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February 10, 2010

First Thoughts on the Latest Facebook Redesign

I'd been reading various snippets about the latest redesign from my friends and on industry blogs but still wasn't really sure what to expect. So when I finally got it yesterday, my first thought was that it didn't seem too bad.

And then I discovered that neither news feed view—Top News nor Most Recent—was displaying all the posts from my friends. In fact, Most Recent (the new name for the previous Live Feed) seemed even more behind than Top News (formerly News Feed). Bad.
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One Year Later: NOW Are You a Twit if You Still Don’t Tweet?

One year ago today, I wrote my very first post about Twitter. At the time, I said that, despite the ever-building buzz, I had my doubts about how important it really was to be on it.

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Why Facebook’s Recent Privacy Changes Were Worse Than I Thought

Shortly after Facebook rolled out its new privacy settings last December, I wrote a post explaining the new controls and what I liked and didn't like about them.

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LinkedIn Odds and Sods

In the final installment of this series on LinkedIn, I discuss some miscellaneous topics to help you get even more out the service, including recommendations, Questions and Answers, and why you need two email addresses for your account.

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Increase Your Networking Opportunities with LinkedIn Groups

Yesterday, I wrote about how to build your LinkedIn network by connecting to friends and colleagues. You can get even more value out of the service by joining and participating in LinkedIn groups.

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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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Create a Compelling LinkedIn Profile

In yesterday's post, I discussed the importance of having a profile on LinkedIn. Today I'm going to talk about how to create one that best highlights your professional experience and expertise.

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Do You Need to Be on LinkedIn?

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

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What Do You Want To Know About LinkedIn?

Next week I'm going to be writing a series on LinkedIn, covering topics like groups, questions and answers, and applications. If you have any specific areas you'd like me to address, please add a comment below or shoot me an e-mail.

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T4L Is Getting Socialer

After starting Tech for Luddites last year, I created both a Twitter account and a Facebook page for it, which have provided other options for readers to keep up to date with my blog posts.

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Thesis: What are Hooks and How Do You Use Them?

When you first start working with Thesis, you're going to see a lot of references to hooks. But unless you're already used to customizing code in WordPress, it can be a confusing concept to wrap your head around (at least it was for me!).

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Purchase Thesis Through T4L and Get a Free Starter Pack!

With the relaunch of this blog on WordPress, you may have noticed a sudden infusion of yellow to the color scheme.

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