Category: Social Media
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Sharing some first impressions and after being back to LinkedIn 48 hours
Sharing some first impressions and statistics after returning to LinkedIn and deciding to use it as a social network, not a static database of resumes. Reached 500+ connections in less than 24 hours since reopening my account. Reached 640+ connections in less than 48 hours since reopening my account. Invites not sent (yet) to my…
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What I missed while away from LinkedIn?
On 8th July, I published an article here on why I left LinkedIn. Now that I am back on the platform, you may be wondering to ask “what brought you back Leos?” There were not many things I missed quite frankly: The Industry Gossip. Who moved where, who joins or leaves which company The never-ending…
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The World Is Wonderful
Recelty, I have started a new Facebook page named “The World Is Wonderful” The idea behind this was fairly simple. There is a lot of wonderful stuff on social media that I would like to bookmark for myself. To store in some place, so that I could come back to it when I need to…
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3 Reasons Why I Ended My 10 Years Long Affair With LinkedIn
My very first personal affair with LinkedIn started way back in 2006. The idea of building up a professional network, or “adding people” to a database online resonated with me. Better than collecting business cards, I thought. The prospect of having my “CV online” for my network to search and contact for potential career opportunities was tempting.…
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Why Twitter still is The Next Big Thing
You may have heard the story about a commuter in London who offended Matt Buckland (@ElSatanico), only to realize a few hour later that Matt will be his interviewer for a job at a company he recruits for. This story went viral on Twitter. The on-line media attention followed. I was in Prague at that…