Monthly Archives: June 2009
Internships in College Build Your Personal Brand
College is not just a time to go out and party all weekend and study all week. If you can devote part of your time every week to internships in college you will be far ahead of your peers when you graduate. College is the perfect opportunity to try a bunch of new career paths
Personal Brand Interview with Thomas Drugan: Monitoring Personal Brand Image
I recently spoke with Thomas Drugan, co-founder of Naymz and author of “Not Just Your-Space: The College Student’s Guide to Managing Online Reputation”. Thomas has been involved in online marketing for over ten years, and considered a pioneer of the personal branding/online reputation management industry. In the interview, we discuss the importance of personal branding,the
Personal Branding Examples: Billy Mays’ Personal Brand Image
A Personal Branding tribute to Billy Mays, a master salesman and personal branding superstar.
Personal Brand Examples: Student Jason Kirby’s Personal Brand Identity
This is our second post in a series that will forever continue about students that brand themselves online and truly create a presence worthy of remark! Meet Jason Kirby who created his own personal professional website. Why you might ask? “The reason behind creating a website about me is simple, I wanted you to find
Job Search Tips – 4 Fool-proof Steps to Find a Job Using LinkedIn
With over 11 million users, LinkedIn is an ideal tool to create your online presence, build a professional network, and if done right, find a job. According to a recent survey, 75% of job recruiters now use Linkedin to research prospects. Translation: if you don’t have a LinkedIn account, you’ve already got one strike against
Facebook’s “Everyone Button” and Your Online Reputation
Last week I tweeted a Wired Magazine article called the Great Wall of Facebook: The Social Networks Plan to Dominate the Internet. It outlines Facebook’s plan to steal Google’s thunder based on the vast amount of detailed personal information they acquire from their users. “Phase 4″ of Facebook’s plan involves the “Everyone Button,” which went
Forget the Elevator Pitch – You Have 6 Seconds for Your Personal Brand Statement
Forget the Elevator Pitch – You Have 6 Seconds for Your Personal Brand statement
Clean Up Online Reputation Right: Hers Got Her Fired!
Every day, peoples lives are drastically changing because of their online brand. Some of these changes are good old heart warming success stories, others, not so much. Tatsuya Nakagawa, CEO of Atomica Creative Group, was quite right in stating that “Donald Trump may have gone out and trademarked the term “You’re Fired”, but he is going to have a hard time competing with Facebook.”
College Student Internships at Brand-Yourself.com
Brand-Yourself.com, recognized as one of the Top 100 Most Innovative Collegiate Startups in the United States, has 7 college student internships available for creative, bright and enthusiastic students. Could it be you? Could it be a friend? Space is limited, so take a hard look to see if any of our open positions would be

