<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7349473034446566956</id><updated>2012-02-16T13:11:26.492-08:00</updated><title type='text'>LinkedIn Tips</title><subtitle type='html'>. . . Helping you use LinkedIn.</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://linkedintips.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7349473034446566956/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://linkedintips.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Vitamin Fish</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11929053208818344116</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>14</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7349473034446566956.post-7916393417058275961</id><published>2008-12-30T22:02:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2008-12-30T22:02:19.515-08:00</updated><title type='text'>linkedin Tips:</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class=Section1&gt;  &lt;div&gt;  &lt;table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=236  style='width:176.9pt'&gt;  &lt;tr height=83 style='height:62.0pt'&gt;   &lt;td height=83 style='padding:0in 0in 12.0pt 0in;height:62.0pt'&gt;   &lt;p class=MsoNormal&gt;&lt;font size=3 face="Times New Roman"&gt;&lt;span   style='font-size:12.0pt'&gt;&lt;a   href="http://www.tri-cityherald.com/bizbeat/story/430214.html"&gt;Here's some   job &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:bold'&gt;tips&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt; for 2009&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;   &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=2 color="#666666"&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:10.0pt;   color:#666666'&gt;Mid &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=2 color="#666666"&gt;&lt;span     style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#666666'&gt;Columbia&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=2    color="#666666"&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#666666'&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font     size=2 color="#666666"&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#666666'&gt;Tri&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font    size=2 color="#666666"&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#666666'&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font     size=2 color="#666666"&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#666666'&gt;City&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font   size=2 color="#666666"&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#666666'&gt; Herald -   &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=2 color="#666666"&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:10.0pt;     color:#666666'&gt;Kennewick&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=2 color="#666666"&gt;&lt;span    style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#666666'&gt;,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=2     color="#666666"&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#666666'&gt;WA&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font    size=2 color="#666666"&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#666666'&gt;,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font     size=2 color="#666666"&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#666666'&gt;USA&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font   size=2&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:10.0pt'&gt;&lt;br&gt;   Join &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:bold'&gt;LinkedIn&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;, MySpace,   Facebook, etc. More companies are searching the Internet for more information   about candidates, so create a professional looking &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:   bold'&gt;...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;   &lt;a   href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;amp;ncl=http://www.tri-cityherald.com/bizbeat/story/430214.html"&gt;&lt;font   color=green&gt;&lt;span style='color:green'&gt;See all stories on this topic&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;   &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;/td&gt;  &lt;/tr&gt;  &lt;tr height=83 style='height:62.0pt'&gt;   &lt;td height=83 style='padding:0in 0in 12.0pt 0in;height:62.0pt'&gt;   &lt;p class=MsoNormal&gt;&lt;font size=3 face="Times New Roman"&gt;&lt;span   style='font-size:12.0pt'&gt;&lt;a   href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a0d54e6c-d6dc-11dd-9bf7-000077b07658.html"&gt;Twitter   uses 140 characters to change the world&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;   &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=2 color="#666666"&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:10.0pt;   color:#666666'&gt;Financial Times - &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=2 color="#666666"&gt;&lt;span     style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#666666'&gt;London&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=2    color="#666666"&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#666666'&gt;,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font     size=2 color="#666666"&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#666666'&gt;England&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font   size=2 color="#666666"&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#666666'&gt;,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font     size=2 color="#666666"&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#666666'&gt;UK&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font   size=2&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:10.0pt'&gt;&lt;br&gt;   From music to stock market &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:bold'&gt;tips&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;,   a range of media and social networking start-ups are using the Twitter   concept to develop communities and content rapidly &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:   bold'&gt;...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;   &lt;a   href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;amp;ncl=http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a0d54e6c-d6dc-11dd-9bf7-000077b07658.html"&gt;&lt;font   color=green&gt;&lt;span style='color:green'&gt;See all stories on this topic&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;   &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;/td&gt;  &lt;/tr&gt;  &lt;tr height=83 style='height:62.0pt'&gt;   &lt;td height=83 style='padding:0in 0in 12.0pt 0in;height:62.0pt'&gt;   &lt;p class=MsoNormal&gt;&lt;font size=3 face="Times New Roman"&gt;&lt;span   style='font-size:12.0pt'&gt;&lt;a   href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123068308029744121.html?mod=googlenews_wsj"&gt;How   to Fix Your Life in 2009&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;   &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=2 color="#666666"&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:10.0pt;   color:#666666'&gt;Wall Street Journal - &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=2     color="#666666"&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#666666'&gt;USA&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font   size=2&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:10.0pt'&gt;&lt;br&gt;   Create profiles on career-related networking sites, such as &lt;b&gt;&lt;span   style='font-weight:bold'&gt;LinkedIn&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;, ExecuNet and Plaxo, and   participate in discussion boards to develop online &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:   bold'&gt;...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;   &lt;a   href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;amp;ncl=http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123068308029744121.html%3Fmod%3Dgooglenews_wsj"&gt;&lt;font   color=green&gt;&lt;span style='color:green'&gt;See all stories on this topic&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;   &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;/td&gt;  &lt;/tr&gt; &lt;/table&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font size=3 face=Arial&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=152  style='width:113.8pt'&gt;  &lt;tr height=64 style='height:48.15pt'&gt;   &lt;td height=64 style='padding:0in 0in 12.0pt 0in;height:48.15pt'&gt;   &lt;p class=MsoNormal&gt;&lt;font size=3 face="Times New Roman"&gt;&lt;span   style='font-size:12.0pt'&gt;&lt;a   href="http://almostsavvy.com/2008/12/30/linkedin-tip-hey-baby-whats-your-url/"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span   style='font-weight:bold'&gt;LinkedIn Tips&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt; - Hey, Baby, what's your   URL? | Almost Savvy&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;   &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=2&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:10.0pt'&gt;You meet someone at   a conference or a networking event and want to stay in touch. You exchange   business cards and decide to connect on &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:bold'&gt;LinkedIn&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;.   She asks for.&lt;br&gt;   &lt;font color=green&gt;&lt;span style='color:green'&gt;&lt;a href="http://almostsavvy.com/"   title="http://almostsavvy.com/"&gt;&lt;font color=green&gt;&lt;span style='color:green'&gt;Almost   Savvy - http://almostsavvy.com/&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;/td&gt;  &lt;/tr&gt;  &lt;tr height=79 style='height:59.4pt'&gt;   &lt;td height=79 style='padding:0in 0in 12.0pt 0in;height:59.4pt'&gt;   &lt;p class=MsoNormal&gt;&lt;font size=3 face="Times New Roman"&gt;&lt;span   style='font-size:12.0pt'&gt;&lt;a   href="http://michellerafter.wordpress.com/2008/12/30/best-of-wordcount-make-editors-fight-over-yo/"&gt;Best   of WordCount - Make editors fight over you &amp;laquo; WordCount &lt;b&gt;&lt;span   style='font-weight:bold'&gt;...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;   &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=2&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:10.0pt'&gt;December 30, 2008&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font   size=2&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:10.0pt'&gt; at &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font    size=2&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:10.0pt'&gt;5:30 am&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=2&gt;&lt;span   style='font-size:10.0pt'&gt;. Posted in Careers, Editors, Freelancing, Workplace   Issues. Tagged with Editors, freelancers and editors, how to work with   editors, working with editors. &amp;laquo; Best of WordCount - &lt;b&gt;&lt;span   style='font-weight:bold'&gt;LinkedIn tips&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt; for writers &lt;b&gt;&lt;span   style='font-weight:bold'&gt;...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;   &lt;font color=green&gt;&lt;span style='color:green'&gt;&lt;a   href="http://michellerafter.wordpress.com/"   title="http://michellerafter.wordpress.com/"&gt;&lt;font color=green&gt;&lt;span   style='color:green'&gt;WordCount - Freelancing in the... -   http://michellerafter.wordpress.com/&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;/td&gt;  &lt;/tr&gt;  &lt;tr height=94 style='height:70.7pt'&gt;   &lt;td height=94 style='padding:0in 0in 12.0pt 0in;height:70.7pt'&gt;   &lt;p class=MsoNormal&gt;&lt;font size=3 face="Times New Roman"&gt;&lt;span   style='font-size:12.0pt'&gt;&lt;a   href="http://www.content4reprint.com/business/small-business/grow-your-businesss-with-these-small-business-marketing-tips.htm"&gt;Grow   Your Businesss With These Small Business Marketing &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:   bold'&gt;Tips&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt; &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:bold'&gt;...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;   &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=2 color="#666666"&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:10.0pt;   color:#666666'&gt;By Content for Reprint &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=2&gt;&lt;span   style='font-size:10.0pt'&gt;&lt;br&gt;   Sites like Twitter, Facebook, MySpace, and &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:bold'&gt;LinkedIn&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;   are popular these days and a good place to start.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;There   are so many ways for a small business to take an active role in their   marketing. The hardest part is getting started. &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:   bold'&gt;...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;   &lt;font color=green&gt;&lt;span style='color:green'&gt;&lt;a   href="http://www.content4reprint.com/" title="http://www.content4reprint.com/"&gt;&lt;font   color=green&gt;&lt;span style='color:green'&gt;Latest articles from Content for   Reprint - http://www.content4reprint.com/&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;/td&gt;  &lt;/tr&gt;  &lt;tr height=64 style='height:48.15pt'&gt;   &lt;td height=64 style='padding:0in 0in 12.0pt 0in;height:48.15pt'&gt;   &lt;p class=MsoNormal&gt;&lt;font size=3 face="Times New Roman"&gt;&lt;span   style='font-size:12.0pt'&gt;&lt;a   href="http://activerain.com/blogsview/857734/5-Powerful-Tips-to-Optimizing-Your-AR-Profile-Page"&gt;Real   Estate Blog - 5 Powerful &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:bold'&gt;Tips&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt; to   Optimizing Your AR Profile Page!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;   &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=2&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:10.0pt'&gt;Bobby- Thanks for   sharing these great &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:bold'&gt;tips&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;. I   guess I've just added &amp;quot;tweaking&amp;quot; my profile, to the list of things   to do in the new year. I've just bookmarked this post, so I can refer back to   your suggestions. Happy New Year! &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:bold'&gt;...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;   &lt;font color=green&gt;&lt;span style='color:green'&gt;&lt;a   href="http://activerain.com/blogs/realestatemarketing"   title="http://activerain.com/blogs/realestatemarketing"&gt;&lt;font color=green&gt;&lt;span   style='color:green'&gt;Real Estate Web Marketing Blog -   http://activerain.com/blogs/realestatemarketing&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;   &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;/td&gt;  &lt;/tr&gt;  &lt;tr height=79 style='height:59.4pt'&gt;   &lt;td height=79 style='padding:0in 0in 12.0pt 0in;height:59.4pt'&gt;   &lt;p class=MsoNormal&gt;&lt;font size=3 face="Times New Roman"&gt;&lt;span   style='font-size:12.0pt'&gt;&lt;a   href="http://cindyking.biz/301-twitter-culture-tips-international-links/"&gt;301   Twitter Culture &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:bold'&gt;Tips&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt; &amp;amp;   International Links&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;   &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=2&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:10.0pt'&gt;301 Twitter Culture   &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:bold'&gt;Tips&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt; &amp;amp; International Links.   by Cindy on &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=2&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:10.0pt'&gt;December    31, 2008&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=2&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:10.0pt'&gt;. Culture &lt;b&gt;&lt;span   style='font-weight:bold'&gt;Tips&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt; &amp;amp; International Links. If you   have anything on international business, or of cultural interest&amp;#8230; Please let   me know and I will share it with &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:bold'&gt;...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;   &lt;font color=green&gt;&lt;span style='color:green'&gt;&lt;a href="http://cindyking.biz/"   title="http://cindyking.biz/"&gt;&lt;font color=green&gt;&lt;span style='color:green'&gt;Cindy   King - http://cindyking.biz/&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;/td&gt;  &lt;/tr&gt; &lt;/table&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font size=3 face="Times New Roman"&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:12.0pt'&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;/div&gt;  &lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7349473034446566956-7916393417058275961?l=linkedintips.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://linkedintips.blogspot.com/feeds/7916393417058275961/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7349473034446566956&amp;postID=7916393417058275961' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7349473034446566956/posts/default/7916393417058275961'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7349473034446566956/posts/default/7916393417058275961'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://linkedintips.blogspot.com/2008/12/linkedin-tips_30.html' title='linkedin Tips:'/><author><name>Vitamin Fish</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11929053208818344116</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7349473034446566956.post-6799760893943819950</id><published>2008-12-17T20:15:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2008-12-17T20:15:49.799-08:00</updated><title type='text'>linkedin Tips:</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class=Section1&gt; 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  As for Kickstart, it's been around since at least August of 2007, and as a   would-be Facebook/&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:bold'&gt;LinkedIn&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;   competitor, stood an even smaller chance of success. &lt;b&gt;&lt;span   style='font-weight:bold'&gt;...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;   &amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;/td&gt;  &lt;/tr&gt;  &lt;tr height=83 style='height:62.3pt'&gt;   &lt;td height=83 style='padding:0in 0in 12.0pt 0in;height:62.3pt'&gt;   &lt;p class=MsoNormal&gt;&lt;font size=3 face="Times New Roman"&gt;&lt;span   style='font-size:12.0pt'&gt;&lt;a   href="http://gigaom.com/2008/12/17/how-to-be-a-workaholic-without-being-a-jerk/"&gt;How   to Be a Workaholic Without Being a Jerk&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;   &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=2 color="#666666"&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:10.0pt;   color:#666666'&gt;GigaOm - &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=2 color="#666666"&gt;&lt;span     style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#666666'&gt;San Francisco&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font    size=2 color="#666666"&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#666666'&gt;,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font     size=2 color="#666666"&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#666666'&gt;CA&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font    size=2 color="#666666"&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#666666'&gt;,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font     size=2 color="#666666"&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#666666'&gt;USA&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font   size=2&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:10.0pt'&gt;&lt;br&gt;   Maybe Facebook is for friends and &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:bold'&gt;LinkedIn&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;   is for business. Or maybe you have a secret identity on Facebook for your   buddies or a password-protected &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:bold'&gt;...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;   &amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;/td&gt;  &lt;/tr&gt;  &lt;tr height=83 style='height:62.3pt'&gt;   &lt;td height=83 style='padding:0in 0in 12.0pt 0in;height:62.3pt'&gt;   &lt;p class=MsoNormal&gt;&lt;font size=3 face="Times New Roman"&gt;&lt;span   style='font-size:12.0pt'&gt;&lt;a   href="http://www.shawneedispatch.com/news/2008/dec/17/club-helps-those-seeking-employment/"&gt;Club   helps those seeking employment&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;   &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=2 color="#666666"&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:10.0pt;     color:#666666'&gt;Shawnee&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=2 color="#666666"&gt;&lt;span   style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#666666'&gt; Dispatch - &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font     size=2 color="#666666"&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#666666'&gt;Shawnee&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font    size=2 color="#666666"&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#666666'&gt;,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font     size=2 color="#666666"&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#666666'&gt;KS&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font    size=2 color="#666666"&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#666666'&gt;,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font     size=2 color="#666666"&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#666666'&gt;USA&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font   size=2&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:10.0pt'&gt;&lt;br&gt;   Members discussed &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:bold'&gt;tips&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt; for job   searching: business cards, using Web sites like &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:   bold'&gt;linkedin&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;.com or indeed.com, researching an employer before   going on an &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:bold'&gt;...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;   &amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;/td&gt;  &lt;/tr&gt; &lt;/table&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font size=3 face=Arial&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=296  style='width:221.95pt'&gt;  &lt;tr height=64 style='height:47.7pt'&gt;   &lt;td height=64 style='padding:0in 0in 12.0pt 0in;height:47.7pt'&gt;   &lt;p class=MsoNormal&gt;&lt;font size=3 face="Times New Roman"&gt;&lt;span   style='font-size:12.0pt'&gt;&lt;a   href="http://www.biztipsblog.com/2008/12/your-blog-is-yo.html"&gt;Biz &lt;b&gt;&lt;span   style='font-weight:bold'&gt;Tips&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt; Blog: Internet Marketing &lt;b&gt;&lt;span   style='font-weight:bold'&gt;Tips&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;: Your Blog is Your Homebase&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;   &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=2&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:10.0pt'&gt;Yes, social   networking on sites like Twitter and Facebook and &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:   bold'&gt;LinkedIn&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt; are all the rage. But think about it. Those sites   are like going to a party or networking meeting. You go, you mingle, you   network, you build relationships.&lt;br&gt;   &lt;font color=green&gt;&lt;span style='color:green'&gt;&lt;a   href="http://www.biztipsblog.com/" title="http://www.biztipsblog.com/"&gt;&lt;font   color=green&gt;&lt;span style='color:green'&gt;Biz Tips Blog: Internet Marketing Tips   - http://www.biztipsblog.com/&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;/td&gt;  &lt;/tr&gt;  &lt;tr height=93 style='height:70.1pt'&gt;   &lt;td height=93 style='padding:0in 0in 12.0pt 0in;height:70.1pt'&gt;   &lt;p class=MsoNormal&gt;&lt;font size=3 face="Times New Roman"&gt;&lt;span   style='font-size:12.0pt'&gt;&lt;a   href="http://www.publicityhound.com/tipsoftheweek/2008/12/publicity-tipsmy-gift-to-you-dec-17.html"&gt;The   Publicity Hound's &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:bold'&gt;Tips&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt; of the   Week: Publicity &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:bold'&gt;tips&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;/My Gift to &lt;b&gt;&lt;span   style='font-weight:bold'&gt;...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;   &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=2 color="#666666"&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:10.0pt;   color:#666666'&gt;By Publicity-Hound &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=2&gt;&lt;span   style='font-size:10.0pt'&gt;&lt;br&gt;   --Connect with them on &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:bold'&gt;LinkedIn&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;.   When extending an invitation, be sure to mention you read their blog   regularly. Some people, me included, won't accept invitations from strangers   who are trolling for connections. Now, for the hard part. &lt;b&gt;&lt;span   style='font-weight:bold'&gt;...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;   &lt;font color=green&gt;&lt;span style='color:green'&gt;&lt;a   href="http://www.publicityhound.com/tipsoftheweek/"   title="http://www.publicityhound.com/tipsoftheweek/"&gt;&lt;font color=green&gt;&lt;span   style='color:green'&gt;The Publicity Hound's Tips of the Week -   http://www.publicityhound.com/tipsoftheweek/&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;/td&gt;  &lt;/tr&gt;  &lt;tr height=79 style='height:58.9pt'&gt;   &lt;td height=79 style='padding:0in 0in 12.0pt 0in;height:58.9pt'&gt;   &lt;p class=MsoNormal&gt;&lt;font size=3 face="Times New Roman"&gt;&lt;span   style='font-size:12.0pt'&gt;&lt;a   href="http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/12/17/shakeup-at-linkedin/"&gt;A   Shake-Up at &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:bold'&gt;LinkedIn&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt; - Bits Blog   - NYTimes.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;   &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=2&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:10.0pt'&gt;Feedback. Tell us   what you like, don't like and want to read more about. Send us e-mail with   your comments. For news &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:bold'&gt;tips&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt; and   press announcements, please use the e-mail links on the blog home page to   reach our writers and editors. &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:bold'&gt;...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;   &lt;font color=green&gt;&lt;span style='color:green'&gt;&lt;a   href="http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/" title="http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/"&gt;&lt;font   color=green&gt;&lt;span style='color:green'&gt;Bits - http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;   &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;/td&gt;  &lt;/tr&gt;  &lt;tr height=64 style='height:47.7pt'&gt;   &lt;td height=64 style='padding:0in 0in 12.0pt 0in;height:47.7pt'&gt;   &lt;p class=MsoNormal&gt;&lt;font size=3 face="Times New Roman"&gt;&lt;span   style='font-size:12.0pt'&gt;&lt;a   href="http://katysconservativecorner.typepad.com/katy/2008/12/more-twitter-tips.html"&gt;Katy's   Conservative Corner: More Twitter &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:bold'&gt;Tips&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;   &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=2&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:10.0pt'&gt;My Online Status.   AIM: katymbl &amp;middot; Delicious: katysconservativecorner &amp;middot; Digg: ktcreations &amp;middot;   Facebook: 700312496 &amp;middot; &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:bold'&gt;LinkedIn&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;:   kttechwriter &amp;middot; Technorati: katyb. Recent Posts. More Twitter &lt;b&gt;&lt;span   style='font-weight:bold'&gt;Tips&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt; &amp;middot; If that don't beat all: Reader   Mail &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:bold'&gt;...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;   &lt;font color=green&gt;&lt;span style='color:green'&gt;&lt;a   href="http://katysconservativecorner.typepad.com/katy/"   title="http://katysconservativecorner.typepad.com/katy/"&gt;&lt;font color=green&gt;&lt;span   style='color:green'&gt;Katy's Conservative Corner -   http://katysconservativecorner.typepad.com/katy/&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;   &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;/td&gt;  &lt;/tr&gt;  &lt;tr height=93 style='height:70.1pt'&gt;   &lt;td height=93 style='padding:0in 0in 12.0pt 0in;height:70.1pt'&gt;   &lt;p class=MsoNormal&gt;&lt;font size=3 face="Times New Roman"&gt;&lt;span   style='font-size:12.0pt'&gt;&lt;a   href="http://therecruitingedge.blogspot.com/2008/12/linkedin-knocking-down-connections.html"&gt;The   Recruiting Edge: &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:bold'&gt;LinkedIn&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;   knocking down connections?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;   &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=2 color="#666666"&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:10.0pt;   color:#666666'&gt;By The Edge &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=2&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:   10.0pt'&gt;&lt;br&gt;   This is also due to &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:bold'&gt;LinkedIn&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;   removing Industry and Regional access from the network statistics which in   turns affects the number of connections you see in your profile. The whole   story here. ****** Don&amp;#8217;t have time to phone source to &lt;b&gt;&lt;span   style='font-weight:bold'&gt;...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;   &lt;font color=green&gt;&lt;span style='color:green'&gt;&lt;a   href="http://therecruitingedge.blogspot.com/"   title="http://therecruitingedge.blogspot.com/"&gt;&lt;font color=green&gt;&lt;span   style='color:green'&gt;The Recruiting Edge -   http://therecruitingedge.blogspot.com/&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;/td&gt;  &lt;/tr&gt; &lt;/table&gt;  &lt;p class=MsoNormal&gt;&lt;font size=3 face="Times New Roman"&gt;&lt;span style='font-size: 12.0pt'&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;/div&gt;  &lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7349473034446566956-6799760893943819950?l=linkedintips.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://linkedintips.blogspot.com/feeds/6799760893943819950/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7349473034446566956&amp;postID=6799760893943819950' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7349473034446566956/posts/default/6799760893943819950'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7349473034446566956/posts/default/6799760893943819950'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://linkedintips.blogspot.com/2008/12/linkedin-tips_17.html' title='linkedin Tips:'/><author><name>Vitamin Fish</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11929053208818344116</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7349473034446566956.post-348838627657430164</id><published>2008-12-16T20:56:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2008-12-16T20:56:19.035-08:00</updated><title type='text'>linkedin Tips:</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class=Section1&gt;  &lt;div&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font size=3 face=Arial&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=180  style='width:135.0pt'&gt;  &lt;tr height=82 style='height:61.6pt'&gt;   &lt;td width=180 height=82 style='width:135.0pt;padding:0in 0in 12.0pt 0in;   height:61.6pt'&gt;   &lt;p class=MsoNormal&gt;&lt;font size=3 face="Times New Roman"&gt;&lt;span   style='font-size:12.0pt'&gt;&lt;a   href="http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/12/prweb1728244.htm"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span   style='font-weight:bold'&gt;Tips&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt; for Job Hunters - Way to Make Sure   You Stand Out in an &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:bold'&gt;...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;   &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=2 color="#666666"&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:10.0pt;   color:#666666'&gt;PR Web (press release) - &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=2     color="#666666"&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#666666'&gt;Ferndale&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font    size=2 color="#666666"&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#666666'&gt;,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font     size=2 color="#666666"&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#666666'&gt;WA&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font    size=2 color="#666666"&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#666666'&gt;,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font     size=2 color="#666666"&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#666666'&gt;USA&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font   size=2&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:10.0pt'&gt;&lt;br&gt;   Willis recommends sites like &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:bold'&gt;LinkedIn&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;,   Facebook, and Plaxo and says that people should, &amp;quot;put as much care into   their online profile as they do in their CVs. &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:   bold'&gt;...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;    &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;/td&gt;  &lt;/tr&gt;  &lt;tr height=82 style='height:61.6pt'&gt;   &lt;td width=180 height=82 style='width:135.0pt;padding:0in 0in 12.0pt 0in;   height:61.6pt'&gt;   &lt;table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left    width=17 style='width:12.75pt;margin-right:7.5pt;margin-bottom:5.25pt'&gt;    &lt;tr height=53 style='height:40.1pt'&gt;     &lt;td height=53 style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:40.1pt'&gt;     &lt;p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'&gt;&lt;font size=3     face="Times New Roman"&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:12.0pt'&gt;&lt;a     href="http://mashable.com/2008/12/16/find-jobs/"&gt;&lt;span style='text-decoration:     none'&gt;&lt;img border=0 width=80 height=54     src="http://news.google.com/news?imgefp=c0PWSHDMZo0J&amp;amp;imgurl=mashable.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/job-hunt.jpg"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;     &lt;/td&gt;    &lt;/tr&gt;    &lt;tr height=10 style='height:7.15pt'&gt;     &lt;td height=10 style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:7.15pt'&gt;     &lt;p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'&gt;&lt;font size=1     face="Times New Roman"&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:7.5pt'&gt;&lt;a     href="http://mashable.com/2008/12/16/find-jobs/"&gt;Mashable&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;     &lt;/td&gt;    &lt;/tr&gt;   &lt;/table&gt;   &lt;p class=MsoNormal&gt;&lt;font size=3 face="Times New Roman"&gt;&lt;span   style='font-size:12.0pt'&gt;&lt;a href="http://mashable.com/2008/12/16/find-jobs/"&gt;CAREER   TOOLBOX: 100+ Places to Find Jobs&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;   &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=2 color="#666666"&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:10.0pt;   color:#666666'&gt;Mashable - &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=2 color="#666666"&gt;&lt;span     style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#666666'&gt;San Francisco&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font    size=2 color="#666666"&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#666666'&gt;,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font     size=2 color="#666666"&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#666666'&gt;CA&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font    size=2 color="#666666"&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#666666'&gt;,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font     size=2 color="#666666"&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#666666'&gt;USA&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font   size=2&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:10.0pt'&gt;&lt;br&gt;   &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:bold'&gt;LinkedIn&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;.com - &lt;b&gt;&lt;span   style='font-weight:bold'&gt;LinkedIn&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt; brings the   &amp;#8220;networking&amp;#8221; back to social networking in the truest sense.В Find   your current and past co-workers, get them to recommend &lt;b&gt;&lt;span   style='font-weight:bold'&gt;...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;    &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;/td&gt;  &lt;/tr&gt; &lt;/table&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font size=3 face=Arial&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=260  style='width:194.9pt'&gt;  &lt;tr height=64 style='height:48.15pt'&gt;   &lt;td height=64 style='padding:0in 0in 12.0pt 0in;height:48.15pt'&gt;   &lt;p class=MsoNormal&gt;&lt;font size=3 face="Times New Roman"&gt;&lt;span   style='font-size:12.0pt'&gt;&lt;a   href="http://www.biztipsblog.com/2008/12/linkedin-expert.html"&gt;Biz &lt;b&gt;&lt;span   style='font-weight:bold'&gt;Tips&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt; Blog: Internet Marketing &lt;b&gt;&lt;span   style='font-weight:bold'&gt;Tips&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;: &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:bold'&gt;LinkedIn&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;   Expert Chip &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:bold'&gt;...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;   &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=2&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:10.0pt'&gt;After a couple   years of exchanging emails, I finally got to meet Chip Lambert face to face.   Chip is one of the leading experts on how to effectively use &lt;b&gt;&lt;span   style='font-weight:bold'&gt;LinkedIn&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;, the business to business social   networking site.&lt;br&gt;   &lt;font color=green&gt;&lt;span style='color:green'&gt;&lt;a   href="http://www.biztipsblog.com/" title="http://www.biztipsblog.com/"&gt;&lt;font   color=green&gt;&lt;span style='color:green'&gt;Biz Tips Blog: Internet Marketing Tips   - http://www.biztipsblog.com/&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;/td&gt;  &lt;/tr&gt;  &lt;tr height=79 style='height:59.4pt'&gt;   &lt;td height=79 style='padding:0in 0in 12.0pt 0in;height:59.4pt'&gt;   &lt;p class=MsoNormal&gt;&lt;font size=3 face="Times New Roman"&gt;&lt;span   style='font-size:12.0pt'&gt;&lt;a   href="http://sclohonet.blogspot.com/2008/12/linkedin-sales-tips.html"&gt;ScLoHo's   Collective Wisdom dedicated to Marketing, Advertising and &lt;b&gt;&lt;span   style='font-weight:bold'&gt;...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;   &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=2 color="#666666"&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:10.0pt;   color:#666666'&gt;By ScLoHo (Scott Howard) &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=2&gt;&lt;span   style='font-size:10.0pt'&gt;&lt;br&gt;   &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:bold'&gt;LinkedIn&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt; Sales &lt;b&gt;&lt;span   style='font-weight:bold'&gt;Tips&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;. I'm a member of RainToday.com and   also on &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:bold'&gt;LinkedIn&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;.com. Are you? &lt;b&gt;&lt;span   style='font-weight:bold'&gt;.....&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt; 50 Networking &lt;b&gt;&lt;span   style='font-weight:bold'&gt;Tips&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt; from the Nametag Guy. Click here for   the Complete List · Video of the Nametag Guy &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:   bold'&gt;...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;   &lt;font color=green&gt;&lt;span style='color:green'&gt;&lt;a   href="http://sclohonet.blogspot.com/" title="http://sclohonet.blogspot.com/"&gt;&lt;font   color=green&gt;&lt;span style='color:green'&gt;ScLoHo's Collective Wisdom dedicated...   - http://sclohonet.blogspot.com/&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;/td&gt;  &lt;/tr&gt;  &lt;tr height=79 style='height:59.4pt'&gt;   &lt;td height=79 style='padding:0in 0in 12.0pt 0in;height:59.4pt'&gt;   &lt;p class=MsoNormal&gt;&lt;font size=3 face="Times New Roman"&gt;&lt;span   style='font-size:12.0pt'&gt;&lt;a   href="http://clockobj.co.uk/2008/12/16/promoting-stubmatic-tips-on-marketing-your-start-up/"&gt;Clockwork   Objects &amp;raquo; Promoting Stubmatic: &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:bold'&gt;Tips&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;   on marketing your &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:bold'&gt;...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;   &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=2&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:10.0pt'&gt;For example here is   my Twitter, Facebook and &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:bold'&gt;LinkedIn&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;.   Gary Vaynerchuk is a great example, he lists his twitter feed, facebook, &lt;b&gt;&lt;span   style='font-weight:bold'&gt;linkedin&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt; etc on his page and invites   anyone to be his friend. He also makes some great points about using &lt;b&gt;&lt;span   style='font-weight:bold'&gt;...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;   &lt;font color=green&gt;&lt;span style='color:green'&gt;&lt;a href="http://clockobj.co.uk/"   title="http://clockobj.co.uk/"&gt;&lt;font color=green&gt;&lt;span style='color:green'&gt;Clockwork   Objects - http://clockobj.co.uk/&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;/td&gt;  &lt;/tr&gt;  &lt;tr height=79 style='height:59.4pt'&gt;   &lt;td height=79 style='padding:0in 0in 12.0pt 0in;height:59.4pt'&gt;   &lt;p class=MsoNormal&gt;&lt;font size=3 face="Times New Roman"&gt;&lt;span   style='font-size:12.0pt'&gt;&lt;a   href="http://www.fistfuloftalent.com/2008/12/your-prospects-are-laughing-at-you.html"&gt;Fistful   of Talent: Why Your &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:bold'&gt;LinkedIn&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;   Prospects Are Laughing At You...&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;   &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=2&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:10.0pt'&gt;To take every   advantage of InMail and &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:bold'&gt;Linkedin&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;,   dig into Jason Alba&amp;#8217;s blog and book all about &lt;b&gt;&lt;span   style='font-weight:bold'&gt;Linkedin&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt; or take a Shally Steckerl   webinar on &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:bold'&gt;Linkedin&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;. You have &lt;b&gt;&lt;span   style='font-weight:bold'&gt;tips&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt; on InMailing? Let&amp;#8217;s hear them!   With a little effort, you can avoid &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:bold'&gt;...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;   &lt;font color=green&gt;&lt;span style='color:green'&gt;&lt;a   href="http://www.fistfuloftalent.com/" title="http://www.fistfuloftalent.com/"&gt;&lt;font   color=green&gt;&lt;span style='color:green'&gt;Fistful of Talent -   http://www.fistfuloftalent.com/&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;/td&gt;  &lt;/tr&gt;  &lt;tr height=79 style='height:59.4pt'&gt;   &lt;td height=79 style='padding:0in 0in 12.0pt 0in;height:59.4pt'&gt;   &lt;p class=MsoNormal&gt;&lt;font size=3 face="Times New Roman"&gt;&lt;span   style='font-size:12.0pt'&gt;&lt;a   href="http://60secondcommunications.com/blog/2008/12/16/free-webinar-using-linkedin-twitter-youtube-and-facebook-to-increase-sales-and-revenue/"&gt;Marketing   That Works &amp;raquo; Blog Archive &amp;raquo; Free Webinar: Using &lt;b&gt;&lt;span   style='font-weight:bold'&gt;LinkedIn&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt; &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:   bold'&gt;...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;   &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=2&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:10.0pt'&gt;On Wednesday,   December 17th at &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=2&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:10.0pt'&gt;1pm    EST&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=2&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:10.0pt'&gt; The 60 Second   Marketer will be conducting a free webinar called How to Use YouTube, &lt;b&gt;&lt;span   style='font-weight:bold'&gt;LinkedIn&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;, Twitter and Facebook to Grow   Your Business. In it, we&amp;#8217;ll have plenty of good insights and insider &lt;b&gt;&lt;span   style='font-weight:bold'&gt;tips&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt; &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:bold'&gt;...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;   &lt;font color=green&gt;&lt;span style='color:green'&gt;&lt;a   href="http://60secondcommunications.com/blog/"   title="http://60secondcommunications.com/blog/"&gt;&lt;font color=green&gt;&lt;span   style='color:green'&gt;Marketing That Works - http://60secondcommunications.com/blog/&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;   &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;/td&gt;  &lt;/tr&gt; &lt;/table&gt;  &lt;p class=MsoNormal&gt;&lt;font size=3 face="Times New Roman"&gt;&lt;span style='font-size: 12.0pt'&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;/div&gt;  &lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7349473034446566956-348838627657430164?l=linkedintips.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://linkedintips.blogspot.com/feeds/348838627657430164/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7349473034446566956&amp;postID=348838627657430164' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7349473034446566956/posts/default/348838627657430164'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7349473034446566956/posts/default/348838627657430164'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://linkedintips.blogspot.com/2008/12/linkedin-tips_8252.html' title='linkedin Tips:'/><author><name>Vitamin Fish</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11929053208818344116</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7349473034446566956.post-6637507230770442390</id><published>2008-12-16T14:51:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2008-12-16T14:51:41.167-08:00</updated><title type='text'>linkedin Tips:</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class=Section1&gt;  &lt;div&gt;  &lt;table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=284  style='width:212.95pt'&gt;  &lt;tr height=89 style='height:66.85pt'&gt;   &lt;td height=89 style='padding:0in 0in 12.0pt 0in;height:66.85pt'&gt;   &lt;p class=MsoNormal&gt;&lt;font size=3 face="Times New Roman"&gt;&lt;span   style='font-size:12.0pt'&gt;&lt;a   href="http://www.fwbusinesspress.com/display.php?id=9087"&gt;The ROI of business   social networks&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;   &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=2 color="#666666"&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:10.0pt;   color:#666666'&gt;Fort Worth Business Press - &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=2     color="#666666"&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#666666'&gt;Fort Worth&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font    size=2 color="#666666"&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#666666'&gt;,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font     size=2 color="#666666"&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#666666'&gt;TX&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font    size=2 color="#666666"&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#666666'&gt;,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font     size=2 color="#666666"&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#666666'&gt;USA&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font   size=2&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:10.0pt'&gt;&lt;br&gt;   Launched in May 2003, in 2008 Sequoia Capital, Greylock Partners, and other   venture capital firms purchased a 5 percent stake in &lt;b&gt;&lt;span   style='font-weight:bold'&gt;LinkedIn&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt; for $53 million, &lt;b&gt;&lt;span   style='font-weight:bold'&gt;...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;   &lt;a   href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;amp;ncl=http://www.fwbusinesspress.com/display.php%3Fid%3D9087"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font   color=navy&gt;&lt;span style='color:navy'&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;/td&gt;  &lt;/tr&gt; &lt;/table&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font size=3 face=Arial&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=272  style='width:203.9pt'&gt;  &lt;tr height=78 style='height:58.65pt'&gt;   &lt;td height=78 style='padding:0in 0in 12.0pt 0in;height:58.65pt'&gt;   &lt;p class=MsoNormal&gt;&lt;font size=3 face="Times New Roman"&gt;&lt;span   style='font-size:12.0pt'&gt;&lt;a   href="http://imonlinkedinnowwhat.com/2008/12/15/linkedin-thoughts-from-paul-allen-entrepreneur/"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span   style='font-weight:bold'&gt;LinkedIn&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt; Thoughts from Paul Allen,   Entrepreneur | I'm On &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:bold'&gt;LinkedIn&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt; &lt;b&gt;&lt;span   style='font-weight:bold'&gt;...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;   &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=2&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:10.0pt'&gt;The Speed of Trust   is a book written by Steven Covey&amp;#8217;s son&amp;#8230; and Paul calls &lt;b&gt;&lt;span   style='font-weight:bold'&gt;LinkedIn&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt; &amp;#8220;&amp;#8230; without a doubt the most   powerful &amp;#8220;Speed of Trust&amp;#8221; tool ever invented in the history of the world,&amp;#8221;   and goes on to say &amp;#8220;I think modern entrepreneurs &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:   bold'&gt;...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;   &lt;font color=green&gt;&lt;span style='color:green'&gt;&lt;a   href="http://imonlinkedinnowwhat.com/" title="http://imonlinkedinnowwhat.com/"&gt;&lt;font   color=green&gt;&lt;span style='color:green'&gt;I'm On LinkedIn - Now What??? -   http://imonlinkedinnowwhat.com/&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;/td&gt;  &lt;/tr&gt;  &lt;tr height=63 style='height:47.5pt'&gt;   &lt;td height=63 style='padding:0in 0in 12.0pt 0in;height:47.5pt'&gt;   &lt;p class=MsoNormal&gt;&lt;font size=3 face="Times New Roman"&gt;&lt;span   style='font-size:12.0pt'&gt;&lt;a   href="http://adage.com/talentworks/article.php?article_id=133262"&gt;Getting   Ready to Graduate? Five &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:bold'&gt;Tips&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt; for   Weathering the Ad &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:bold'&gt;...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;   &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;font size=2&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold'&gt;Tips&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;font   size=2&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:10.0pt'&gt; for the thousands of students with   advertising or marketing degrees about to enter a market that has already   claimed thousands of jobs in the industry.&lt;br&gt;   &lt;font color=green&gt;&lt;span style='color:green'&gt;&lt;a   href="http://adage.com/rss-feed.php?section_id=301&amp;amp;amp;xml=RSS2"   title="http://adage.com/rss-feed.php?section_id=301&amp;amp;amp;xml=RSS2"&gt;&lt;font   color=green&gt;&lt;span style='color:green'&gt;Advertising Age - Homepage -   http://adage.com/rss-feed.php?section_id=301&amp;amp;amp;xml=RSS2&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;   &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;/td&gt;  &lt;/tr&gt;  &lt;tr height=78 style='height:58.65pt'&gt;   &lt;td height=78 style='padding:0in 0in 12.0pt 0in;height:58.65pt'&gt;   &lt;p class=MsoNormal&gt;&lt;font size=3 face="Times New Roman"&gt;&lt;span   style='font-size:12.0pt'&gt;&lt;a   href="http://www.networkinginsight.com/2008/12/what-is-linkedin-learning-center.html"&gt;Networking   Insight: What is &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:bold'&gt;LinkedIn&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;   Learning Center?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;   &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=2&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:10.0pt'&gt;A friend of mine   recently told me about the &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:bold'&gt;&lt;font     size=2&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:10.0pt'&gt;LinkedIn&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;font    size=2&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:10.0pt'&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=2&gt;&lt;span     style='font-size:10.0pt'&gt;Learning&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=2&gt;&lt;span    style='font-size:10.0pt'&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=2&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:     10.0pt'&gt;Center&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=2&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:10.0pt'&gt;.   On this site, you can learn about all of the various functions of &lt;b&gt;&lt;span   style='font-weight:bold'&gt;LinkedIn&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;. The three main sections are:   Overview, Site Features, and User Guides. Also, this site...&lt;br&gt;   &lt;font color=green&gt;&lt;span style='color:green'&gt;&lt;a   href="http://www.networkinginsight.com/"   title="http://www.networkinginsight.com/"&gt;&lt;font color=green&gt;&lt;span   style='color:green'&gt;Networking Insight - http://www.networkinginsight.com/&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;   &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;/td&gt;  &lt;/tr&gt;  &lt;tr height=78 style='height:58.65pt'&gt;   &lt;td height=78 style='padding:0in 0in 12.0pt 0in;height:58.65pt'&gt;   &lt;p class=MsoNormal&gt;&lt;font size=3 face="Times New Roman"&gt;&lt;span   style='font-size:12.0pt'&gt;&lt;a   href="http://www.greenercomputing.com/blog/2008/12/15/hps-top-six-tips-green-printing"&gt;HP's   Top Six &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:bold'&gt;Tips&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt; for Green Printing   | Inside Green IT on &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:bold'&gt;...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;   &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=2&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:10.0pt'&gt;I recently   interviewed two top &amp;quot;green&amp;quot; executives at HP, and got their six top   &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:bold'&gt;tips&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt; for how to green your   organization's printing. I spoke with Maggie Davis, HP Environmental   Marketing Manager for Worldwide Sales &amp;amp; Services within HP's &lt;b&gt;&lt;span   style='font-weight:bold'&gt;...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;   &lt;font color=green&gt;&lt;span style='color:green'&gt;&lt;a   href="http://www.greenercomputing.com/feed/greenercomputing"   title="http://www.greenercomputing.com/feed/greenercomputing"&gt;&lt;font   color=green&gt;&lt;span style='color:green'&gt;GreenerComputing.com -   http://www.greenercomputing.com/feed/greenercomputing&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;   &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;/td&gt;  &lt;/tr&gt;  &lt;tr height=78 style='height:58.65pt'&gt;   &lt;td height=78 style='padding:0in 0in 12.0pt 0in;height:58.65pt'&gt;   &lt;p class=MsoNormal&gt;&lt;font size=3 face="Times New Roman"&gt;&lt;span   style='font-size:12.0pt'&gt;&lt;a   href="http://activerain.com/blogsview/838114/Stressed-out-during-the-Holidays-Tips-and-help-with-staying-on-a-budget"&gt;Real   Estate Blog - Stressed out during the Holidays? &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:   bold'&gt;Tips&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt; and help &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:bold'&gt;...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;   &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=2&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:10.0pt'&gt;Here are some &lt;b&gt;&lt;span   style='font-weight:bold'&gt;tips&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt; to get through the holidays and save   money too! &amp;#8226;&amp;middot; Don't go to the mall! - It's easy to spend money you don't have   when you are at the mall and walking amongst the frenzy of shoppers. It's   stressful and there are tons &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:bold'&gt;...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;   &lt;font color=green&gt;&lt;span style='color:green'&gt;&lt;a   href="http://activerain.com/blogs/sandyisyouragent"   title="http://activerain.com/blogs/sandyisyouragent"&gt;&lt;font color=green&gt;&lt;span   style='color:green'&gt;Lake Norman Real Estate by Sandy... -   http://activerain.com/blogs/sandyisyouragent&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;/td&gt;  &lt;/tr&gt; &lt;/table&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font size=2 color=navy face=Arial&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family: Arial;color:navy'&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=2 face=Arial&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;/div&gt;  &lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7349473034446566956-6637507230770442390?l=linkedintips.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://linkedintips.blogspot.com/feeds/6637507230770442390/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7349473034446566956&amp;postID=6637507230770442390' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7349473034446566956/posts/default/6637507230770442390'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7349473034446566956/posts/default/6637507230770442390'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://linkedintips.blogspot.com/2008/12/linkedin-tips_16.html' title='linkedin Tips:'/><author><name>Vitamin Fish</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11929053208818344116</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7349473034446566956.post-1920681828447941982</id><published>2008-12-15T15:27:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2008-12-15T15:27:23.780-08:00</updated><title type='text'>linkedin Tips: </title><content type='html'>&lt;div class=Section1&gt;    &lt;div&gt;    &lt;p&gt;&lt;font size=3 face=Arial&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=200   style='width:149.85pt'&gt;   &lt;tr height=93 style='height:69.7pt'&gt;    &lt;td height=93 style='padding:0in 0in 12.0pt 0in;height:69.7pt'&gt;    &lt;p class=MsoNormal&gt;&lt;font size=3 face="MS PGothic"&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:    12.0pt'&gt;&lt;a    href="http://marketingmondaymorning.blogspot.com/2008/12/web-20-using-linkedin-to-create.html"&gt;Web    2.0, Using &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:bold'&gt;LinkedIn&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt; to Create    Business Credibility&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;    &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=2 color="#666666"&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:10.0pt;    color:#666666'&gt;By Joanne Quinn-Smith(Joanne Quinn-Smith) &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font    size=2&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:10.0pt'&gt;&lt;br&gt;    You literally have hundreds of experts at your finger &lt;b&gt;&lt;span    style='font-weight:bold'&gt;tips&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;. &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:bold'&gt;LinkedIn&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;    Answers has an extensive user base, makes use of &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:    bold'&gt;LinkedIn's&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt; network topology, and has a &lt;span lang=JA&gt;'&lt;/span&gt;suggest    an expert&lt;span lang=JA&gt;' &lt;/span&gt;feature. &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:bold'&gt;Linkedin&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;    is a social network for business people &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:bold'&gt;...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;    &lt;font color=green&gt;&lt;span style='color:green'&gt;&lt;a    href="http://marketingmondaymorning.blogspot.com/"    title="http://marketingmondaymorning.blogspot.com/"&gt;&lt;font color=green&gt;&lt;span    style='color:green'&gt;Monday Morning Marketeer -    http://marketingmondaymorning.blogspot.com/&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;   &lt;tr height=93 style='height:69.7pt'&gt;    &lt;td height=93 style='padding:0in 0in 12.0pt 0in;height:69.7pt'&gt;    &lt;p class=MsoNormal&gt;&lt;font size=3 face="MS PGothic"&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:    12.0pt'&gt;&lt;a    href="http://machete.wildjobsafari.com/2008/12/14/weekend-edition-three-job-search-books-for-gifts-or-for-yourself-2.aspx?ref=rss"&gt;WEEKEND    EDITION: Three Job Search Books for Gifts or for Yourself&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;    &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=2 color="#666666"&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:10.0pt;    color:#666666'&gt;By Mike Thomas &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=2&gt;&lt;span    style='font-size:10.0pt'&gt;&lt;br&gt;    Jason Alba came out with a masterful manual on how to use &lt;b&gt;&lt;span    style='font-weight:bold'&gt;LinkedIn&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt; about a year and a half ago. It    was very, very good. Not only did The Daily Machete review it, but so did    many other blogs. Since it first came out, the first edition of &lt;b&gt;&lt;span    style='font-weight:bold'&gt;...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;    &lt;font color=green&gt;&lt;span style='color:green'&gt;&lt;a    href="http://machete.wildjobsafari.com/"    title="http://machete.wildjobsafari.com/"&gt;&lt;font color=green&gt;&lt;span    style='color:green'&gt;The Daily Machete - http://machete.wildjobsafari.com/&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;    &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;   &lt;tr height=78 style='height:58.55pt'&gt;    &lt;td height=78 style='padding:0in 0in 12.0pt 0in;height:58.55pt'&gt;    &lt;p class=MsoNormal&gt;&lt;font size=3 face="MS PGothic"&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:    12.0pt'&gt;&lt;a    href="http://www.sportsexposblog.com/2008/12/three-fly-fishing-tips/"&gt;Three    Fly Fishing &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:bold'&gt;Tips&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span lang=JA&gt;…&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;    &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=2 color="#666666"&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:10.0pt;    color:#666666'&gt;By webfadds &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=2&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:    10.0pt'&gt;&lt;br&gt;    See more about one of fly-fishing&lt;span lang=JA&gt;'&lt;/span&gt;s hardest-working nice    guys at: www.jackdennis.com. Share and Enjoy: Digg del.icio.us Facebook    Google &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:bold'&gt;LinkedIn&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt; Mixx MySpace    SphereIt Sphinn StumbleUpon E-mail this story to a friend!&lt;br&gt;    &lt;font color=green&gt;&lt;span style='color:green'&gt;&lt;a    href="http://www.sportsexposblog.com/" title="http://www.sportsexposblog.com/"&gt;&lt;font    color=green&gt;&lt;span style='color:green'&gt;SportsExposBlog.com&lt;span lang=JA&gt;≫&lt;/span&gt;    Three Fly... - http://www.sportsexposblog.com/&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;    &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;   &lt;tr height=78 style='height:58.55pt'&gt;    &lt;td height=78 style='padding:0in 0in 12.0pt 0in;height:58.55pt'&gt;    &lt;p class=MsoNormal&gt;&lt;font size=3 face="MS PGothic"&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:    12.0pt'&gt;&lt;a    href="http://www.virtualassist.net/blog/2008/12/14/my-favorite-websites-for-2008/"&gt;My    Favorite Websites for 2008&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;    &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=2 color="#666666"&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:10.0pt;    color:#666666'&gt;By Andrea Kalli &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=2&gt;&lt;span    style='font-size:10.0pt'&gt;&lt;br&gt;    Facebook, &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:bold'&gt;LinkedIn&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;, Twitter -    The &lt;span lang=JA&gt;"&lt;/span&gt;Power 3&lt;span lang=JA&gt;″ &lt;/span&gt;social networking    sites that opened up a whole new world for me in virtual socializing and    making connections - business and personal. Welcome to the party! &lt;b&gt;&lt;span    style='font-weight:bold'&gt;...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;    &lt;font color=green&gt;&lt;span style='color:green'&gt;&lt;a    href="http://www.virtualassist.net/blog/"    title="http://www.virtualassist.net/blog/"&gt;&lt;font color=green&gt;&lt;span    style='color:green'&gt;Andrea Kalli Virtual Trainer... -    http://www.virtualassist.net/blog/&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;  &lt;/table&gt;    &lt;p class=MsoNormal&gt;&lt;font size=3 face="MS PGothic"&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:12.0pt'&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;/div&gt;    &lt;/div&gt;    &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7349473034446566956-1920681828447941982?l=linkedintips.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://linkedintips.blogspot.com/feeds/1920681828447941982/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7349473034446566956&amp;postID=1920681828447941982' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7349473034446566956/posts/default/1920681828447941982'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7349473034446566956/posts/default/1920681828447941982'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://linkedintips.blogspot.com/2008/12/linkedin-tips_15.html' title='linkedin Tips: '/><author><name>Vitamin Fish</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11929053208818344116</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7349473034446566956.post-7087817573230728607</id><published>2008-12-14T16:39:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-12-14T16:40:10.987-08:00</updated><title type='text'>linkedin Tips:</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class=Section1&gt;  &lt;div&gt;  &lt;table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=320  style='width:239.95pt'&gt;  &lt;tr height=92 style='height:69.15pt'&gt;   &lt;td height=92 style='padding:0in 0in 12.0pt 0in;height:69.15pt'&gt;   &lt;table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left    width=43 style='width:32.0pt;margin-right:7.5pt;margin-bottom:5.25pt'&gt;    &lt;tr height=80 style='height:60.15pt'&gt;     &lt;td height=80 style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:60.15pt'&gt;     &lt;p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'&gt;&lt;font size=3     face="Times New Roman"&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:12.0pt'&gt;&lt;a     href="http://mashable.com/2008/12/13/writers-toolbox/"&gt;&lt;span     style='text-decoration:none'&gt;&lt;img border=0 width=62 height=80     src="http://news.google.com/news?imgefp=rcGvfkxN45wJ&amp;amp;imgurl=mashable.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/books.jpg"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;     &lt;/td&gt;    &lt;/tr&gt;    &lt;tr height=10 style='height:.1in'&gt;     &lt;td height=10 style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:.1in'&gt;     &lt;p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'&gt;&lt;font size=1     face="Times New Roman"&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:7.5pt'&gt;&lt;a     href="http://mashable.com/2008/12/13/writers-toolbox/"&gt;Mashable&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;     &lt;/td&gt;    &lt;/tr&gt;   &lt;/table&gt;   &lt;p class=MsoNormal&gt;&lt;font size=3 face="Times New Roman"&gt;&lt;span   style='font-size:12.0pt'&gt;&lt;a   href="http://mashable.com/2008/12/13/writers-toolbox/"&gt;WRITER&amp;#8217;S TOOLBOX: 35   Best Tools for Writing Online&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;   &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=2 color="#666666"&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:10.0pt;   color:#666666'&gt;Mashable - &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=2 color="#666666"&gt;&lt;span     style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#666666'&gt;San Francisco&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font    size=2 color="#666666"&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#666666'&gt;,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font     size=2 color="#666666"&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#666666'&gt;CA&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font    size=2 color="#666666"&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#666666'&gt;,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font     size=2 color="#666666"&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#666666'&gt;USA&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font   size=2&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:10.0pt'&gt;&lt;br&gt;   &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:bold'&gt;LinkedIn&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt; - A website famous for   its business networking acumen, &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:bold'&gt;LinkedIn&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;   could be where you introduce yourself to agents, editors, fellow writers and   othe&lt;font color=navy&gt;&lt;span style='color:navy'&gt;rs . . .&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;/td&gt;  &lt;/tr&gt;  &lt;tr height=95 style='height:71.5pt'&gt;   &lt;td height=95 style='padding:0in 0in 12.0pt 0in;height:71.5pt'&gt;   &lt;p class=MsoNormal&gt;&lt;font size=3 face="Times New Roman"&gt;&lt;span   style='font-size:12.0pt'&gt;&lt;a   href="http://signal-integrity-tips.com/2008/happy-thirteenth-birthday-ibis-guest-post-from-michael-mirmak/"&gt;Happy   Thirteenth Birthday IBIS - Guest Post from Michael Mirmak&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;   &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=2 color="#666666"&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:10.0pt;   color:#666666'&gt;By webmaster [atsymbol] signal-integrity-tips... &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font   size=2&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:10.0pt'&gt;&lt;br&gt;   Signal Integrity &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:bold'&gt;Tips&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt; continues   our mini-celebration of the anniversary of IBIS 2.1 ANSI/EIA-656 with this   guest post from Michael Mirmak, Chair, IBIS Open Forum. Michael writes:. The   year 1995 was certainly one of firsts and &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:bold'&gt;...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;   &lt;font color=green&gt;&lt;span style='color:green'&gt;&lt;a   href="http://signal-integrity-tips.com/"   title="http://signal-integrity-tips.com/"&gt;&lt;font color=green&gt;&lt;span   style='color:green'&gt;Signal Integrity Tips - http://signal-integrity-tips.com/&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;   &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;/td&gt;  &lt;/tr&gt;  &lt;tr height=95 style='height:71.5pt'&gt;   &lt;td height=95 style='padding:0in 0in 12.0pt 0in;height:71.5pt'&gt;   &lt;p class=MsoNormal&gt;&lt;font size=3 face="Times New Roman"&gt;&lt;span   style='font-size:12.0pt'&gt;&lt;a   href="http://scottpurdie.com/2008/12/13/louis-gray-15-tips-on-improving-search-engine-visibility/"&gt;Louis   Gray - 15 &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:bold'&gt;Tips&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt; on Improving   Search Engine Visibility&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;   &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=2 color="#666666"&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:10.0pt;   color:#666666'&gt;By scottpurdie &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=2&gt;&lt;span   style='font-size:10.0pt'&gt;&lt;br&gt;   Social networking profiles such as Facebook, &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:   bold'&gt;LinkedIn&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;, and Twitter all get favorably indexed, and always   rank on the top of the search results. This is especially great if your goal   is for personal branding. Being active and maintaining &lt;b&gt;&lt;span   style='font-weight:bold'&gt;...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;   &lt;font color=green&gt;&lt;span style='color:green'&gt;&lt;a href="http://scottpurdie.com/"   title="http://scottpurdie.com/"&gt;&lt;font color=green&gt;&lt;span style='color:green'&gt;Scott   Purdie - http://scottpurdie.com/&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;/td&gt;  &lt;/tr&gt;  &lt;tr height=95 style='height:71.5pt'&gt;   &lt;td height=95 style='padding:0in 0in 12.0pt 0in;height:71.5pt'&gt;   &lt;p class=MsoNormal&gt;&lt;font size=3 face="Times New Roman"&gt;&lt;span   style='font-size:12.0pt'&gt;&lt;a   href="http://improving-bpm-systems.blogspot.com/2008/12/groupbusiness-process-improvement-i.html"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span   style='font-weight:bold'&gt;Linkedin&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;: Top Down or Bottom Up ?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;   &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=2 color="#666666"&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:10.0pt;   color:#666666'&gt;By Alexander Samarin(Alexander Samarin) &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font   size=2&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:10.0pt'&gt;&lt;br&gt;   In some senses, modelling is similar to solving a puzzle &amp;#8211; everyone has   his/her own way, but there are a few practical &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:   bold'&gt;tips&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;, eg make the edges first, group together pieces with a similar   colour or pattern, collect them into clusters, &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:   bold'&gt;...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;   &lt;font color=green&gt;&lt;span style='color:green'&gt;&lt;a   href="http://improving-bpm-systems.blogspot.com/"   title="http://improving-bpm-systems.blogspot.com/"&gt;&lt;font color=green&gt;&lt;span   style='color:green'&gt;Improving Business Process Management... -   http://improving-bpm-systems.blogspot.com/&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;/td&gt;  &lt;/tr&gt;  &lt;tr height=95 style='height:71.5pt'&gt;   &lt;td height=95 style='padding:0in 0in 12.0pt 0in;height:71.5pt'&gt;   &lt;p class=MsoNormal&gt;&lt;font size=3 face="Times New Roman"&gt;&lt;span   style='font-size:12.0pt'&gt;&lt;a   href="http://www.kevinhdavis.com/2008/12/13/email-marketing-tips-how-to-build-a-customer-opt-in-list/"&gt;Email   Marketing &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:bold'&gt;Tips&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt; - How To Build A   Customer Opt In List&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;   &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=2 color="#666666"&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:10.0pt;   color:#666666'&gt;By Kevin &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=2&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:   10.0pt'&gt;&lt;br&gt;   This article was written by Simon Akers who is the editor of the Marketing Oasis   newsletter, a free internet marketing ezine packed with &lt;b&gt;&lt;span   style='font-weight:bold'&gt;tips&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt; to help you succeed and increase   your profits: http://www.MarketingOasis.com &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:bold'&gt;...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;   &lt;font color=green&gt;&lt;span style='color:green'&gt;&lt;a   href="http://www.kevinhdavis.com/" title="http://www.kevinhdavis.com/"&gt;&lt;font   color=green&gt;&lt;span style='color:green'&gt;Kevin H Davis - Speaker, Mentor,... -   http://www.kevinhdavis.com/&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;/td&gt;  &lt;/tr&gt; &lt;/table&gt;  &lt;p class=MsoNormal&gt;&lt;font size=3 face="Times New Roman"&gt;&lt;span style='font-size: 12.0pt'&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;/div&gt;  &lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7349473034446566956-7087817573230728607?l=linkedintips.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://linkedintips.blogspot.com/feeds/7087817573230728607/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7349473034446566956&amp;postID=7087817573230728607' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7349473034446566956/posts/default/7087817573230728607'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7349473034446566956/posts/default/7087817573230728607'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://linkedintips.blogspot.com/2008/12/linkedin-tips_14.html' title='linkedin Tips:'/><author><name>Vitamin Fish</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11929053208818344116</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7349473034446566956.post-8465312968829496370</id><published>2008-12-12T21:23:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2008-12-12T21:23:08.710-08:00</updated><title type='text'>LinkedIn Tips:</title><content type='html'>&lt;table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="320" style="width:239.95pt;mso-cellspacing:0in;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 0in 0in"&gt;  &lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr style="mso-yfti-irow:0;height:69.5pt"&gt;   &lt;td style="padding:0in 0in 12.0pt 0in;height:69.5pt"&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.thescriptpoint.com/2008/12/five-important-linkedin-etiquette-tips-pc-advisor/"&gt;Five   important &lt;b&gt;LinkedIn&lt;/b&gt; etiquette &lt;b&gt;tips&lt;/b&gt; - PC Advisor&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;   &lt;span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#666666"&gt;By admin &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:10.0pt"&gt;&lt;br&gt;   Five important &lt;b&gt;LinkedIn&lt;/b&gt; etiquette &lt;b&gt;tips&lt;/b&gt; - PC Advisor   Social-networking site &lt;b&gt;LinkedIn&lt;/b&gt; can be a very handy business tool.   We've put together a list of five top &lt;b&gt;tips&lt;/b&gt; to ensure your profile   doesn't offer employers a reason not to employ &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;   &lt;span style="color:green"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.thescriptpoint.com/" title="http://www.thescriptpoint.com/"&gt;&lt;span style="color:green"&gt;The Script   Point - http://www.thescriptpoint.com/&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;/td&gt;  &lt;/tr&gt;  &lt;tr style="mso-yfti-irow:1;height:69.5pt"&gt;   &lt;td style="padding:0in 0in 12.0pt 0in;height:69.5pt"&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;a href="http://blog.linkedin.com/2008/12/11/the-getting-back-to-business-checklist-for-job-hunters/"&gt;The   Getting Back-to-Business Checklist for Job Hunters&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;   &lt;span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#666666"&gt;By kristacanfield &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:10.0pt"&gt;&lt;br&gt;   Most job seekers on &lt;b&gt;LinkedIn&lt;/b&gt;, probably have their favorite &lt;b&gt;tips&lt;/b&gt;   and tricks that help them land their dream job - whether it be re-entering   the workforce, making a career 180 heading into the new year or even if   someone has just been &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;   &lt;span style="color:green"&gt;&lt;a href="http://blog.linkedin.com/" title="http://blog.linkedin.com/"&gt;&lt;span style="color:green"&gt;The LinkedIn Blog   - http://blog.linkedin.com/&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;/td&gt;  &lt;/tr&gt;  &lt;tr style="mso-yfti-irow:2;height:69.5pt"&gt;   &lt;td style="padding:0in 0in 12.0pt 0in;height:69.5pt"&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cdblog.centraldesktop.com/articles/2008/12/7-tips-for-leveraging-social-t.html"&gt;7   &lt;b&gt;Tips&lt;/b&gt; for Leveraging Social Technology for Nonprofits&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;   &lt;span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#666666"&gt;By Tia Jones &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:10.0pt"&gt;&lt;br&gt;   Create a public profile about your organization and tell your story. People   can relate to stories and begin discussions from your point of view. See the   following nonprofits on &lt;b&gt;LinkedIn&lt;/b&gt; and also check out &lt;b&gt;LinkedIn&lt;/b&gt;   for Good &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;   &lt;span style="color:green"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cdblog.centraldesktop.com/articles/" title="http://cdblog.centraldesktop.com/articles/"&gt;&lt;span style="color:green"&gt;Central   Desktop Articles - http://cdblog.centraldesktop.com/articles/&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;   &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;/td&gt;  &lt;/tr&gt;  &lt;tr style="mso-yfti-irow:3;height:69.5pt"&gt;   &lt;td style="padding:0in 0in 12.0pt 0in;height:69.5pt"&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;a href="http://feeds.techbetter.com/~r/techbetter/~3/483021213/common-website-mistakes.html"&gt;Common   Website Mistakes&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;   &lt;span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#666666"&gt;By Ryan Williams(Ryan Williams) &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:10.0pt"&gt;&lt;br&gt;   &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt; keep in mind that many potential customers will base their buying   decision solely on the look and content of your website. Ryan Williams   Twitter: &lt;a href="http://www.twitter.com/ryanwill"&gt;http://www.twitter.com/ryanwill&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;b&gt;LinkedIn&lt;/b&gt;: &lt;a href="http://www"&gt;http://www&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;b&gt;linkedin&lt;/b&gt;.com/in/ryanwill   &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;   &lt;span style="color:green"&gt;&lt;a href="http://blog.techbetter.com/" title="http://blog.techbetter.com/"&gt;&lt;span style="color:green"&gt;Tech Better&amp;#39;s   Tech Tips - http://blog.techbetter.com/&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;/td&gt;  &lt;/tr&gt;  &lt;tr style="mso-yfti-irow:4;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes;height:69.5pt"&gt;   &lt;td style="padding:0in 0in 12.0pt 0in;height:69.5pt"&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;a href="http://designresumes.wordpress.com/2008/12/12/my-journey-with-linkedin/"&gt;My   Journey with &lt;b&gt;LinkedIn&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;   &lt;span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#666666"&gt;By Julie Walraven &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:10.0pt"&gt;&lt;br&gt;   Jason's book gave me all kinds of &lt;b&gt;tips&lt;/b&gt; in very easy to understand   terms. I had a lot of it right and he confirmed that but he also taught me   many other aspects of &lt;b&gt;LinkedIn&lt;/b&gt; that I hadn't yet figured out. Jason   gives you a great concept &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;   &lt;span style="color:green"&gt;&lt;a href="http://designresumes.wordpress.com/" title="http://designresumes.wordpress.com/"&gt;&lt;span style="color:green"&gt;Successful   Careers in Challenging Times - http://designresumes.wordpress.com/&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;   &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;/td&gt;  &lt;/tr&gt; &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7349473034446566956-8465312968829496370?l=linkedintips.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://linkedintips.blogspot.com/feeds/8465312968829496370/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7349473034446566956&amp;postID=8465312968829496370' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7349473034446566956/posts/default/8465312968829496370'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7349473034446566956/posts/default/8465312968829496370'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://linkedintips.blogspot.com/2008/12/linkedin-tips_12.html' title='LinkedIn Tips:'/><author><name>Vitamin Fish</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11929053208818344116</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7349473034446566956.post-5712850388683185283</id><published>2008-12-11T06:26:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2008-12-11T06:26:08.515-08:00</updated><title type='text'>linkedin Tips:</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class=Section1&gt;  &lt;div&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font size=3 face=Arial&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=356  style='width:267.0pt'&gt;  &lt;tr height=86 style='height:64.5pt'&gt;   &lt;td height=86 style='padding:0in 0in 12.0pt 0in;height:64.5pt'&gt;   &lt;table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left    width=47 style='width:35.6pt;margin-right:7.5pt;margin-bottom:5.25pt'&gt;    &lt;tr height=62 style='height:46.6pt'&gt;     &lt;td height=62 style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:46.6pt'&gt;     &lt;p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'&gt;&lt;font size=3     face="Times New Roman"&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:12.0pt'&gt;&lt;a     href="http://mashable.com/2008/12/10/personal-branding-in-recession/"&gt;&lt;span     style='text-decoration:none'&gt;&lt;img border=0 width=80 height=60     id="_x0000_i1036"     src="http://news.google.com/news?imgefp=_4VU4Hj9jmoJ&amp;amp;imgurl=mashable.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/personal-branding.jpg"     NOSEND=1&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;     &lt;/td&gt;    &lt;/tr&gt;    &lt;tr height=10 style='height:7.45pt'&gt;     &lt;td height=10 style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:7.45pt'&gt;     &lt;p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'&gt;&lt;font size=1     face="Times New Roman"&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:7.5pt'&gt;&lt;a     href="http://mashable.com/2008/12/10/personal-branding-in-recession/"&gt;Mashable&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;     &lt;/td&gt;    &lt;/tr&gt;   &lt;/table&gt;   &lt;p class=MsoNormal&gt;&lt;font size=3 face="Times New Roman"&gt;&lt;span   style='font-size:12.0pt'&gt;&lt;a   href="http://mashable.com/2008/12/10/personal-branding-in-recession/"&gt;10 Ways   Personal Branding Can Save You From Getting Fired&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;   &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=2 color="#666666"&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:10.0pt;   color:#666666'&gt;Mashable - &lt;st1:place w:st="on"&gt;&lt;st1:City w:st="on"&gt;San     Francisco&lt;/st1:City&gt;,&lt;st1:State w:st="on"&gt;CA&lt;/st1:State&gt;,&lt;st1:country-region    w:st="on"&gt;USA&lt;/st1:country-region&gt;&lt;/st1:place&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=2&gt;&lt;span   style='font-size:10.0pt'&gt;&lt;br&gt;   The best way to keep in touch with your network is to import your contacts   into &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:bold'&gt;LinkedIn&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;, Facebook and   Twitter, so you can provide them with valuable &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:   bold'&gt;...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;   &lt;br&gt;   &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;/td&gt;  &lt;/tr&gt;  &lt;tr height=66 style='height:49.7pt'&gt;   &lt;td height=66 style='padding:0in 0in 12.0pt 0in;height:49.7pt'&gt;   &lt;p class=MsoNormal&gt;&lt;font size=3 face="Times New Roman"&gt;&lt;span   style='font-size:12.0pt'&gt;&lt;a   href="http://www.smartcompany.com.au/Premium-Articles/Top-Story/20081211-How-Twitter-will-change-your-business.html"&gt;How   Twitter will change your business&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;   &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=2 color="#666666"&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:10.0pt;   color:#666666'&gt;SmartCompany.com.au - &lt;st1:place w:st="on"&gt;&lt;st1:City w:st="on"&gt;Melbourne&lt;/st1:City&gt;,&lt;st1:State    w:st="on"&gt;Victoria&lt;/st1:State&gt;,&lt;st1:country-region w:st="on"&gt;Australia&lt;/st1:country-region&gt;&lt;/st1:place&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font   size=2&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:10.0pt'&gt;&lt;br&gt;   MySpace, Facebook and &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:bold'&gt;LinkedIn&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;   have all been co-opted by marketers who saw the opportunity to have almost   instant one-to-one conversations with customers &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:   bold'&gt;...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;/td&gt;  &lt;/tr&gt;  &lt;tr height=66 style='height:49.7pt'&gt;   &lt;td height=66 style='padding:0in 0in 12.0pt 0in;height:49.7pt'&gt;   &lt;p class=MsoNormal&gt;&lt;font size=3 face="Times New Roman"&gt;&lt;span   style='font-size:12.0pt'&gt;&lt;a   href="http://business.asiaone.com/Business/SME%2BCentral/Tete-A-Tech/Story/A1Story20081210-106777.html"&gt;Build   your brand by networking&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;   &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=2 color="#666666"&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:10.0pt;   color:#666666'&gt;AsiaOne - &lt;st1:country-region w:st="on"&gt;&lt;st1:place w:st="on"&gt;Singapore&lt;/st1:place&gt;&lt;/st1:country-region&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font   size=2&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:10.0pt'&gt;&lt;br&gt;   &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:bold'&gt;LinkedIn&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt; or Twitter? Or use of   third party software to develop your own network? And with an SME, you might   think that you do not have the time or the &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:bold'&gt;...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;/td&gt;  &lt;/tr&gt; &lt;/table&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font size=3 face=Arial&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=392  style='width:294.05pt'&gt;  &lt;tr height=93 style='height:69.65pt'&gt;   &lt;td height=93 style='padding:0in 0in 12.0pt 0in;height:69.65pt'&gt;   &lt;p class=MsoNormal&gt;&lt;font size=3 face="Times New Roman"&gt;&lt;span   style='font-size:12.0pt'&gt;&lt;a   href="http://clintperez.blogspot.com/2008/12/linked-in-tips.html"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span   style='font-weight:bold'&gt;Linked In Tips&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;   &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=2 color="#666666"&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:10.0pt;   color:#666666'&gt;By Clint(Clint) &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=2&gt;&lt;span   style='font-size:10.0pt'&gt;&lt;br&gt;   I recently came across this great website that lists &lt;b&gt;&lt;span   style='font-weight:bold'&gt;tips&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt; for getting the most out of &lt;b&gt;&lt;span   style='font-weight:bold'&gt;Linked In&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt; (mainly) and other social   networking sites (Facebook). I browsed through the content and found a lot of   useful nuggets, &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:bold'&gt;...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;   &lt;font color=green&gt;&lt;span style='color:green'&gt;&lt;a   href="http://clintperez.blogspot.com/" title="http://clintperez.blogspot.com/"&gt;&lt;font   color=green&gt;&lt;span style='color:green'&gt;Clint's Musings -   http://clintperez.blogspot.com/&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;/td&gt;  &lt;/tr&gt;  &lt;tr height=110 style='height:82.85pt'&gt;   &lt;td height=110 style='padding:0in 0in 12.0pt 0in;height:82.85pt'&gt;   &lt;p class=MsoNormal&gt;&lt;font size=3 face="Times New Roman"&gt;&lt;span   style='font-size:12.0pt'&gt;&lt;a   href="http://www.venturewoods.org/index.php/2008/12/10/top-6-tips-to-expand-your-linkedin-network/"&gt;Top   6 &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:bold'&gt;Tips&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt; to Expand Your &lt;b&gt;&lt;span   style='font-weight:bold'&gt;LinkedIn&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt; Network&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;   &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=2 color="#666666"&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:10.0pt;   color:#666666'&gt;By Pradeep &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=2&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:   10.0pt'&gt;&lt;br&gt;   &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:bold'&gt;LinkedIn&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt; - Professional   Networking Given the proliferation of Social Media, your profile on Social   and Professional networking sites deserves a significant attention. Globally,   people are harnessing the power of social media for varied &lt;b&gt;&lt;span   style='font-weight:bold'&gt;...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;   &lt;font color=green&gt;&lt;span style='color:green'&gt;&lt;a   href="http://www.venturewoods.org/" title="http://www.venturewoods.org/"&gt;&lt;font   color=green&gt;&lt;span style='color:green'&gt;VentureWoods -   http://www.venturewoods.org/&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;/td&gt;  &lt;/tr&gt;  &lt;tr height=110 style='height:82.85pt'&gt;   &lt;td height=110 style='padding:0in 0in 12.0pt 0in;height:82.85pt'&gt;   &lt;p class=MsoNormal&gt;&lt;font size=3 face="Times New Roman"&gt;&lt;span   style='font-size:12.0pt'&gt;&lt;a   href="http://www.thestandard.com/news/2008/12/10/linkedins-most-unusual-members-meet-super-connected"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span   style='font-weight:bold'&gt;LinkedIn's&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt; Most Unusual Members: Meet The   Super-Connected&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;   &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=2 color="#666666"&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:10.0pt;   color:#666666'&gt;By IDG News Service &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=2&gt;&lt;span   style='font-size:10.0pt'&gt;&lt;br&gt;   More &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:bold'&gt;LinkedIn&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt; coverage on   CIO.com &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:bold'&gt;LinkedIn&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt; Etiquette: Five   Dos and Don'ts &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:bold'&gt;LinkedIn&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt; vs.   Facebook: Is the &amp;quot;Boring&amp;quot; Underdog Poised to Beat Its Flashy   Competitor? &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:bold'&gt;LinkedIn Tips&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;: How   Many Connections Is Too Many? &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:bold'&gt;...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;   &lt;font color=green&gt;&lt;span style='color:green'&gt;&lt;a   href="http://www.thestandard.com/all/feed"   title="http://www.thestandard.com/all/feed"&gt;&lt;font color=green&gt;&lt;span   style='color:green'&gt;Industry Standard News and Predictions -   http://www.thestandard.com/all/feed&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;/td&gt;  &lt;/tr&gt;  &lt;tr height=110 style='height:82.85pt'&gt;   &lt;td height=110 style='padding:0in 0in 12.0pt 0in;height:82.85pt'&gt;   &lt;p class=MsoNormal&gt;&lt;font size=3 face="Times New Roman"&gt;&lt;span   style='font-size:12.0pt'&gt;&lt;a   href="http://www.dinters.com/2008/12/10/10-ways-personal-branding-can-save-you-from-getting-fired/"&gt;10   Ways Personal Branding Can Save You From Getting Fired&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;   &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=2 color="#666666"&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:10.0pt;   color:#666666'&gt;By ironface72 &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=2&gt;&lt;span   style='font-size:10.0pt'&gt;&lt;br&gt;   The best way to keep in touch with your network is to import your contacts   into &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:bold'&gt;LinkedIn&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;, Facebook and   Twitter, so you can provide them with valuable information over time. 2.   Position yourself as the go-to-person for a specific skill &lt;b&gt;&lt;span   style='font-weight:bold'&gt;...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;   &lt;font color=green&gt;&lt;span style='color:green'&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.dinters.com/"   title="http://www.dinters.com/"&gt;&lt;font color=green&gt;&lt;span style='color:green'&gt;Blogging   Tips to Help You Make... - http://www.dinters.com/&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;   &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;/td&gt;  &lt;/tr&gt; &lt;/table&gt;  &lt;p class=MsoNormal&gt;&lt;font size=3 face="Times New Roman"&gt;&lt;span style='font-size: 12.0pt'&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;/div&gt;  &lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7349473034446566956-5712850388683185283?l=linkedintips.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://linkedintips.blogspot.com/feeds/5712850388683185283/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7349473034446566956&amp;postID=5712850388683185283' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7349473034446566956/posts/default/5712850388683185283'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7349473034446566956/posts/default/5712850388683185283'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://linkedintips.blogspot.com/2008/12/linkedin-tips_11.html' title='linkedin Tips:'/><author><name>Vitamin Fish</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11929053208818344116</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7349473034446566956.post-5203154672031051405</id><published>2008-12-09T20:46:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-12-09T20:47:17.518-08:00</updated><title type='text'>LinkedIn Tips Currents:</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class=Section1&gt;  &lt;p class=MsoNormal&gt;&lt;font size=3 color=navy face="Times New Roman"&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy'&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;div&gt;  &lt;table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=296  style='width:221.95pt'&gt;  &lt;tr height=82 style='height:61.4pt'&gt;   &lt;td height=82 style='padding:0in 0in 12.0pt 0in;height:61.4pt'&gt;   &lt;p class=MsoNormal&gt;&lt;font size=3 face="Times New Roman"&gt;&lt;span   style='font-size:12.0pt'&gt;&lt;a   href="http://blogs.smh.com.au/business/executivestyle/managementline/2008/12/job_search_in_b.html"&gt;Job   search in bad times&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;   &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=2 color="#666666"&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:10.0pt;   color:#666666'&gt;Sydney Morning Herald - &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=2     color="#666666"&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#666666'&gt;Sydney&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font    size=2 color="#666666"&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#666666'&gt;,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font     size=2 color="#666666"&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#666666'&gt;New     South Wales&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=2 color="#666666"&gt;&lt;span    style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#666666'&gt;,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=2     color="#666666"&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#666666'&gt;Australia&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font   size=2&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:10.0pt'&gt;&lt;br&gt;   Still, you can also network strategically online throught sites like &lt;b&gt;&lt;span   style='font-weight:bold'&gt;LinkedIn&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;. Experts also say you need to   think outside the square. &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:bold'&gt;...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;   &lt;a   href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;amp;ncl=http://blogs.smh.com.au/business/executivestyle/managementline/2008/12/job_search_in_b.html"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font   color=navy&gt;&lt;span style='color:navy'&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;/td&gt;  &lt;/tr&gt;  &lt;tr height=82 style='height:61.4pt'&gt;   &lt;td height=82 style='padding:0in 0in 12.0pt 0in;height:61.4pt'&gt;   &lt;p class=MsoNormal&gt;&lt;font size=3 face="Times New Roman"&gt;&lt;span   style='font-size:12.0pt'&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.clickz.com/3632020"&gt;E-mail   Networking, the Gracious Way&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;   &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=2 color="#666666"&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:10.0pt;   color:#666666'&gt;ClickZ News - &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=2 color="#666666"&gt;&lt;span     style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#666666'&gt;New York&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=2    color="#666666"&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#666666'&gt;,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font     size=2 color="#666666"&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#666666'&gt;NY&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font    size=2 color="#666666"&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#666666'&gt;,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font     size=2 color="#666666"&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#666666'&gt;USA&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font   size=2&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:10.0pt'&gt;&lt;br&gt;   I know that I am barely scratching the surface of the different ways you can   network in &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:bold'&gt;LinkedIn&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;. Feel free   to send me your best &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:bold'&gt;LinkedIn&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;   networking &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:bold'&gt;tips&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt; &lt;b&gt;&lt;span   style='font-weight:bold'&gt;...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;   &lt;a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;amp;ncl=http://www.clickz.com/3632020"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font   color=navy&gt;&lt;span style='color:navy'&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;/td&gt;  &lt;/tr&gt; &lt;/table&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font size=3 face=Arial&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=380  style='width:285.05pt'&gt;  &lt;tr height=95 style='height:70.9pt'&gt;   &lt;td height=95 style='padding:0in 0in 12.0pt 0in;height:70.9pt'&gt;   &lt;p class=MsoNormal&gt;&lt;font size=3 face="Times New Roman"&gt;&lt;span   style='font-size:12.0pt'&gt;&lt;a   href="http://sixdegreesfromdave.com/2008/12/09/six-degrees-top-ten-networking-sourcing-tips-articles-oh-my/"&gt;SIX   DEGREES TOP TEN - Networking, Sourcing &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:bold'&gt;Tips&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;,   Articles Oh My!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;   &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=2 color="#666666"&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:10.0pt;   color:#666666'&gt;By Dave Mendoza &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=2&gt;&lt;span   style='font-size:10.0pt'&gt;&lt;br&gt;   4) You will see &amp;#8220;Add Contacts&amp;#8221; page on &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:bold'&gt;Linkedin&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;.   It will say within a green box, &amp;#8220;Once you have created your export file,   select it here. Choose only files in the following formats, csv, txt, vcf&amp;#8221; 5)   Click &amp;#8220;Browse&amp;#8221; (Select the file you &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:bold'&gt;...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;   &lt;font color=green&gt;&lt;span style='color:green'&gt;&lt;a   href="http://sixdegreesfromdave.com/" title="http://sixdegreesfromdave.com/"&gt;&lt;font   color=green&gt;&lt;span style='color:green'&gt;Six Degrees - Recruitment Blog... -   http://sixdegreesfromdave.com/&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;/td&gt;  &lt;/tr&gt;  &lt;tr height=95 style='height:70.9pt'&gt;   &lt;td height=95 style='padding:0in 0in 12.0pt 0in;height:70.9pt'&gt;   &lt;p class=MsoNormal&gt;&lt;font size=3 face="Times New Roman"&gt;&lt;span   style='font-size:12.0pt'&gt;&lt;a   href="http://www.articlenation.net/2008/12/09/20-tips-to-twitter-job-search-success/"&gt;20   &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:bold'&gt;tips&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt; to Twitter job search   success&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;   &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=2 color="#666666"&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:10.0pt;   color:#666666'&gt;By Article Master &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=2&gt;&lt;span   style='font-size:10.0pt'&gt;&lt;br&gt;   For the &amp;#8216;More Info URL&amp;#8217;, put the url of your blog, &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:   bold'&gt;LinkedIn&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt; profile or other brand-reinforcing website. For the   &amp;#8216;One Line Bio&amp;#8217;, use the personal tagline I told you about in 37 Ideas to Grow   Your Job Search Network Right Now. &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:bold'&gt;...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;   &lt;font color=green&gt;&lt;span style='color:green'&gt;&lt;a   href="http://www.articlenation.net/" title="http://www.articlenation.net/"&gt;&lt;font   color=green&gt;&lt;span style='color:green'&gt;ArticleNation.net -   http://www.articlenation.net/&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;/td&gt;  &lt;/tr&gt;  &lt;tr height=95 style='height:70.9pt'&gt;   &lt;td height=95 style='padding:0in 0in 12.0pt 0in;height:70.9pt'&gt;   &lt;p class=MsoNormal&gt;&lt;font size=3 face="Times New Roman"&gt;&lt;span   style='font-size:12.0pt'&gt;&lt;a   href="http://nevereatalone.typepad.com/blog/2008/12/linkedin-factor.html"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span   style='font-weight:bold'&gt;Linkedin&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt; Factor&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;   &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=2 color="#666666"&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:10.0pt;   color:#666666'&gt;By Keith Ferrazzi &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=2&gt;&lt;span   style='font-size:10.0pt'&gt;&lt;br&gt;   My friend, Nick Chavis, who is Vice President of Sales &amp;amp; Marketing at   Crescent Solutions, sent me some &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:bold'&gt;tips&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;   below how he consults companies and individuals to build and promote their   brands using &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:bold'&gt;Linkedin&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;. He   demonstrates 5 ways you can &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:bold'&gt;...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;   &lt;font color=green&gt;&lt;span style='color:green'&gt;&lt;a   href="http://nevereatalone.typepad.com/blog/"   title="http://nevereatalone.typepad.com/blog/"&gt;&lt;font color=green&gt;&lt;span   style='color:green'&gt;never eat alone blog -   http://nevereatalone.typepad.com/blog/&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;/td&gt;  &lt;/tr&gt;  &lt;tr height=95 style='height:70.9pt'&gt;   &lt;td height=95 style='padding:0in 0in 12.0pt 0in;height:70.9pt'&gt;   &lt;p class=MsoNormal&gt;&lt;font size=3 face="Times New Roman"&gt;&lt;span   style='font-size:12.0pt'&gt;&lt;a   href="http://davidkirkpatrick.wordpress.com/2008/12/09/do-you-use-linkedin/"&gt;Do   you use &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:bold'&gt;LinkedIn&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;   &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=2 color="#666666"&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:10.0pt;   color:#666666'&gt;By davidkirkpatrick &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=2&gt;&lt;span   style='font-size:10.0pt'&gt;&lt;br&gt;   There are two main factions who argue the merits of how one chooses   connections on &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:bold'&gt;LinkedIn&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;. One is &lt;b&gt;&lt;span   style='font-weight:bold'&gt;LinkedIn&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt; itself. As CIO highlighted in a   past article, &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:bold'&gt;LinkedIn&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt; firmly   believes you should know your contacts before deciding to add &lt;b&gt;&lt;span   style='font-weight:bold'&gt;...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;   &lt;font color=green&gt;&lt;span style='color:green'&gt;&lt;a   href="http://davidkirkpatrick.wordpress.com/"   title="http://davidkirkpatrick.wordpress.com/"&gt;&lt;font color=green&gt;&lt;span   style='color:green'&gt;David Kirkpatrick -   http://davidkirkpatrick.wordpress.com/&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;/td&gt;  &lt;/tr&gt;  &lt;tr height=95 style='height:70.9pt'&gt;   &lt;td height=95 style='padding:0in 0in 12.0pt 0in;height:70.9pt'&gt;   &lt;p class=MsoNormal&gt;&lt;font size=3 face="Times New Roman"&gt;&lt;span   style='font-size:12.0pt'&gt;&lt;a   href="http://www.phcconsulting.com/WordPress/2008/12/09/why-arent-there-more-female-managers-in-medical-sales/"&gt;Why   aren&amp;#8217;t there female medical sales managers?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;   &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=2 color="#666666"&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:10.0pt;   color:#666666'&gt;By the medical sales recruiter &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=2&gt;&lt;span   style='font-size:10.0pt'&gt;&lt;br&gt;   This question was posted on my &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:bold'&gt;LinkedIn&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;   page, along with these comments: Person with question says: My company is a   perfect example of a large scale device organization with few women. Only 1   woman in an executive position and none in &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:bold'&gt;...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;   &lt;font color=green&gt;&lt;span style='color:green'&gt;&lt;a   href="http://www.phcconsulting.com/WordPress/"   title="http://www.phcconsulting.com/WordPress/"&gt;&lt;font color=green&gt;&lt;span   style='color:green'&gt;Medical Sales Recruiter - Tips &amp;amp; Quips -   http://www.phcconsulting.com/WordPress/&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;/td&gt;  &lt;/tr&gt; &lt;/table&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font size=2 color=navy face=Arial&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family: Arial;color:navy'&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=2 face=Arial&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;/div&gt;  &lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7349473034446566956-5203154672031051405?l=linkedintips.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://linkedintips.blogspot.com/feeds/5203154672031051405/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7349473034446566956&amp;postID=5203154672031051405' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7349473034446566956/posts/default/5203154672031051405'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7349473034446566956/posts/default/5203154672031051405'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://linkedintips.blogspot.com/2008/12/linkedin-tips-currents_09.html' title='LinkedIn Tips Currents:'/><author><name>Vitamin Fish</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11929053208818344116</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7349473034446566956.post-7709345599411524577</id><published>2008-12-08T20:58:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2008-12-08T20:58:42.617-08:00</updated><title type='text'>LinkedIn Currents</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class=Section1&gt;  &lt;div&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font size=3 face=Arial&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=404  style='width:303.05pt'&gt;  &lt;tr height=86 style='height:64.85pt'&gt;   &lt;td height=86 style='padding:0in 0in 12.0pt 0in;height:64.85pt'&gt;   &lt;p class=MsoNormal&gt;&lt;font size=3 face="Times New Roman"&gt;&lt;span   style='font-size:12.0pt'&gt;&lt;a   href="http://www.vator.tv/news/show/2008-12-08-35-tips-for-getting-started-with-social-media"&gt;35   &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:bold'&gt;tips&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt; for getting started with   social media&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;   &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=2 color="#666666"&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:10.0pt;   color:#666666'&gt;Vator.tv News - &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=2 color="#666666"&gt;&lt;span     style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#666666'&gt;San Francisco&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font    size=2 color="#666666"&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#666666'&gt;,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font     size=2 color="#666666"&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#666666'&gt;CA&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font    size=2 color="#666666"&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#666666'&gt;,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font     size=2 color="#666666"&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#666666'&gt;USA&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font   size=2&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:10.0pt'&gt;&lt;br&gt;   Facebook, &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:bold'&gt;Linkedin&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt; and Twitter   should be a starting point. I would also create a blogroll. It can be on your   sidebar, or a separate page, but it should &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:bold'&gt;...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;   &amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;/td&gt;  &lt;/tr&gt;  &lt;tr height=86 style='height:64.85pt'&gt;   &lt;td height=86 style='padding:0in 0in 12.0pt 0in;height:64.85pt'&gt;   &lt;p class=MsoNormal&gt;&lt;font size=3 face="Times New Roman"&gt;&lt;span   style='font-size:12.0pt'&gt;&lt;a   href="http://www.todaysthv.com/news/arkbus/story.aspx?storyid=76853&amp;amp;catid=151"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span   style='font-weight:bold'&gt;Tips&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt; For Job Hunting Online&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;   &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=2 color="#666666"&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:10.0pt;   color:#666666'&gt;Today's THV - &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=2 color="#666666"&gt;&lt;span     style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#666666'&gt;Little Rock&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font    size=2 color="#666666"&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#666666'&gt;,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font     size=2 color="#666666"&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#666666'&gt;AR&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font    size=2 color="#666666"&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#666666'&gt;,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font     size=2 color="#666666"&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#666666'&gt;USA&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font   size=2&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:10.0pt'&gt;&lt;br&gt;   Sites like Facebook and &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:bold'&gt;LinkedIn&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;   are great for online networking, which leads to connections that can   eventually lead to jobs. &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:bold'&gt;...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;   &amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;/td&gt;  &lt;/tr&gt;  &lt;tr height=86 style='height:64.85pt'&gt;   &lt;td height=86 style='padding:0in 0in 12.0pt 0in;height:64.85pt'&gt;   &lt;p class=MsoNormal&gt;&lt;font size=3 face="Times New Roman"&gt;&lt;span   style='font-size:12.0pt'&gt;&lt;a   href="http://irishdev.com/Home/Events/Article.html?id=128"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span   style='font-weight:bold'&gt;LinkedIn&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt; Event with Damien Mulley&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;   &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=2 color="#666666"&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:10.0pt;   color:#666666'&gt;IRISHDEV.com - &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=2 color="#666666"&gt;&lt;span     style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#666666'&gt;Dublin&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=2    color="#666666"&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#666666'&gt;,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font     size=2 color="#666666"&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#666666'&gt;Ireland&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font   size=2&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:10.0pt'&gt;&lt;br&gt;   He'll cover the basic of setting up a profile and &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:   bold'&gt;tips&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt; and techniques on how to make your profile truly   engaging and then he'll move on to how to increase &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:   bold'&gt;...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;   &amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;/td&gt;  &lt;/tr&gt; &lt;/table&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font size=3 face=Arial&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=380  style='width:285.05pt'&gt;  &lt;tr height=94 style='height:70.4pt'&gt;   &lt;td height=94 style='padding:0in 0in 12.0pt 0in;height:70.4pt'&gt;   &lt;p class=MsoNormal&gt;&lt;font size=3 face="Times New Roman"&gt;&lt;span   style='font-size:12.0pt'&gt;&lt;a   href="http://www.bloggingtips.com/2008/12/08/how-to-choose-a-social-media-marketing-outlet/"&gt;How   to Choose a Social Media Marketing Outlet&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;   &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=2 color="#666666"&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:10.0pt;   color:#666666'&gt;By Yuwanda Black from http://www.InkwellEditorial.com &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font   size=2&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:10.0pt'&gt;&lt;br&gt;   Even though I have a MySpace page, and am &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:bold'&gt;LinkedIn&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;,   between client projects, writing and promoting my own ebooks, blogging, and   updating my website, I barely have time to invoice clients to get paid &amp;#8211;   that&amp;#8217;s just how busy my days are. &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:bold'&gt;...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;   &lt;font color=green&gt;&lt;span style='color:green'&gt;&lt;a   href="http://www.bloggingtips.com/" title="http://www.bloggingtips.com/"&gt;&lt;font   color=green&gt;&lt;span style='color:green'&gt;Blogging Tips -   http://www.bloggingtips.com/&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;/td&gt;  &lt;/tr&gt;  &lt;tr height=94 style='height:70.4pt'&gt;   &lt;td height=94 style='padding:0in 0in 12.0pt 0in;height:70.4pt'&gt;   &lt;p class=MsoNormal&gt;&lt;font size=3 face="Times New Roman"&gt;&lt;span   style='font-size:12.0pt'&gt;&lt;a   href="http://www.onlinenewsclass.com/2008/12/get-linkedin.html"&gt;Get &lt;b&gt;&lt;span   style='font-weight:bold'&gt;LinkedIn&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;   &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=2 color="#666666"&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:10.0pt;   color:#666666'&gt;By BrettWSU(BrettWSU) &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=2&gt;&lt;span   style='font-size:10.0pt'&gt;&lt;br&gt;   These sites are fun, but are considered more &amp;quot;personal&amp;quot; than   &amp;quot;professional.&amp;quot; &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:bold'&gt;LinkedIn&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;   is a site that uses social networking for professional purposes. Create your   profile and presence on &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:bold'&gt;LinkedIn&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;.   Here is a page with some &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:bold'&gt;tips&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt; on   your &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:bold'&gt;...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;   &lt;font color=green&gt;&lt;span style='color:green'&gt;&lt;a   href="http://www.onlinenewsclass.com/" title="http://www.onlinenewsclass.com/"&gt;&lt;font   color=green&gt;&lt;span style='color:green'&gt;JOURN 305 - Reporting -   http://www.onlinenewsclass.com/&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;/td&gt;  &lt;/tr&gt;  &lt;tr height=94 style='height:70.4pt'&gt;   &lt;td height=94 style='padding:0in 0in 12.0pt 0in;height:70.4pt'&gt;   &lt;p class=MsoNormal&gt;&lt;font size=3 face="Times New Roman"&gt;&lt;span   style='font-size:12.0pt'&gt;&lt;a   href="http://weloveviral.blogspot.com/2008/12/small-business-viral-marketing-tips-ses.html"&gt;Small   Business Viral Marketing &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:bold'&gt;Tips&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;,   SES San Jose 2008&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;   &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=2 color="#666666"&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:10.0pt;   color:#666666'&gt;By ContagesBros(ContagesBros) &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=2&gt;&lt;span   style='font-size:10.0pt'&gt;&lt;br&gt;   &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:bold'&gt;...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt; best &lt;b&gt;&lt;span   style='font-weight:bold'&gt;tips&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt; on viral campaigns and social media   marketing, especially for small business who want to make the most of their   business online without spending too much money. The two talk about using   social media sites like &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:bold'&gt;Linkedin&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;   and &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:bold'&gt;...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;   &lt;font color=green&gt;&lt;span style='color:green'&gt;&lt;a   href="http://weloveviral.blogspot.com/"   title="http://weloveviral.blogspot.com/"&gt;&lt;font color=green&gt;&lt;span   style='color:green'&gt;We love viral - A viral blog -   http://weloveviral.blogspot.com/&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;/td&gt;  &lt;/tr&gt;  &lt;tr height=94 style='height:70.4pt'&gt;   &lt;td height=94 style='padding:0in 0in 12.0pt 0in;height:70.4pt'&gt;   &lt;p class=MsoNormal&gt;&lt;font size=3 face="Times New Roman"&gt;&lt;span   style='font-size:12.0pt'&gt;&lt;a   href="http://news.tonic.com/featured/normal-green-more-green-holiday-tips/"&gt;Normal   Green: More Green Holiday &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:bold'&gt;Tips&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;   &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=2 color="#666666"&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:10.0pt;   color:#666666'&gt;By Stefania Pomponi Butler &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=2&gt;&lt;span   style='font-size:10.0pt'&gt;&lt;br&gt;   When not writing at Tonic, you will find more of Stefania at CityMama. Share   and Enjoy: Digg del.icio.us Technorati TwitThis Facebook Mixx Google E-mail   this story to a friend! Print this article! &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:bold'&gt;LinkedIn&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;   Live Reddit StumbleUpon.&lt;br&gt;   &lt;font color=green&gt;&lt;span style='color:green'&gt;&lt;a href="http://news.tonic.com/"   title="http://news.tonic.com/"&gt;&lt;font color=green&gt;&lt;span style='color:green'&gt;Tonic   News - http://news.tonic.com/&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;/td&gt;  &lt;/tr&gt; &lt;/table&gt;  &lt;p class=MsoNormal&gt;&lt;font size=3 face="Times New Roman"&gt;&lt;span style='font-size: 12.0pt'&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;/div&gt;  &lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7349473034446566956-7709345599411524577?l=linkedintips.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://linkedintips.blogspot.com/feeds/7709345599411524577/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7349473034446566956&amp;postID=7709345599411524577' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7349473034446566956/posts/default/7709345599411524577'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7349473034446566956/posts/default/7709345599411524577'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://linkedintips.blogspot.com/2008/12/linkedin-currents.html' title='LinkedIn Currents'/><author><name>Vitamin Fish</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11929053208818344116</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7349473034446566956.post-4255243340495230296</id><published>2008-12-07T21:04:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2008-12-07T21:04:50.449-08:00</updated><title type='text'>LinkedIn TIPS: </title><content type='html'>&lt;div class=Section1&gt;  &lt;p class=MsoNormal&gt;&lt;font size=2 color=navy face=Arial&gt;&lt;span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class=MsoNormal&gt;&lt;font size=2 color=navy face=Arial&gt;&lt;span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;div&gt;  &lt;table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=380  style='width:285.05pt'&gt;  &lt;tr height=93 style='height:70.05pt'&gt;   &lt;td height=93 style='padding:0in 0in 12.0pt 0in;height:70.05pt'&gt;   &lt;p class=MsoNormal&gt;&lt;font size=3 face="Times New Roman"&gt;&lt;span   style='font-size:12.0pt'&gt;&lt;a   href="http://blog.drbobclarke.com/30-tips-in-30-days-day-7-do-this-one-thing-and-your-chances-of-making-significant-money-triples.html"&gt;30   &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:bold'&gt;Tips&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt; in 30 Days: Day 7 &amp;#8212; Do This   One Thing and Your Chances of &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:bold'&gt;...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;   &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=2 color="#666666"&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:10.0pt;   color:#666666'&gt;By DrBob &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=2&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:   10.0pt'&gt;&lt;br&gt;   If you may remember, back on Day 3 of our 30 &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:   bold'&gt;Tips&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt; on 30 Days Series, I talked about the importance of   training and allocating a significant part of your initial marketing budget   to laying your marketing foundation with education. &lt;b&gt;&lt;span   style='font-weight:bold'&gt;...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;   &lt;font color=green&gt;&lt;span style='color:green'&gt;&lt;a   href="http://blog.drbobclarke.com/" title="http://blog.drbobclarke.com/"&gt;&lt;font   color=green&gt;&lt;span style='color:green'&gt;The Truth and Nothing But The Truth -   http://blog.drbobclarke.com/&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;/td&gt;  &lt;/tr&gt;  &lt;tr height=93 style='height:70.05pt'&gt;   &lt;td height=93 style='padding:0in 0in 12.0pt 0in;height:70.05pt'&gt;   &lt;p class=MsoNormal&gt;&lt;font size=3 face="Times New Roman"&gt;&lt;span   style='font-size:12.0pt'&gt;&lt;a   href="http://homes-andgardens.com/ten-tips-for-keeping-plants-safe-from-frost.php/"&gt;Ten   &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:bold'&gt;Tips&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt; For Keeping Plants Safe   From Frost&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;   &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=2 color="#666666"&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:10.0pt;   color:#666666'&gt;By admin &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=2&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:   10.0pt'&gt;&lt;br&gt;   Greenwood McMinnville, TN Phone : 800-426-0958 Courtesy OF FeaturesUSA. Share   and Enjoy: Digg Sphinn del.icio.us Facebook Mixx Google De.lirio.us Furl   Spurl StumbleUpon Technorati YahooMyWeb &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:bold'&gt;LinkedIn&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;   Ma.gnolia.&lt;br&gt;   &lt;font color=green&gt;&lt;span style='color:green'&gt;&lt;a   href="http://homes-andgardens.com/" title="http://homes-andgardens.com/"&gt;&lt;font   color=green&gt;&lt;span style='color:green'&gt;Home and Garden Information -   http://homes-andgardens.com/&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;/td&gt;  &lt;/tr&gt;  &lt;tr height=93 style='height:70.05pt'&gt;   &lt;td height=93 style='padding:0in 0in 12.0pt 0in;height:70.05pt'&gt;   &lt;p class=MsoNormal&gt;&lt;font size=3 face="Times New Roman"&gt;&lt;span   style='font-size:12.0pt'&gt;&lt;a   href="http://blissfullydomestic.com/blissful-delights/physicians-forumla-holiday-makeup-tips/"&gt;Physicians   Forumla Holiday Makeup &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:bold'&gt;Tips&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;   &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=2 color="#666666"&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:10.0pt;   color:#666666'&gt;By Shannon Nelson &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=2&gt;&lt;span   style='font-size:10.0pt'&gt;&lt;br&gt;   *Photo Credit: Beauty Advice and &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:bold'&gt;Tips&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;   and Fashion Tribes. Shannon Nelson writes A Girl&amp;#8217;s Gotta Spa! and Makeup   Minute. Share and Enjoy:. StumbleUpon; Kirtsy; TwitThis; Facebook;   del.icio.us; Sphinn; Google; Reddit; Digg; &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:bold'&gt;LinkedIn&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;   &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:bold'&gt;...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;   &lt;font color=green&gt;&lt;span style='color:green'&gt;&lt;a   href="http://blissfullydomestic.com/" title="http://blissfullydomestic.com/"&gt;&lt;font   color=green&gt;&lt;span style='color:green'&gt;Blissfully Domestic &amp;raquo; Blissful Style -   http://blissfullydomestic.com/&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;/td&gt;  &lt;/tr&gt;  &lt;tr height=78 style='height:58.85pt'&gt;   &lt;td height=78 style='padding:0in 0in 12.0pt 0in;height:58.85pt'&gt;   &lt;p class=MsoNormal&gt;&lt;font size=3 face="Times New Roman"&gt;&lt;span   style='font-size:12.0pt'&gt;&lt;a   href="http://www.kevinhdavis.com/2008/12/07/intermediate-tips-for-generating-traffic-with-squidoo/"&gt;Intermediate   &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:bold'&gt;Tips&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt; for Generating Traffic With   Squidoo&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;   &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=2 color="#666666"&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:10.0pt;   color:#666666'&gt;By Kevin &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=2&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:   10.0pt'&gt;&lt;br&gt;   Here are some intermediate &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:bold'&gt;tips&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;   for generating traffic with Squidoo. The first tip is to make your lens on   Squidoo content oriented. The search engines list Squidoo pages on high ranks   if they are rich in keywords. &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:bold'&gt;...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;   &lt;font color=green&gt;&lt;span style='color:green'&gt;&lt;a   href="http://www.kevinhdavis.com/" title="http://www.kevinhdavis.com/"&gt;&lt;font   color=green&gt;&lt;span style='color:green'&gt;Kevin H Davis - Speaker, Mentor,... -   http://www.kevinhdavis.com/&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;/td&gt;  &lt;/tr&gt; &lt;/table&gt;  &lt;p class=MsoNormal&gt;&lt;font size=3 face="Times New Roman"&gt;&lt;span style='font-size: 12.0pt'&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;/div&gt;  &lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7349473034446566956-4255243340495230296?l=linkedintips.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://linkedintips.blogspot.com/feeds/4255243340495230296/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7349473034446566956&amp;postID=4255243340495230296' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7349473034446566956/posts/default/4255243340495230296'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7349473034446566956/posts/default/4255243340495230296'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://linkedintips.blogspot.com/2008/12/linkedin-tips_07.html' title='LinkedIn TIPS: '/><author><name>Vitamin Fish</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11929053208818344116</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7349473034446566956.post-1836886999583692149</id><published>2008-12-06T21:08:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2008-12-06T21:08:51.758-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Linkedin Tips</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class=Section1&gt;  &lt;p class=MsoNormal&gt;&lt;font size=2 color=navy face=Arial&gt;&lt;span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class=MsoNormal&gt;&lt;font size=2 color=navy face=Arial&gt;&lt;span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;div&gt;  &lt;table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=600  style='width:6.25in'&gt;  &lt;tr&gt;   &lt;td style='padding:0in 0in 12.0pt 0in'&gt;   &lt;p class=MsoNormal&gt;&lt;font size=3 face="Times New Roman"&gt;&lt;span   style='font-size:12.0pt'&gt;&lt;a   href="http://www.dailyrecord.com/article/20081129/BUSINESS/811290337/1003/BUSINESS"&gt;Vital   &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:bold'&gt;tips&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt; for avoiding a layoff&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;   &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=2 color="#666666"&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:10.0pt;   color:#666666'&gt;Dailyrecord.com - &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=2 color="#666666"&gt;&lt;span     style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#666666'&gt;Parsippany&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font    size=2 color="#666666"&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#666666'&gt;,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font     size=2 color="#666666"&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#666666'&gt;NJ&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font    size=2 color="#666666"&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#666666'&gt;,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font     size=2 color="#666666"&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#666666'&gt;USA&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font   size=2&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:10.0pt'&gt;&lt;br&gt;   Update your profile on Web sites such as &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:bold'&gt;Linkedin&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;.   Consider meeting with a recruiter who can be a second set of eyes and ears.   Recruiters also keep up with &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:bold'&gt;...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;   &amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;/td&gt;  &lt;/tr&gt; &lt;/table&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font size=3 face=Arial&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=600  style='width:6.25in'&gt;  &lt;tr&gt;   &lt;td style='padding:0in 0in 12.0pt 0in'&gt;   &lt;p class=MsoNormal&gt;&lt;font size=3 face="Times New Roman"&gt;&lt;span   style='font-size:12.0pt'&gt;&lt;a   href="http://www.omlogic.com/blog/social-media-marketing/top-6-tips-to-expand-your-linkedin-network/"&gt;Top   6 &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:bold'&gt;Tips&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt; to Expand Your &lt;b&gt;&lt;span   style='font-weight:bold'&gt;LinkedIn&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt; Network&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;   &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=2&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:10.0pt'&gt;Given the   proliferation of Social Media, your profile on Social and Professional   networking sites deserves a significant attention. Globally, people are   harnessing the power of social media for varied purposes &amp;#8211; to attract   customers, &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:bold'&gt;...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;   &lt;font color=green&gt;&lt;span style='color:green'&gt;&lt;a   href="http://www.omlogic.com/blog/" title="http://www.omlogic.com/blog/"&gt;&lt;font   color=green&gt;&lt;span style='color:green'&gt;Online Marketing Insights -   http://www.omlogic.com/blog/&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;/td&gt;  &lt;/tr&gt;  &lt;tr&gt;   &lt;td style='padding:0in 0in 12.0pt 0in'&gt;   &lt;p class=MsoNormal&gt;&lt;font size=3 face="Times New Roman"&gt;&lt;span   style='font-size:12.0pt'&gt;&lt;a   href="http://websuccessdiva.com/week-in-review-social-media-and-blog-marketing-tips/"&gt;Week   in Review: Social Media and Blog Marketing &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:bold'&gt;Tips&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;   &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=2 color="#666666"&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:10.0pt;   color:#666666'&gt;By WebSuccessDiva &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=2&gt;&lt;span   style='font-size:10.0pt'&gt;&lt;br&gt;   Facebook TwitThis &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:bold'&gt;LinkedIn&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt; StumbleUpon   Digg Technorati del.icio.us Mixx MisterWong Reddit Propeller Google. Related   Diva Posts:. Week in Review: Social Media, Blog Marketing, and More; Groovy   Online Marketing Information from Across the &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:   bold'&gt;...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;   &lt;font color=green&gt;&lt;span style='color:green'&gt;&lt;a   href="http://websuccessdiva.com/" title="http://websuccessdiva.com/"&gt;&lt;font   color=green&gt;&lt;span style='color:green'&gt;Web Success Diva Social Internet... -   http://websuccessdiva.com/&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;/td&gt;  &lt;/tr&gt;  &lt;tr&gt;   &lt;td style='padding:0in 0in 12.0pt 0in'&gt;   &lt;p class=MsoNormal&gt;&lt;font size=3 face="Times New Roman"&gt;&lt;span   style='font-size:12.0pt'&gt;&lt;a   href="http://www.jmorganmarketing.com/tips-for-succeeding-as-a-consultant/?nucrss=1"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span   style='font-weight:bold'&gt;Tips&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt; for Succeeding as a Consultant&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;   &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=2 color="#666666"&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:10.0pt;   color:#666666'&gt;By Jacob Morgan &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=2&gt;&lt;span   style='font-size:10.0pt'&gt;&lt;br&gt;   I have put together a few &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:bold'&gt;tips&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;   for succeeding as a consultant:&amp;#8221;. To read the rest of the post please visit   Josh&amp;#8217;s blog at Shuaism. thanks for reading. Follow me on twitter. Connect   with me on &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:bold'&gt;linkedin&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;. Connect   with me on facebook.&lt;br&gt;   &lt;font color=green&gt;&lt;span style='color:green'&gt;&lt;a   href="http://www.jmorganmarketing.com/"   title="http://www.jmorganmarketing.com/"&gt;&lt;font color=green&gt;&lt;span   style='color:green'&gt;Social Media Marketing Strategy,... -   http://www.jmorganmarketing.com/&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;/td&gt;  &lt;/tr&gt;  &lt;tr&gt;   &lt;td style='padding:0in 0in 12.0pt 0in'&gt;   &lt;p class=MsoNormal&gt;&lt;font size=3 face="Times New Roman"&gt;&lt;span   style='font-size:12.0pt'&gt;&lt;a   href="http://blog.drbobclarke.com/30-tips-in-30-days-day-6-market-with-integrity.html"&gt;30   &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:bold'&gt;Tips&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt; in 30 Days: Day 6 &amp;#8212; Market   with Integrity&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;   &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=2 color="#666666"&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:10.0pt;   color:#666666'&gt;By DrBob &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=2&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:   10.0pt'&gt;&lt;br&gt;   &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:bold'&gt;...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt; Facebook del.icio.us   Technorati Furl Propeller De.lirio.us Sphinn Mixx BlinkList blogmarks   Blogsvine Live BlogMemes Blogosphere News co.mments E-mail this story to a   friend! feedmelinks Fleck &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:bold'&gt;LinkedIn&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;   Linkter Ma.gnolia MisterWong. &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:bold'&gt;...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;   &lt;font color=green&gt;&lt;span style='color:green'&gt;&lt;a   href="http://blog.drbobclarke.com/" title="http://blog.drbobclarke.com/"&gt;&lt;font   color=green&gt;&lt;span style='color:green'&gt;The Truth and Nothing But The Truth -   http://blog.drbobclarke.com/&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;/td&gt;  &lt;/tr&gt;  &lt;tr&gt;   &lt;td style='padding:0in 0in 12.0pt 0in'&gt;   &lt;p class=MsoNormal&gt;&lt;font size=3 face="Times New Roman"&gt;&lt;span   style='font-size:12.0pt'&gt;&lt;a   href="http://mavermanagement.blogspot.com/2008/12/cost-cutting-tips-for-small-business.html"&gt;Cost-Cutting   &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:bold'&gt;Tips&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt; for the Small-Business   Owner&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;   &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=2 color="#666666"&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:10.0pt;   color:#666666'&gt;By noreply@blogger.com (John Maver) &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font   size=2&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:10.0pt'&gt;&lt;br&gt;   If you run a small business, take a look at these ideas and let us know how   much you save. Thanks John John Maver President Maver Management Group (925)   648-7561 Maver Management View John Maver's profile on &lt;b&gt;&lt;span   style='font-weight:bold'&gt;LinkedIn&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;.&lt;br&gt;   &lt;font color=green&gt;&lt;span style='color:green'&gt;&lt;a   href="http://mavermanagement.blogspot.com/"   title="http://mavermanagement.blogspot.com/"&gt;&lt;font color=green&gt;&lt;span   style='color:green'&gt;John Maver - Maver Management Group -   http://mavermanagement.blogspot.com/&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;/td&gt;  &lt;/tr&gt; &lt;/table&gt;  &lt;p class=MsoNormal&gt;&lt;font size=3 face="Times New Roman"&gt;&lt;span style='font-size: 12.0pt'&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;/div&gt;  &lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7349473034446566956-1836886999583692149?l=linkedintips.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://linkedintips.blogspot.com/feeds/1836886999583692149/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7349473034446566956&amp;postID=1836886999583692149' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7349473034446566956/posts/default/1836886999583692149'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7349473034446566956/posts/default/1836886999583692149'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://linkedintips.blogspot.com/2008/12/linkedin-tips.html' title='Linkedin Tips'/><author><name>Vitamin Fish</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11929053208818344116</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7349473034446566956.post-3066704470281307159</id><published>2008-12-01T17:44:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-12-01T17:46:36.302-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Getting Started with LinkedIn</title><content type='html'>Best thing to do is get started!  Enter the minimum profile information required. Send invitations to people you know are already linkedIn or search names using your employer or other associations.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7349473034446566956-3066704470281307159?l=linkedintips.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://linkedintips.blogspot.com/feeds/3066704470281307159/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7349473034446566956&amp;postID=3066704470281307159' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7349473034446566956/posts/default/3066704470281307159'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7349473034446566956/posts/default/3066704470281307159'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://linkedintips.blogspot.com/2008/12/getting-started-with-linkedin.html' title='Getting Started with LinkedIn'/><author><name>Vitamin Fish</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11929053208818344116</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7349473034446566956.post-1177496580048539985</id><published>2008-12-01T17:02:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-12-01T17:03:24.949-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Linked In Tips</title><content type='html'>Check here regularly for tips on how to maximize use of LinkedIn.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7349473034446566956-1177496580048539985?l=linkedintips.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://linkedintips.blogspot.com/feeds/1177496580048539985/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7349473034446566956&amp;postID=1177496580048539985' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7349473034446566956/posts/default/1177496580048539985'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7349473034446566956/posts/default/1177496580048539985'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://linkedintips.blogspot.com/2008/12/linked-in-tips.html' title='Linked In Tips'/><author><name>Vitamin Fish</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11929053208818344116</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>
