Thanks for coming back to visit my blog. If there is anything that I can do to make your experience better just let me know!

In public, most people are not comfortable enough to just walk up and start talking to some random stranger. Can you remember the last time you did something like that? You probably can’t, and if you can then it probably doesn’t happen often. Guess what…you have to do something about that because every good business man or woman has to learn how to network. Networking is what grows businesses, builds healthy business relationships, and helps you to be a better professional.

DON’T TALK TO STRANGERS

We were all taught this valuable less when we were little and our parents wanted to protect us from all the bad people in the world. But as an adult, socializing and networking with new people can bring about great opportunities. Regardless of what type of business you have, you have to learn how to deal with meeting new people and make connections if you don’t want to miss out on valuable opportunities.

Read the rest of this entry »

Popularity: 1% [?]

Did you know that some people feel that it is unprofessional to advertise or promote on Myspace? Well, there are a lot of people that feel like that, even professionals. But in all honesty, I can see where people would get that type of impression.

For those of you that are using Myspace or were using Myspace, at one time before Facebook and Twitter took the spotlight, then you know that Myspace is a pretty laid-back community. In fact, it may be a little too laid back. It is a great social atmosphere for the younger crowds, but sometimes it doesn’t work very well for business professionals.

Read the rest of this entry »

Popularity: 4% [?]

That’s right! Access to your favorite social networks through your Xbox 360 is coming very soon. How cool is that? Back in August social networking applications were suppose to be apart of a software update, but the release was postponed until fall. But nonetheless, its coming! Check out the original article here.

I am excited for the release and I don’t even have an Xbox 360, but I am a gamer. I guess the real reason why I am excited about this is because I love to see technology evolve. I love seeing technology improving their features and ultimately making life easier for us.

Now after reading “Hands-on: Social networking on Xbox 360″ I understand that a couple of the applications have actually been tested and are limited compared to accessing social networks from your computer. Well that can definitely be expected  with any new technology that they haven’t worked all the kinks out of yet.

Read the rest of this entry »

Popularity: 2% [?]

According to an article I read on ABCNews titled “Facebook’s mounting customer service crisis” things are getting out of hand with their customer service. There was an ongoing issue with people not being able log into their accounts (I’m glad it wasn’t me) and it sort of got out of control. That’s what happens when you turn people into social networking junkie!

But on a serious note, I understand how frustrating that could have been for the Facebook users. Now personally it wouldn’t have been serious enough for me to bite somebody’s head off, but I would have been a little frustrated. The problem that I have with this is the fact that Facebook’s customer service  made a promise that it was a technical issue and it would be fixed within 24 hours. Now I have worked in customer service before and the one thing that you don’t do is promise customers that you cannot materialize. If you really don’t know when the problem is going to be fixed, giving a time frame is the worst that you can do because unhappy customers will definitely hold you to it.

Read the rest of this entry »

Popularity: -0% [?]

Maybe you guys can make something clear for me. How can a person complain that social networking is no good and it does nothing for your business, but then when you ask if they are trying to communicate they say no. Uhhh…. Social Networks do not fail, but your efforts do. You cannot complain about people not communicating with you if you don’t reach out and try to communicate with them.

Here’s the bottom line…

The point of a social network is to “socialize.” Regardless of if you are using a social network for personal pleasure or business purposes you have to learn how to communicate with people.  Trust me, the people on the other side of the screen are not going to jump out of your computer screen and bite you. And if you are planning to use social networks for business then you really have to learn how to communicate with people. How else do you expect to drive traffic, convert connections into paying customers, and make more money?

Read the rest of this entry »

Popularity: -0% [?]

Now days you have to be extremely careful of what you are sharing on your social networking pages because hiring managers are beginning to use social networks to make hiring decisions. The things that you post on your page such as photos, videos, snide remarks, etc. can be used against you in a split second. And in all honest I don’t believe this is fair at all because you deserve a degree of privacy, but it’s like they say – “nothing is private on the Internet”

In order to communicate freely on social networks you should begin protecting your social pages by making them private. Now this can be both a good thing and a bad thing. It protects you from potential employers but it makes it hard to build your social network. A lot of times people want to see your picture or profile before requesting you as a friend and this would be a problem for them.

But nonetheless, I think that protecting your pages is the safer route to go. Or at lease use that method until you get the job. Another thing that you may want to consider is just making certain information available to people that are not on your friends list. Facebook gives you the opportunity to do this, but unfortunately there are some social networks that will not allow you to do so.

Popularity: -0% [?]