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29 Sep 2009

DC, #GrowSmartBiz Is Here

Estimated Reading Time: 17 minutes

Update: This is a recap of my live-tweeting from the GrowSmartBusiness conference held today in DC. I did try to give everyone a heads up that I would be doing this, but if you didn’t get that (because I know you have better things to do than hang on every word I say), I apologize in advance for clogging your Twitterstream.

As far as the conference goes: in one word – WOW, what a day. But more on that later. I used the Twitter LiveBlog plugin for WordPress to […]

By Shonali Burke|Sep 29, 2009|Categories: Business Building|Tags: Career Development, grow smart business, live blog, network solutions, neville hobson, shashi bellamkonda, Twitter|10 Comments

22 Sep 2009

Job Hunting? Give JobShouts a Holler

Estimated Reading Time: 8 minutes

I came across JobShouts the way I seem to come across many new things these days: on Twitter. I’m not looking for a job (hey, my boss is very good to me), but I know many people who are, and for them, it’s definitely worth investigating.

According to its website, JobShouts is “no longer just a job board in the traditional sense,” but “a job search engine integrated with social media, helping to create connections and deliver better matching results for both employers and job seekers.”

Basically, you […]

By Shonali Burke|Sep 22, 2009|Categories: Career Development, Social Media|Tags: alison doyle, job hunting, jobshouts, michael quale, robin eads, Twitter|6 Comments

10 Sep 2009

The Power of a Tweet

Estimated Reading Time: 11 seconds

This is what Lance Armstrong can do with one tweet.

What can I/you/we do? Gets one thinking, doesn’t it.

Photo: KezSLR

By Shonali Burke|Sep 10, 2009|Categories: Public Relations|Tags: lance armstrong, Twitter|2 Comments

02 Sep 2009

Want to Freelance? TwitterSource

Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutes

I had a lot of fun co-hosting the first #soloPR chat on Twitter today. It was a shame that my co-host, Heather Huhman, was locked out of Twitter for the duration, but pros like Kellye Crane, Jen Wilbur, and many more shared great tips on a career as a freelance PR professional, especially for new/recent grads. That’s right, I put “career” and “freelance” in the same sentence; because it can be a great one.

You can see the entire transcript of today’s chat at the […]

By Shonali Burke|Sep 2, 2009|Categories: Career Development, Public Relations|Tags: alison kenney, consulting, freelancing, heather huhman, jennifer mitchell, jennifer wilbur, kami huyse, kellye crane, pr, Public Relations, shane kinkannon, solopr, stephanie mrus, Twitter, twitterchat, wthashtag|3 Comments