I recently discovered how I can effectively use LinkedIn to find potential candidates for recruitment. Unfortunately, a few of the people who responded did not have an updated LinkedIn profile. recommend that you update your LinkedIn profile with details of what you did in each job you held. Consider LinkedIn profile your updated and most recent résumé, even if you are not actively looking for a job. If you want to connect with me on LinkedIn, simply add me to your network. Okay, I know this isn’t really new but hey, it’s new for me. Lost opportunity! MORE >>

It makes the case as to why we should use social networking sites not only inside of organizations, but also why we should not block employees from accessing outside sites like Facebook and LinkedIn.). Before we get to the topic of using Facebook and LinkedIn at work, I want to tell a story which was prompted by the comment yesterday from @LisaMeece108.  Hopefully this will give you one example of the many benefits of these social networking sites. She was a great person, we just hung around in different social circles. I promise.  MORE >>

Week 5: Facebook/LinkedIn: Day 1. Social Computing allows us to do this.  This week we will only talk about Facebook and LinkedIn.  Previously considered by many to be time wasters for college students, these two services are powerful networking mediums. Yet the question most people want to know is, “Is Facebook / LinkedIn a waste of my time or are they actually good for something?&#   To know the answer, we must ask, “What do you want to do?&#   Unfortunately, this is most often a chicken & egg situation.  Easily contact. MORE >>

I respond, 'well I'm becoming more and more interested in the use of social media and microblogging for learning', I then get puzzled looks that say, "too much time on your hands", "what is he talking about?" For me though I see a real role for social media as a platform for business learning. Social media - fad or forever? did however miss the first wave of social media on the net, there are many who have written blogs for 5-10 years and are a great deal more connected than I am and are across everything web2.0. Building a successful social (learning) site. MORE >>

With only two months left in the year it is time to make some predictions on how social media will impact your employee development and training in 2010.  Networks-  The learning industry will officially recognize the third aspect to the Mentoring/Coaching paradigm in employee development and training: Networks.  I’m not talking about Facebook, MySpace, or Linked In directly.  Forums - I’ve already touched upon how important I think forums are for optimizing your employee development and training programs in Using Online Forums in Social Learning.  MORE >>