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Personal Brand Building on Facebook: The Do’s and Dont’s

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How To

Facebook is growing fast and as their list of users grows so does the list of people getting hired, fired, embarrassed and shunned. Before we jump into some of the classic do’s and dont’s of creating a personal brand via Facebook, lets take a look at the truly staggering growth of the social network juggernaut:

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Build Your Personal Brand Online – Top 5 Reasons Why You Need A Personal Website

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Build Your Personal Brand Online – Top 5 Reasons Why You Need A Personal Website

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Social Media Mistakes: Fired On Facebook.

News

Facebook! What was once a playground for college kids to connect, complain and discuss the daily buzz is now the worlds largest social network. With over 250 million people now using Facebook, opportunities are abundant for connecting with everyone from long lost high school friends to co-workers and potential employers. With everyone from your grandfather

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Personal Brand Interview: Rebecca Thorman & Personal Brand Blog

Interviews

I recently spoke with Rebecca Thorman, who does marketing, pr and social media for successful start-up alice.com. In this interview we discuss the current job market, the myth that there are no jobs and the advantages and disadvantages of working with a start-up. What are some of the steps Gen Y should be taking right

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5 Ways To Make Your Website Profile Photo Work For Your Personal Brand Image

How To

We all know a picture is worth a thousand words, but do we also realize it could mean a thousand dollars a week? As C.G. Lynch, a writer for business leadership website CIO notes, the photo you use on various social networking sites “may be used by people whom you don’t know very well as

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Social Media Etiquette – The Proper Way to Send and Accept a LinkedIn Invitation

Strategy

When you invite somebody to link to you on LinkedIn, please personalize the note that goes with the invitation. In fact, you should rarely – if ever – use the LinkedIn text defaults anywhere. Here’s the default LinkedIn invitation text: Walter, I’d like to add you to my professional network on LinkedIn. John Pretty lame.

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The 5 Senses of Your Personal Brand: Sight

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Your personal brand is how other people feel about you. Their senses are the touchpoints of your brand. To the external world, perception is reality. Millennium of evolution have taught us to survive by making quick, split-second life or death decisions. Our brains are wired to rapidly recognize patterns, then use that information to inform

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Meetup.com and Your Personal Brand’s Networking Needs

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Expanding your network is something that everyone should spend more time on.  There are a variety of web services out there that specialize in doing just that.  Probably the best one that we have seen is Meetup.com.  You get some of the best of a variety of worlds with your ability to have a profile

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