Twitter is one of the most important social media channel in United States with over 140 million active users. Weibo is considered as twitter’s equivalence in China. There are several Chinese micro-blogging websites. Sina Weibo is the most popular one among them. Unlike Twitter, Sina Weibo, which was launched in 2009, is not the first…
Category Archives: Social Networking
Creating a Digital Strategy for Your Small Business (and how not to go nuts with all the options available)
As a small business or “solopreneur”, it’s hard not to be dazzled by the array of “free” tools available at your digital fingertips. But “free” has a hidden price and sometimes it takes thousands of hours or a large chunk of revenue to figure things out. Many of us learned these lessons the hard way…
Transitioning to Remote Work From Traditional Work – What’s the Difference?
You are considering the option to join a virtual team and make the transition to working remotely – or maybe you are being asked to do so because of changes in your company/industry. Scary, right? Well not really if you take the following tidbits of advice offered by the virtual worker community. We’ve spoken with…
Keeping up with the endless fire hose of data – how do you remain current and relevant online?
As today’s business students prepare for their future careers, new professions are opening up in social media even in the most mainstream businesses. Companies, eager to create an “online brand presence”, clearly understand the need for educated resources who are comfortable online whether its developing and/or managing social media sites, online communities, blogs, podcasts, video…
New technology and its impact on productivity in the workplace
Feeling overwhelmed by the pace of change these days? Not surprising. We’re surrounded by technology that drives our global economy and it is pretty overwhelming as the pace of innovation accelerates. Add smart phones, netbooks, and iPads which detach us from our desks and keep us permanently connected 24-hours a day, 7-days a week. Layer…
Building a professional network that works for you
Networking is a necessary part of a professional career today. The data tells us that the majority of people searching for new jobs find the best positions through their network connections. It’s also how we learn about new opportunities, expand our world view, and see new possibilities. Networking is also the best way to get…
Social media, virtual networking and the gender advantages
I spoke with many interesting, smart people last week who are struggling with the whole social media, virtual networking thing. These people are small business owners, consultants, corporate citizens and people in “transition” (the new PC term for professionals currently between jobs). They are men and women, mostly over 40 who are trying to understand…
Social networking, data privacy and learning to live with risk
I read a disturbing article in the New York Times this weekend regarding the use of social networking to exact justice (or revenge?) on individuals. NPR’s On The Media also picked up the story. Dubbed “human-flesh search engines” or “renrou sousuo yinqing”, these tools of vigilante justice are tacitly overlooked, perhaps even encouraged, by the Chinese…
