Facebook Set to Challenge LinkedIn for Professional Online Networking
Thanks to Steve Rothberg at the CollegeRecruiter.com Blog for making me aware of this news. A recent article by Fortune reporter Lindsay Blakely shared the news that Facebook is working on a feature that will provide the ability to separate your work “friends” from your social ones: This may not sound significant, but as Facebook’s appeal […]
How Guy Kawasaki Hired from Craigslist
Thanks to my friend Emily McKhann of TheMotherhood.com for pointing out an interesting post by Guy Kawasaki on his “How to Change the World” blog. In the post, Kawasaki (an early Apple Macintosh evangelist, entrepreneur, speaker and author of The Art of the Start), shares his experience hiring employees from Craigslist.org. He offers some tips […]
Kudos to the YURPs in New Orleans
I just came across an inspiring article in the New Orleans Times-Picayune about young professionals moving to New Orleans after college graduation to help with the city’s ongoing recovery from Hurricane Katrina. Although the city is still plagued with horrible problems–including the fact that many people who want to return to the city can’t do […]
MFA (My Favorite Acronyms)
So, I got some flack in a recent Time.com review for mentioning in my book that I didn’t know that “LOL” meant “laugh out loud.” I thought it meant “lots of love”—guess I’m just a helpless romantic. This got me interested in making sure I’m up-to-speed on my acronyms/IM/text message-speak. Is this important knowledge for […]
The Blog Begins!
I’m very excited to start writing my own blog. Special thanks to Emmie Twombly (Bates College ’08) for the final push into the blogosphere. . Please let me know what you’d like to see featured here!