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- Learn from my mistakes: Use Internetiquette to win online business!
- StyleLend: Lend And Borrow Designer Dresses With Locals
- Story as Strategy: How Social Storytelling Leads to Business
- Successful Blogging: 17 Answers to 4 Major Questions
- First Tweets: How 17 HR Thought Leaders Made Their Twitter Debut
- First Tweets: How 17 HR Thought Leaders Made Their Twitter Debut
- Spotlinks Lets You Connect You Interchange Your Social And Professional Networks
- Anonymous Group Messaging App Rumr Launches On iOS And Android
- Dating Startup ‘The Dating Ring’ Is Like Meeting Your Match Through Friends
- Tumblr Adds Two-Factor Authentication
| Learn from my mistakes: Use Internetiquette to win online business! Posted: 26 Mar 2014 03:00 AM PDT
By Mars Dorian, {grow} Contributing Columnist Today I am going to help you learn from my mistakes by teaching you a valuable lesson in Internetiquette. No need to thank me. Internetiquette is like real English, except it's adjusted for the web. In offline life, you have facial expressions, hand motions and voice intonation to convey style, but online, you lack these. When you communicate online mostly through written messages like me, and you gather new clients by cold-blooded email, you have to re-think the psychology. The following three tips are based on my crash and burn failures of the past. 1) Sugarcoat your sentences.When I started my web career, a British friend of mine warned me about working with Americans. He said I'd have to sugarcoat my words or else I'd end up offending them. I thought he was kidding, that it was some kind Brit / American nit-picking taking place. But later that year, I had a lot of communication crashes because I failed to listen to that lesson. I asked my potential American clients “normal” questions, and either got a negative in return, or none at all. Sentences like:
These rubbed a lot of Americans the wrong way. In my mind, hearing my own voice, it was perfectly reasonable. But the letters on the screen didn't carry my relaxed intonation, so the potential client from across the pond thought I was one brash, peeved off something. Now, putting a smiley face next to your sentence is cute for your friends, but when you're taking part in biz conversations, and you start poppin' out those emoticons, the other side will think you're either a degenerate, or a 14-year-old “Belieber” who's learned language through viral cat videos. So instead, I take out my finest textbook English:
I know, it sounds a bit stilted, as if the queen herself is sipping some breakfast tea while typing away the words with her cashmere glove. But it works, and it results in a harmonic convo that breeds win-win results. My online conversation style is at least twice as sugarcoated as in real life. And so far, not a single soul has lamented that I'm too nice. 2) Ask, Ask Ask.Because of the lack of intonation and other subtle gestures, it's hard to convey style through a written sentence on the screen. I can't even count the number of times I’ve worked on an illustration project for weeks, only to realize the client’s so-called project description turned out to be an ironic joke! I had one client who said he wanted to see the typical “Mars Dorian” on every image. I thought he meant he wanted to see my edgy, Mars Dorian style on the artwork. So I cranked out a dozens of my finest Mars Dorians and showed them to him two weeks later. He wrote back and said they were too “out there” and “edgy” and I thought that's exactly what he wanted when he asked to see the typical “Mars Dorian.” In fact he meant he wanted to see my typical Mars Dorian signature on every picture, as proof to link names and artwork together on the accompanying invoice. Insert facepalm here. Granted, the client was not a native English speaker (and neither am I), but I was still too afraid to ask for clarification, and I paid for it by working for weeks for free. Ungh. It doesn't matter if attention spans are short online, save yourself the future pain. Always ask away. Something is not clear? Ask. Is the statement real or ironic? Ask. It's better for both sides. 3) Categorize the wants.Vera F. Birkenbihl, a famous business coach in Germany who unfortunately died recently, came up with a great way to deal with offline / online deals. If you want a conversation to be crystal clear, she said you should always categorize the wants. Meaning, you put every online statement in either of the following categories :
Now with these two categories in mind, you “scan” your online conversations and put the other side's message in either one of these categories. And if too many sentences end up in the “what's in it for them” category, you know… Whenever I get a new email offering some kind of joint venture or deal, I use this category approach. Funny side note: all spam messages end up in the "What's in it for them' category, almost 100% exclusively. Well I hope you have learned from my mistakes today. What kind of of internetiquette do you use?
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| StyleLend: Lend And Borrow Designer Dresses With Locals Posted: 25 Mar 2014 08:55 PM PDT  StyleLend is a website that lets you borrow and lend designer dresses with local 'fashionistas', or in other words, people who really love fashion. You can choose one dress or several that you would like to try on, a stylist will bring the dress to you along with others that are recommended. Once you have chosen the dress you want, you can enjoy it for a week and then it is picked up for dry cleaning. That's just t he concierge service, there's also another method of borrowing that StyleLend calls 'Social Connect'. This is where you can choose a dress from another woman your size, message them with questions or reserve the dress. Then you meet the person to try on the dress. However, StyleLend recommends you meet in a lenders closet so that if one dress does not fit another will. StyleLend wants to make being fashionable more affordable, but in addition to allowing people to borrow dresses you can also lend them to 'monetize your closet'. Lenders list their dresses, meet with borrowers, dry clean each dress, and keep 70% of the rental price. StyleLend also offers a concierge service for lenders to help save them hassle, where it does everything for you but in return takes 50% of the rental price. StyleLend is currently only available in San Francisco. It was accepted into Y Combinators latest 2014 Winter batch. The post StyleLend: Lend And Borrow Designer Dresses With Locals appeared first on Twitter Tools Reviews. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Story as Strategy: How Social Storytelling Leads to Business Posted: 25 Mar 2014 08:14 PM PDT By Michael Stelzner
Are you wondering how to use stories in your social strategy? To learn how you can use stories to sell, I interview Gary Vaynerchuk for this episode of the Social Media Marketing podcast. More About This Show
The Social Media Marketing podcast is a show from Social Media Examiner. It's designed to help busy marketers and business owners discover what works with social media marketing. The show format is on-demand talk radio (also known as podcasting). In this episode, I interview Gary Vaynerchuk, author of Crush It! and The Thank You Economy. He's also the CEO of VaynerMedia. His newest book is Jab, Jab, Jab, Right Hook: How to Tell Your Story in a Noisy World. Gary shares why storytelling is important for your business. You'll learn how to discover deeper data and why analytics are an essential part of your social strategy. Share your feedback, read the show notes and get the links mentioned in this episode below! Listen NowPodcast: Play in new window | Download You can also subscribe via iTunes, RSS, Stitcher or Blackberry. Here are some of the things you'll discover in this show: Story as StrategyThe story behind Jab, Jab, Jab, Right Hook Gary explains how he had an epiphany that he might have let people down by over-indexing the act of giving in The Thank You Economy. Although he knew his readers would understand that to give is great, they wouldn't necessarily understand that at some stage you have to ask. The book title, Jab, Jab, Jab, Right Hook, stands for Give, Give, Give, Ask. You have to remember to give value, which eventually leads to putting out a good call to action, which leads to business. Gary says that even some of the best social media people don't know how to ask for business.  Gary’s new book Jab, Jab, Jab, Right Hook: How to Tell Your Story in a Noisy World. The idea behind the book was for it to be a utility for people. It looks at individual pieces of content as case studies. You'll hear why Gary wanted to write a how-to book and why the title is a boxing metaphor. Listen to the show to find out why Gary looks at social media as a science. What boxing teaches us about social media marketing Gary explains that it's the crossroads of the analytics and being creative to create business results. He feels like a lot of social media experts don't put enough effort into analyzing data. Gary didn't put in the effort either until he started VaynerMedia. Now he has seven full-time analysts. This has given him a much deeper insight into the black-and-white of it all.  VaynerMedia on Facebook. There are also people who think it's all algorithmic. They underestimate the value of the human touch and creative, which is the art. Analysis is the science. It's the crossroads of the two. Most social media marketers don't look deep into their analytics because of time or capacity. Most are consumed by speaking, consulting and selling content. Gary feels that it's time and money that hold most people back. This is why he wanted to share his ideas. Gary recommends that you use Facebook analytics to test for deeper data. It's a great tool that has a ton of uses. You need to think about and test what you put on your Facebook page and Twitter. Listen to the show to find out why Gary likes to isolate himself into 'doing' versus 'consuming.' Common traps marketers fall into when it comes to social media Gary advises that you need to be careful and be able to back up what you say. He believes that he gets away with a lot of stuff because of the huge success he has had with Wine Library TV. Plus VaynerMedia is an eight-figure business already, where the number of employees has grown from 25 to 300.  Gary has had huge success with Wine Library TV. You'll find out why self-awareness is important and what else you need to consider when you want to help people. Listen to the show to find out why execution matters. Why storytelling is important Gary says that storytelling matters because stories are powerful and everlasting and they are what turn a commodity into a business. He believes that a story matters more than anything else. It's brand equity. It's why we buy name-brand products. It's why fashion works. It's what cool is about. It's our sense of place in the world. The best way to do it is contextually. His book includes 86 case studies that show individual pieces of content that are good and bad. Gary's biggest goal for the new book is for it to be on everyone's desk as a reference for when they want to put content out there. You'll hear why Gary always starts his talks with his own personal story and why YouTube and Twitter were the two platforms that became important to him. A recent New York Times article talks about how Gary and his team at VaynerMedia helped Nilla Wafers exponentially grow their business results with content only on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.  The New York Times recently featured Gary and his team at VaynerMedia. You'll learn about what type of content works best for each platform and the importance of having respect for the context of the platform you tell your story on. Listen to the show to find out what you need to ask yourself to turn a boring product into an interesting one. What is micro-content? When it comes to storytelling, Gary explains that "micro" means fast. When you think about how quickly content is consumed on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Tumblr and Instagram from a mobile device, then you need to put content out there that can capture attention in about 1/100th of a second. It has to be lightweight and can include memes, animated GIFs and Vines. You'll learn about the different types of stories you can tell and why it's important to talk about your value proposition. In Gary's book, he talks about the formula, micro-content + community management = effective social media marketing. When it comes to the community management component, Gary says it's the proudest aspect of who he is in the social media space. He says that 90% of his tweets are @replies. You don't just throw your content out there, you have to engage.  You have to engage with your audience. You'll discover why Gary chooses engagement over consumption and entertainment. Listen to the show to find out why Gary believes that Twitter is the one true social network. How to use a story effectively to drive conversions and sales Gary says it's important to engage, engage, engage and create context, so when you ask someone to buy from you, they feel like they owe you something. Listen to the show to find out why it's important to continue to deliver. The importance of effort You have to put in the effort and the time. A lot of people know what to do, but don't follow through and actually implement. Gary believes there are a lot of thought leaders who put out blueprint without doing what they are teaching. It's part of the opportunity for these leaders to separate themselves from the pack. Listen to the show to find out why Gary's latest book is still gaining momentum in presales. This Week's Social Media QuestionDoug, who is starting a social media strategy company helping small businesses in the Orlando, Florida area, asks, "What is the most effective way to manage usernames, passwords and logins for my clients?" The good news for the most part is that there's no need for your clients to give away their passwords to all of their social media accounts for you to manage. For example, with a Facebook page, LinkedIn account or a Google+ account, it will allow you to add administrators. However, Twitter is slightly different. You'll need a management app such as SocialOomph or HootSuite, where within the app you can delegate control. Twitter doesn't make it easy for multiple people to manage accounts because they have a single email address tied to every account. With Pinterest, I don't think they have as robust of a management strategy. If you're in a position where you need to share (or a client needs to share with you) an ID and password for a social network, I strongly recommend that you make sure whoever is managing your account uses a secure password management tool such as 1Password.  1Password is a great password storage system for managing multiple accounts for clients. Whatever you do, don't use your web browser to store IDs and passwords. If your laptop gets stolen, someone can pull up the web browser and essentially take over your accounts. If you have given away your ID and password, then change them. If there are quite a few of you who share the same ID and password, then 1Password is a robust password storage system that works great across every platform. Call in and leave your social media–related questions for us and we may include them in a future show. Listen to the show to learn more and let us know how this works for you. 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The conference is an incredible opportunity for small business owners and marketers who work for corporations. It features more than 60 sessions across four major tracks, including social tactics, social strategy, community management and content marketing. There are a lot of big brands that will be presenting, so if you work for a brand, you can go nonstop from brand panel to brand panel. There is also plenty of non-brand stuff for those of you who are not part of a big brand. Representatives from IBM, Whole Foods, Century 21, SAP, Citrix, Aetna, Experian, Intercontinental Hotels and Kelly Services PLUS moderators from Cisco and Price Waterhouse Coopers will be speaking or participating in the conference. The list of brands is growing on a regular basis, so be sure to check it out. Key takeaways mentioned in this episode:Ways to subscribe to the Social Media Marketing podcast: What do you think? What are your thoughts on social storytelling? Please leave your comments below. This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you’re reading it on someone else’s site, please read the FAQ at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php#publishers. The post Story as Strategy: How Social Storytelling Leads to Business appeared first on Twitter Tools Reviews. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Successful Blogging: 17 Answers to 4 Major Questions Posted: 25 Mar 2014 08:12 PM PDT Did you know more than 2 million blog posts get published every day? Looking at this number, chances are that your readers might be suffering from content overload and likely might not be willing to read your content, unless you offer them something strikingly different. If you don't want to get lost in the crowd, you need a full-proof strategy, a plan that would encompass everything from writing to publishing, sharing with others to responding to feedback. Here I have jotted down 4 major questions that you must ask yourself before starting a blog. Don't worry I have the answers as well. Let's get started! What to write? This is the first question, you should ask yourself. Keep your senses open: You never know when you would get inspiration for your next blog. Anything can be your blog topic. Look for user-generated content. A Twitter debate or Facebook campaign, an Infographics, a latest development of your favorite site, a new app or a viral video, anything can be your next blog subject, provided you have the required insights on the subject. Get inspiration: Get inspired from other bloggers in your niche but stay away from copying their style or pattern of writing. Try to improve the article by adding your own point of view on the topic. Research on it for a better understanding. The results will be sweeter than anything else. Look for user-generated content: Try to get an insight about what your audiences want to read. Identify a niche. It always proves fruitful to toiler your content specifically for a target group or audience. Your understanding on your readers' demand will help you serve them better. Don't write the obvious: Everyone knows that blogging is important for any business. Offer your readers something different to read. Instead of writing about the importance of blogging, you can write about how the pattern of blogging changes with different industries. How to write: It's important because it sets you apart from others Less is more: Nowadays, none have the time to read long and descriptive articles, unless you present them appealingly. Try to include more and more visual content to your blog posts. This is exceptionally helpful to make your write-up interesting. Make your blog scannable: Use bullet points, numbers, small paragraphs, catchy headlines. Use images and other visual content creatively. Make it visually smart. Use visual content smartly: Followed by Twitter, now Facebook and Google Plus also offer embedded posts. You can embed any public post to your blog. This is specifically useful, if you want to cite an example directly from a social media post. Click on Embed Post of the right side drop down menu of any public post. Copy the code on the TEXT box of the writing tool. Now check the VISUAL box, you will see the embedded post on your post. If you need to post a video on your blog, make sure to uncheck the hyperlink button of your blog editing tool, so that it appears as embedded videos. Optimize images: Try to use original images for your blog posts. But you may not always have an original image, as not everyone can be a Photoshop expert. Don't worry! Even If not don't have original images, glue any suitable image from the web. Optimize each image with proper tags, ensuring their search engine friendliness. Give credit: Give credit to people, who inspired you to write the blog. This is applicable for images as well. Don't forget to give credit to the original source. It will be beneficial for you too, as it will notify the original source that someone is using their thought/idea/image and they might end up visiting your blog. It is effective to draw their attention. For example, let's assume a Pete Cashmore post inspired you to write a blog. Don't hesitate to mention his name and the original post. You never know you might just get a comment from Pete. How to share: This is probably the most important factor that decides the fate of your posts Social media integration: Social media integration is a must for your blog. This enables your readers to share your content directly from your blog. Use suitable plugins. Use Reddit: I always use Reddit. It draws a huge traffic to my posts, always. Although, the social bookmarking site has some strict rules of posting and sharing, but if you can maintain the decorum, it would return you great results. Network with bloggers: Start networking with other bloggers and influencers in your niche. Comment on their blogs. Exchange ideas. This is the nicest way to create a strong community. Welcome comments: Make commenting easy. While sharing, ask for comments and views. Add compelling heading or introductory note to make your audience believe that you are offering them a great content to read. Share from all your personal profiles. Don't worry about negative comments. Some people may not agree with all your points. Deal with them positively. But get rid of any factual or grammatical error. Re-share old blogs: People often ask me a question if they can re-share their old blogs? Why not? In fact, they should always practice the art. The key is time. Share and re-post your old content, when the time is right. For example, when Facebook introduced Trending Topics, everyone was talking about it and compare it with that of Twitter's. If you have a post written on Twitter Trends, you can always re-share. But don't forget to add your comment on the current context. Another way of re-sharing your old posts naturally is by asking a question related to your blog topic. Let's assume, you have a great blog post on free analytics tools for businesses. Now, you can ask your social community about their favorite analytics tool. And at the end of the conversation, smartly share your blog. What to measure: Always measure the performance of your posts to get insights about your content reach. Measure performance: Writing and sharing a blog will not complete the cycle, until you measure and track its performance. Measure your content reach once a week and critically analyze the result once a month. This is important as it will help you decide if your posts are performing according to your expectations. Share with Bit.ly: Use bit.ly links to share your posts. This URL shortener tool offers in-depth insights about all the clicks for each link. The integrated analytics also shows other details like the sources of the clicks, time of clicks, geo-location of the people who viewed your content etc. Blogging platform's in-built analytics: Some platforms like Reddit don't support URL shorteners, as they find them fishy! In that case, the integrated analytics, offered by your blogging platform, can offer you some insights as well. However, the data is given for the overall performance, including the bit.ly ones. Monitor social sharing: Try to monitor how your posts are doing on social media. Are you getting numerous mentions and shares on social networks? Have people in your niche started to consider you as an influence? Every comment, retweet, favorite and share matter here. If you feel things are not as expected, try to figure out where the problem lies. Now it's time to put all the answers together. You'll be amazed to see how you have created a road-map for a successful blog. The post Successful Blogging: 17 Answers to 4 Major Questions appeared first on Twitter Tools Reviews. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| First Tweets: How 17 HR Thought Leaders Made Their Twitter Debut Posted: 25 Mar 2014 07:50 PM PDT
The Human Resources community has always been a tightknit bunch. They freely share ideas, opinions, and best practices while simultaneously embracing many forms of social networking, especially Twitter. When Twitter (then called Twittr) first launched in 2006, not everyone was sold on the idea. Co-founder Biz Stone originally described the site as a place where "groups of friends bounce random thoughts around with SMS." Eight years later, Twitter has become one of the most predominant platforms in social media, helping to spread ideas, launch revolutions, and constantly connect people around the world. Twitter recently launched a new tool that lets you discover any user’s first tweet. So we thought it’d be fun to take a look back at the first tweets of some of today's most active HR Influencers and Thought Leaders. Some joined reluctantly, and some were overly excited…Jennifer McClure – President of Unbridled Talent LLC, a consulting and advisory firm providing services to clients in the areas of keynote speaking, leadership, executive communication skills and talent strategy.
Steven Rothberg – President of CollegeRecruiter.com, the leading job board for college students searching for internships and recent graduates hunting for entry-level jobs and other career opportunities.
A few were confused or skeptical at first (but figured it out eventually)…Lance Haun – Editor at The Starr Conspiracy, a strategic marketing and advertising agency devoted exclusively to enterprise software and services.
Ramon Ray – Marketing and Technology Evangelist of Smallbiztechnology.com and Infusionsoft, a small business CRM focused on helping small businesses succeed.
Suzanne Lucas – Author of evilhrlady.org and contributing writer to CBS Interactive and Inc. Magazine.
Some saw an opportunity to participate in larger conversations…China Gorman – CEO of Great Place to Work Institute, a global human resources consulting, research and training firm specializing in organizational trust.
John Hollon – Vice President for Editorial & Editor-in-Chief of TLNT.com & ERE Media.
While others were preoccupied by sports teams and personal interests…Tim Sackett – President of HRU Technical Resources and contributing writer for Fistful of Talent.
Pat Clark – Co-Founder of Hyrell, an online recruiting software that improves the hiring process with an easy-to-use applicant tracking system.
Jay Kuhns, SPHR – Vice President of Human Resources at All Children’s Hospital Johns Hopkins.
Kris Dunn – CHRO at Kinetix and founder of HR Capitalist and Fistful of Talent.
And many more jumped right in and started promoting new content, launching new projects, and sharing their thoughts on HR with the world…William Tincup, SPHR – Co-Host Daily HR Internet Radio Show and contributing writer for Fistful of Talent.
Bob Warren – Creator and Founder of ResumeBear Inc.
Meghan M. Biro – CEO and Founder of TalentCulture Consulting Group/TalentCulture World of Work.
Jörgen Sundberg – Founder of Link Humans, a social media agency based in London.
Sharlyn Lauby – President of ITM Group, Inc. and author of HR Bartender.
Kathryn Minshew – Founder and CEO at The Muse, contributor to Harvard Business Review, The Wall Street Journal, and Bloomberg.
From these humble beginnings, HR Thought Leaders were born. Today, these faces represent some of the most followed, most active twitter users in the HR space. Are you a budding HR Thought Leader with an interesting first tweet? If so, share it in the comments below! photo credit: tomsun via photopin cc The post First Tweets: How 17 HR Thought Leaders Made Their Twitter Debut appeared first on Twitter Tools Reviews. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| First Tweets: How 17 HR Thought Leaders Made Their Twitter Debut Posted: 25 Mar 2014 07:50 PM PDT
The Human Resources community has always been a tightknit bunch. They freely share ideas, opinions, and best practices while simultaneously embracing many forms of social networking, especially Twitter. When Twitter (then called Twittr) first launched in 2006, not everyone was sold on the idea. Co-founder Biz Stone originally described the site as a place where "groups of friends bounce random thoughts around with SMS." Eight years later, Twitter has become one of the most predominant platforms in social media, helping to spread ideas, launch revolutions, and constantly connect people around the world. Twitter recently launched a new tool that lets you discover any user’s first tweet. So we thought it’d be fun to take a look back at the first tweets of some of today's most active HR Influencers and Thought Leaders. Some joined reluctantly, and some were overly excited…Jennifer McClure – President of Unbridled Talent LLC, a consulting and advisory firm providing services to clients in the areas of keynote speaking, leadership, executive communication skills and talent strategy.
Steven Rothberg – President of CollegeRecruiter.com, the leading job board for college students searching for internships and recent graduates hunting for entry-level jobs and other career opportunities.
A few were confused or skeptical at first (but figured it out eventually)…Lance Haun – Editor at The Starr Conspiracy, a strategic marketing and advertising agency devoted exclusively to enterprise software and services.
Ramon Ray – Marketing and Technology Evangelist of Smallbiztechnology.com and Infusionsoft, a small business CRM focused on helping small businesses succeed.
Suzanne Lucas – Author of evilhrlady.org and contributing writer to CBS Interactive and Inc. Magazine.
Some saw an opportunity to participate in larger conversations…China Gorman – CEO of Great Place to Work Institute, a global human resources consulting, research and training firm specializing in organizational trust.
John Hollon – Vice President for Editorial & Editor-in-Chief of TLNT.com & ERE Media.
While others were preoccupied by sports teams and personal interests…Tim Sackett – President of HRU Technical Resources and contributing writer for Fistful of Talent.
Pat Clark – Co-Founder of Hyrell, an online recruiting software that improves the hiring process with an easy-to-use applicant tracking system.
Jay Kuhns, SPHR – Vice President of Human Resources at All Children’s Hospital Johns Hopkins.
Kris Dunn – CHRO at Kinetix and founder of HR Capitalist and Fistful of Talent.
And many more jumped right in and started promoting new content, launching new projects, and sharing their thoughts on HR with the world…William Tincup, SPHR – Co-Host Daily HR Internet Radio Show and contributing writer for Fistful of Talent.
Bob Warren – Creator and Founder of ResumeBear Inc.
Meghan M. Biro – CEO and Founder of TalentCulture Consulting Group/TalentCulture World of Work.
Jörgen Sundberg – Founder of Link Humans, a social media agency based in London.
Sharlyn Lauby – President of ITM Group, Inc. and author of HR Bartender.
Kathryn Minshew – Founder and CEO at The Muse, contributor to Harvard Business Review, The Wall Street Journal, and Bloomberg.
From these humble beginnings, HR Thought Leaders were born. Today, these faces represent some of the most followed, most active twitter users in the HR space. Are you a budding HR Thought Leader with an interesting first tweet? If so, share it in the comments below! photo credit: tomsun via photopin cc The post First Tweets: How 17 HR Thought Leaders Made Their Twitter Debut appeared first on Twitter Tools Reviews. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Spotlinks Lets You Connect You Interchange Your Social And Professional Networks Posted: 25 Mar 2014 07:26 PM PDT Spotlinks is an app that lets you interchange and connect your social and professional networks at any time. It hopes to be the ultimate solution for an 'all in one' social media app. The app lets you add your social media links to your profile which you can then exchange with your Spotlinks friends. Don't have any? It has a Radar feature just for that, which scans your local area for interesting people around you that you can connect and mutually exchange social media information with.
This could come in handy at conferences, events, and other types of meetups. You can manage your 'spots' which are just people you have spotted or exchanged links with and keep in contact with friends through the Spotlinks app. With Spotlinks radar feature you can find or 'spot' people in a 100m, 1km, 10km, 50km, and 100km raidus. If they accept your request, you can interact with them and send messages to your spots. The app lets you add any links you would like, such as LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter, Foursquare, Skype, even your website, email, and phone number. Spotlinks can be downloaded here. The post Spotlinks Lets You Connect You Interchange Your Social And Professional Networks appeared first on Twitter Tools Reviews. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Anonymous Group Messaging App Rumr Launches On iOS And Android Posted: 25 Mar 2014 07:25 PM PDT
Rumr is a new messaging app that allows you to chat anonymously in with friends. Users can chat anonymously and private in real-time in conversations that prevent your identity from being revealed. The startup describes the app as being like 'having a conversation with the lights off'. Which depending on how you look at it, could be pretty accurate. When chatting with friends with the lights off, you can still hear their voice and know who it is. Similarly it may not be too difficult to predict which friends are who in the context of messaging if you have picked up on what words they use, how they format their texts, or which abbreviations they use in texts. When you join a chat in rumor you are assigned a colored chat bubble which will serve as your only identification. Your color is never shared and you can only see messages if you are a member of the chat. In each chat you can see the list of members so you always know who is in it and can find friends by adding their username or through your address book. Rumr launched today for free and is available for download on iOS and Android. The post Anonymous Group Messaging App Rumr Launches On iOS And Android appeared first on Twitter Tools Reviews. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Dating Startup ‘The Dating Ring’ Is Like Meeting Your Match Through Friends Posted: 25 Mar 2014 07:22 PM PDT
The Dating Ring is a dating website that meets its members before setting up dates. The site aims to make dating fun again by meeting members in person then setting up group dates of 3 men and 3 women, or groups of 4 for gay members via matchmakers. The company uses a three step process to filter potential dates. You fill out a quick questionnaire and if you're a good enough fit for their beta pool you join a member of The Dating Ring's team for a drink, along with a few other members. They get to know who you are as a person and what you're looking for in other people in real life. You tell The Dating Rings which days you're free, and they personally match you with other Dating Ring members, acting as your personal dating concierge. The initial matchmaker meeting costs $25, but is free for everyone initially while the company launches in San Francisco, dates cost $20. The Dating Ring is backed by Y Combinator which they have been accepted into for this years Winter Batch of startups. The company's revenue has been growing 60 percent per month for the last six months and is profitable. The post Dating Startup 'The Dating Ring' Is Like Meeting Your Match Through Friends appeared first on Twitter Tools Reviews. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Tumblr Adds Two-Factor Authentication Posted: 25 Mar 2014 07:20 PM PDT
Tumblr has added a two-factor authentic security feature to its service, available in the 'Settings' section of the blogging platform. Facebook, LinkedIn, Google, and Twitter are among some of the other top tech companies that offer a variation of two-factor authentication to enable users to lock their accounts down with an extra layer of security. Two-factor authentication makes it particularly difficult for hackers, or anyone else trying to get into your account to gain access to it. Tumblr is using a method of two-factor authentication that includes your phone, which should be password protected if you want to be even more concerning your online presence. A unique single-use code is sent via text to the phone or generated by an authenticator app, which is to be entered into a specified field. Tumblr recommends that you have the code sent by text and the authenticator app in case you need to use one as a backup. Two-factor authentication is starting to become an option more widely available for popular online services especially for social sites that could contain more personal data. You can check out a list of sites that support or are in progress of supporting two-factor authentication at twofactorauth.org. The post Tumblr Adds Two-Factor Authentication appeared first on Twitter Tools Reviews. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
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