Tag Archive | "linkedin"

3 Lessons for Marketers from Twitter and LinkedIn’s botched integration roll-out

November 10, 2009 by Lisa Whelan | Developers, Review, Social Media
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As a prolific LinkedIn and Twitter user, I was excited to hear the two companies announce an integration yesterday: I was less excited when I actually tried to use it- and couldn’t.

Social shouldn’t be scary. 5 ways to combat excuses and conquer fears.

April 22, 2009 by Lisa Whelan | Social Media
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Do you shutter at the mention of the word “Twitter”?  Have the words “My Face” or “Spacebook” ever crossed your mind or (gasp) lips?  Do you know someone who falls in one of the above (or similar) categories?  Take a deep breath.  You’re not alone…  There are tons of good people out there who “just [...]

11/7/08: Weekly Round-up of Social Media & Mobile News

November 7, 2008 by Lisa Whelan | Mobile, Social Media
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AOL: AOL announced its earnings this week.  The most interesting part of the report: “Revenues decreased 17% ($207 million) to $1.0 billion, due to a 26% decline ($165 million) in Subscription revenues and a 6% decrease ($33 million) in Advertising revenues. The decline in Subscription revenues reflects mainly a decrease in domestic AOL brand subscribers, [...]

Xobni for MS Outlook Opened to the Public Yesterday… I Think I’m in Love.

May 7, 2008 by Lisa Whelan | Enterprise, Social Media
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Xobni (Inbox spelled backwards), officially opened to the public yesterday.  If you use Microsoft Outlook, it will change your life…  Xobni is a utility for Outlook that analizes your email – things like: Who emails you most and when Who responds fastest to your emails Who you respond to fastest Xobni makes it easy for you [...]

The Power of Ever-Evolving Social Media

March 31, 2008 by Lisa Whelan | Social Media
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The power of social media (including social networking) constantly amazes me. It keeps people in touch with each other, facilitates introductions that may otherwise never have happened, and so much more.  Since I first started writing this blog a year and a half ago, I’ve received emails and introductions from all sorts of interesting people [...]

Social Networking Platforms Tempting Investors

August 27, 2007 by Lisa Whelan | Financing, Social Media
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Today, Reuters published an interesting article “Social Network Sites Tempt Investors” talking about the liklihood of a flury of social networking IPOs.  The article is well worth a read for all of you social media fans out there.  According to the article, so called “Wall Street observers” believe that United Online Inc.‘s recent registration for [...]

The Social Networking Awards – Vote for Your Favorite

December 29, 2006 by Lisa Whelan | Contest, Events, Social Media
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Mashable in conjunction with PhotoBucket is hosting “The Social Networking Awards” and is asking you to vote on your favorite mainstream social networking site. The nominees are: MySpace Friendster Multiply hi5 Piczo Tagworld Bebo Tagged Orkut Xanga Facebook Facebox LinkedIn Vox To vote, click HERE. I voted for Vox because I use it so often, [...]

Introducing Stickis: Interact with Anyone, Anytime, Anywhere on the Internet

December 6, 2006 by Lisa Whelan | Review, Social Media
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Last week, San Francisco-based start-up Activeweave launched an exciting new product called Stickis.  At first glance, Stickis looks like any other web overlay and annotation tool (i.e. Google Notebook, Trailfire, Fleck, Diigo, etc.), but dig a little deeper and you’ll see that Stickis does more.  If it reaches critical mass, Stickis could revolutionize the way [...]

What Do Social Media and Paperclips Have in Common? A Lot More Than You Think…

December 5, 2006 by Lisa Whelan | Social Media
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The most genius and useful solutions are often born from simple ideas. Take, for example, basic office tools – paperclips, Scotch tape/ Sellotape, Whiteout/ Tip-Ex, Post-it notes, etc.  It’s hard to imagine life without them. Why am I talking about office supplies in a blog about social media?  The two have more in common than [...]

Sifting Through the Garbage: Social Media Search Tools

November 22, 2006 by Lisa Whelan | Social Media
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With the volume of information available on social media sites increasing rapidly, the need for effective search tools is greater than ever before.  Users need ways to sift through the “garbage” on the Internet to find information that is relevant to their search – both on topic and in the desired format. Search engines are [...]

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