How Social Media Opens The Side Door For Job Seekers

03.01.2010

It’s pretty humiliating to not get an interview at a mall kiosk. But this is the kind of discouragement I had to deal with for making the choices I did. Or so I thought.

My resume isn’t great. Actually, it kind of sucks. I graduated in December ‘07 and decided to write a screenplay (I’m [...]

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Which Facebook Ad Will Employers Like Best?

02.24.2010

If you’ve already read about my success using Facebook ads in my job search, you know that the ad on the left, below, has generated a terrific amount of qualified leads and interest from top managers, employees with inside hiring knowledge–even C-levels. However, I’ve had some feedback indicating that it’s in heavy circulation on the [...]

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How I’m Using Facebook Ads to Find My Dream Job

02.20.2010

Update: I did it. I found a job using Facebook. Ads were the key to my job-hunting success, and I explain below and in future posts how you can find a job using Facebook, just like I did.
Writing this post may very well hurt my chances of finding the perfect job. I’m willing to [...]

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What all bloggers need to know about plagiarism: An interview with Jonathan Bailey

01.29.2010

photo credit: Horia Varlan

Jonathan Bailey is the man behind Plagiarism Today, a site that aims to educate copyright holders and web content publishers about plagiarism-related concerns. Online plagiarism is one of those issues that all of us should have, at least, a primer-level understanding of, yet few of us do–myself very much included. Jonathan–who [...]

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New Media and The Pursuit of Passion: A Personal Story

01.13.2010

Everyone has passions. I’ve got some that undoubtedly seem silly to others, and that’s fine. The point is, I’m following mine, and I’m finding ways of using new media–the same new media everyone’s chirping about–to do this. Damn if it doesn’t feel good.
One of my passions is comic books. Done smirking? Let’s continue. Today, the [...]

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Don’t give it all away (but don’t give up on FREE)

01.06.2010

It’s exciting, isn’t it? Witnessing the birth of a new paradigm, seeing it spread, excite people, confound others—we might call these “meme stages”. The idea of free, as explored by Chris Anderson’s book Free: The Future of a Radical Price, has taken the marketing world by storm and its effect has been extensive and largely positive. [...]

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Three Excuses Keeping You From Selling to Your Twitter Friends

12.23.2009

Fill in the blank: I don’t sell to my Twitter friends because _______.
Excuse 1: It’s not effective!
Why this is an excuse:
Certain platforms are more conducive to sales than others, but this is only part of the larger truth. Spamming the hell out of Twitter followers with an orgy of links is not the way to convert your [...]

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Blog Comments Build Your Readership

12.16.2009

My 1st video! Please let me know what you think.

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Standing Out in the World’s Toughest Crowd

12.03.2009

Not too long ago, I was looking for a job. The central emphasis of all my work-seeking efforts was on standing out. This much I knew: Now more than ever, you’ve got to positively differentiate yourself from the competition. You’ve got to market yourself.
Visiting LA recently, I started thinking about this again. The cruel paradox of LA [...]

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What Klout Can’t Calculate: Dimensions of Influence

11.24.2009

Sorry to get your hopes up. This is not a screed against Klout. I’m not angry at if for ranking me too low, or listing a mortal enemy as one of my influencers (fortunately, neither is the case). Just the opposite, I find that Klout has managed to pull off something remarkable. The list of [...]

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