community: Leveraging Online Conversations - 10/14/07 03:08 PM
As business professionals, many of us have extremely busy and sometimes hectic lives. Our daily routine usually involves handling the immediate tasks at hand, overcoming the “here and now” obstacles, and depending on our workload- some of us manage to make time for a networking event: sometimes ranging from a casual friendly dinner … (4 comments)
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community: The Seattle PI and the KKK - 01/30/07 01:15 PM
How anonymity destroys the very nature of community. . One of the proud things that led me to blogging is that it allows a forum to share my voice and opinion with the world. With over a decade of experience communicating online through various e-mails, bulletin boards, forums, and blogs… there … (34 comments)
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community: Join me on LinkedIn - 01/29/07 11:25 PM
LinkedIn is a huge network of millions of professionals. They range from IT professionals and corporate CEOs, to urban bakery professionals and auto mechanics. By using search tools and filtering options, you can find people from nearly all of the Fortune 1000 as well as your friendly neighbor down the … (0 comments)
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community: Apples vs Oranges - 01/29/07 03:45 PM
People often inquire with me whether or not I have the ability to do X or Y. Sometimes I tell them I don’t do either, and that my specific specialty is Z. They look at me perplexed and usually say “But isn’t Y almost the same as Z?” and my … (1 comments)
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community: Networking Online - 01/18/07 05:09 PM
One of the objections I often hear from people is “I don’t have time to network online!" Do you have time to…
Professionally NetworkFind a new friendShare your ideasBuild your businessMarket yourselfDe-stress? What about…
Elevate yourself as an industry expertEstablish connections in other industriesIncrease the efficiency of your networkingOffer introductions … (16 comments)
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community: Community Etiquette- From Good to Bad - 01/15/07 10:50 AM
I almost have to laugh, because I had written this article last week while traveling and today it seems more appropriate then ever. When confronted by the numerous times I've encountered various mindsets of individuals on multiple boards, forums, wikis, communities, and blogs - how does one go about networking on … (56 comments)
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community: Psycho Blogging - 12/27/06 08:52 PM
It reminds me of the shower scene from Psycho. A youthful blogger is relaxing at the keyboard as they patiently sip a warm cup of coffee.
The computer beeps, letting them know some new mail is in their inbox.
Outside the window, a brisk night wind ever so … (5 comments)
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community: Building a Unique Brand - PT II - 12/18/06 10:10 PM
Being a blogger is much more than just writing, its about expressing who you are on a personal and a professional level. It defines you and builds your brand, but you must first be willing to break the mold and celebrate how unique you are.
Blogging does not have to … (3 comments)
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community: Building a Unique Brand - 12/18/06 05:34 PM
I always knew I wanted to become somebody when I grew up. Now I realize I should have been more specific. - Lily Tomlin
Anyone can be an expert, yet few of know how to define themselves in the spotlight. For several years my effort on social networking … (7 comments)
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community: Blogging, a Red Balloon - 12/16/06 09:17 PM
In my last article The Red Balloon, I talked about how certain very basic aspects of social relationships open the door to introduce yourself and establish a relationship with someone you have't met.
To relate this idea to blogging, I'll detail one of the most common questions I get from business owners … (1 comments)
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community: The Red Balloon - 12/16/06 08:35 PM
Usually I learn the best lessons of my life from the perspective of a child. Kids are wonderfully aware of the world in the most direct kind of way, yet the lessons they learn are the same ones that so many of us miss. Tonight I was watching my son play … (1 comments)
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community: The Blog Manifesto - 12/13/06 08:58 PM
Several years ago I had come to the conclusion that being professional meant blogging was not just about business, it was about writing , expression, and a list of different ideas. I didn't want to fall prey to the corporate money-hungry attitude that was seemingly invading every other avenue of … (2 comments)
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community: The Winnebago of the Blogging World? - 12/08/06 06:10 PM
One of the common questions I get about what I do is how is a community blog different that a regular blog?
The answer is simple. I help people enjoy Winnebagos.
Single user blogs are sleak, easy to maneuver rides. Single user blogs are just like motorcycles. You can sometimes squeeze on … (3 comments)
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community: "legalized small print that makes it worthless" - 12/05/06 12:39 PM
Being in the business development field, I touch on different aspects of marketing and partnerships on various levels. I look at what the industry is doing, I review competitors, and I try to understand the market place and help tailor our solutions to provide a real benefit to our clients.
Every … (7 comments)
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community: Online Communities are awesome - 12/04/06 07:54 PM
Blogging Systems has been developing community blogging platforms for a while now, trying to help different people nurture a sense of community and share common ideas. It seems our team is way ahead of the bell curve on the official 2007 findings of the University of Southern California’s Annenburg Digital Future … (3 comments)
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community: 10 Reasons Organizations Should Blog - 12/04/06 05:44 PM
Blogs are not only for retail or consultative businesses; one of the strengths of community blogging in specific is that it has some incredible benefits to professional networking organizations, charity groups, and other non-profit alliances.
Blogs by nature invite and encourage an active online dialogue to happen. This conversation does … (0 comments)
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community: Blog Interview from Biznik - 12/01/06 05:11 PM
Here is a quick Blog Interview that I did for my friend Dan McComb over at Biznik.com
For those of you in the greater Seattle area, Biznik is a fun buziness networking group to share ideas and commentary with. For individuals out of the Seattle area, they have groups opening up in … (0 comments)
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community: Online Communities- What are they? Why are they? - 11/20/06 05:46 PM
*Disclaimer- Blogging Systems is in the business of building online community sites utilizing blogging and social networking software.
Wikipedia defines an online or virtual community as- A virtual community or online community is a group of people that primarily or initially communicates or interacts via the Internet. The dawn … (7 comments)
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community: Laugh of the Day - 11/06/06 10:47 PM
This has nothing to do with real estate or blogging.... or does it?
This post is about The Show - with ZeFrank
The above link takes you to a zany guy who does a daily video blog covering all sorts of topics. It can be funny and sometimes pushes the envelope with odd … (3 comments)
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community: Just Ask Barry- How do I expand my network? - 11/06/06 10:24 PM
One question I keep receiving over and over again from real estate professionals is “what online services can help me expand my network?” One of my favourite face to face networking sites is www.Meetup.com. It maintains a very active list of over two million people that are categorized into various groups … (3 comments)
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