000 followers. A meeting in Charlottesville had me off the grid for [...]

Once again I’ve made the trek to Orthodontic Arts with two of our four children. It’s not one of those appointments that I dread. There’s free wifi so I am able to get a little work done. And tweet a little too. Look what I found: A simple little tweet about being here, and passing [...]

I’m on a variety of social networking sites. Chances are, you may be as well. But here’s the thing. I don’t connect with people the same across sites and until recently, I felt a little guilty about it. Here’s my take. In my estimation, LinkedIn is THE go-to place for business professionals. I accept LinkedIn [...]

I read recently that it’s not always best to be first to market. The more I think about it, I’m pretty sure that’s right on target. The tweet or post (can’t remember from where) cited Classmates as an example. Think about it. Classmates.com was one of the first (if not THE first) social networking sites [...]

I just came across an interesting question on LinkedIn, posted by Mick Fleming, of ACCE. “In 2008, are you using hope or fear?” Here’s the full question (and other answers). I decided to answer in the form of a blog post. Mick, In practice, some businesses and chambers have used messages of either fear or [...]

I’ve been a fan of LinkedIn for a long time. It’s a great tool to help business professionals connect with others. On Monday, LinkedIn increased its value for companies looking to engage new employees. They’ve made it easier! If you’re responsible for hiring within your organization, check out this video to understand how to better [...]