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January 15, 2010

LinkedIn Odds and Sods

Over the past week, I've covered why you need to be on LinkedIn, how to create a stellar profile and build a network of trusted connections, and the benefits of participating in LinkedIn groups. I'm going to conclude this series with a few miscellaneous topics to help you get even more out the service (and avoid a problem or two).
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Build Your LinkedIn Network

Having an outstanding profile on LinkedIn while your network consists of only your three best friends is kind of like going to a party in a fabulous new outfit, then spending the evening huddled in the corner with, well, your three best friends.

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Thesis: To OpenHook or Not to OpenHook?

I want to preface this post by saying I'm in awe of both the quantity and quality of plugins that people have developed for bloggers to use for free--the WordPress directory alone has almost 8,000. I use a handful of them myself (and have tried out many, many more). Some add extra functionality to the people visiting the blog, while others simply help the bloggers do what they need to do faster or more easily. Thesis OpenHook fits into the latter category.

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Do You Need to Be on LinkedIn?

Yes. (Well, that was easy...)

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New Year, New Look

In my series on starting a blog last year, I explained that, even though I was using TypePad as the platform for my blogs, I would recommend WordPress to anybody starting a new blog for a few different reasons. Well, after thinking about it, I figured I'd like to take advantage of the same benefits so made the decision to migrate Tech for Luddites to WordPress.

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Happy New Decade!

As 2010 has begun to roll in around the world, I'd like to wish all my readers a wonderful new year and a fabulous new decade filled with great aspirations, unwavering resolve, and rousing successes--even if they require an occasional helping hand to get there. (Quite possibly my favorite viral video of all time.)

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Wishing All My Readers an Otterly Joyous Holiday!

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Twitter’s Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Retweet Changes

Sometimes I swear the geniuses at Facebook and Twitter are in competition to see who can be the most tone deaf to their users. Twitter has just taken a giant leap ahead with their new retweet feature.

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Don’t Verb Me, Bro!

The New Oxford American Dictionary has selected "unfriend" as its Word of the Year.

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Three Things I Love About Facebook Lite

And one thing I hate.

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Four Things Facebook Would Be Better Off Spending Their Time On

As we've discovered with the recent changes to the Facebook News Feed, Facebook is not really big on the whole, "If it ain't broke, don't fix it" concept. Unfortunately, they're not much better on the flip side of the expression, namely, "If it IS broke, DO fix it!"

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Naming Your Blog

You may not think that picking a name for your blog is that big a deal.

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Facebook Changes: News Feed vs. Live Feed

You may have logged into Facebook recently, scanned your home page, and thought, "I saw all these yesterday... Where are the more recent posts?" Or, you may have asked yourself, "What's all this new crap showing up on here that I don't care about? Yes. Facebook has changed their News Feed yet again.

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