A recent study found that boomers are adopting social media at an amazing rate – an increase of almost 100% last year. So it’s not surprising that a group of baby boomers are bloggers and that some of us have joined forces to create the Blogging Boomers Carnival. This collection of bloggers writes on a variety […]
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If you’re work has a visual component – graphic designers and photographers come to mind – then LinkedIn has probably felt a little cold to you. On a site like Facebook you can easily post your most attractive work and let it speak for you. After all, saying you’re a great photographer is a little
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Setting up a LinkedIn group is a great way to encourage discussion and get to know new people. However, groups on LinkedIn have been the last bastion of spammers on the site. Unless you had lots of time to moderate the group, too often people would be posting items that are unabashedly promotional, rather than
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How can you use Twitter to promote your business? This video is a discussion by Wayne Peters and Brad Gosse from the SEO Guys about how to effectively use Twitter for business, even local business. Wayne is a member of my BNI group and I’m happy to share this video with you as Brad raises
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While getting started on Twitter is fairly easy, there are some advanced strategies that may take new users some time to figure out. One of those is the hashtag (#). Hashtags are used for following conversations on Twitter. Putting a # in front of a word or code allows everyone to see what’s being said
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This past week I spent more time in the car than in front of the computer. For someone whose commute is usually 8 feet across the hall (often done wearing pjs and slippers) this was a stressful time for me. I had to go to Toronto twice, including a there, back and there again in
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One of the most common questions I get from business people about using Facebook is about how to appear professional while still maintaining personal relationships. I do confess that this can be tricky proposition, but if you plan ahead you can maintain your Facebook profile for both uses. It helps if you make this decision
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This past week I was on vacation at the in-laws cottage. My son brought a friend and the two of them spent much of the week listening to music by the Arrogant Worms. They listened so much that every time I woke in the middle of the night I’d have one of their songs running
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After a short Carnival break, I’m happy to send you over to the Boomer Chronicles this week for Blogging Boomers Carnival #169. As always, this eclectic group of bloggers who happen to be baby boomers have written about some interesting topics. This week includes new and better testing for prostate cancer (near and dear to
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Have you been holding off on creating a LinkedIn profile because you’re not sure it will be of value to you? Here’s my short list of businesses that need to be on LinkedIn and how it benefits them. Even if your business type isn’t listed here, you may get ideas on how to use LinkedIn.
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