The eBranding Me team is proud to publish an original series: PBYP – Pause Before You Post. Every Monday morning our post features 5 “Social Media Over-Shares”. We have all made the mistake of pressing Post too soon and publishing content that was inappropriate or not complete. While these mistakes happen, a simple mouse-click can make a remarkable dent in one’s personal brand.

You can find all of the posts, organized for your convenience, here. Subscribe via email and/or RSS.

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A multi-published author, Kristine Lowder specializes in creative non-fiction, historical/inspirational fiction and humor.  My blog is Roads Diverged and web site.  Follow her on Twitter at ‘Road Diverged’, or Facebook at ‘Kristine’s Klips’.
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Congratulations!  You’ve taken the plunge and joined the wonderful world of  social media.  Now that you’ve set up your Facebook, Digg, Redditt, LinkedIn or Twitter accounts and have burnished your initial blog post to a fine sheen, you’re ready for the world to snap up your pearls of wisdom.  But wait. Although savvy sales folks and business gurus often push social media as the latest and greatest marketing miracle, it has its hazards.  Here are some common pitfalls to avoid: Continue Reading »

Jessica is a sometimes-blogger and an active participant in social media discussions about nonprofits and philanthropy, Generation Y, entrepreneurship, and education reform. As a lucky graduate of two great schools (Arizona School for the Arts and Stanford University) she dreams of running a nonprofit that helps extend educational opportunity to as many students as possible. She’s a student in Nonprofit Management at the ASU Lodestar Center and spends her off-hours teaching local nonprofits and small business owners how to use social media effectively. You can find her on Twitter at @JessicaSadoway or on her blog.

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For many of you reading this blog, social media is something you grew up with. You use it to chat with your friends, play games, and browse embarrassing pictures. Great, isn’t it?

Tools like Facebook and Twitter are so basic to Generation Y that it’s easy to forget they’ve expanded to include not only our college roommates, but also our parents, our co-workers, and our bosses. That’s why it’s important to pay attention to how you handle yourself online.

TAKING THE GOOD WITH THE BAD

There are great things about social media. Maintaining a solid and expansive network of friends, co-workers, and mentors has never been easier. Continue Reading »

Colette Ellis is a nationally recognized coach and consultant who helps leaders leverage their passion, power and relationships to achieve sustainable results. Through InStep Consulting LLC, she provides Career Coaching and Leadership Training to corporate and nonprofit clients. Prior to starting her firm, she once managed a college access nonprofit for four years, helping NYC youth to navigate the college search and application process. To read more articles by Coach Colette on employment and leadership topics, visit her blog here.

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As the holiday season is now upon us, it seems timely to share some tips and ideas to help you navigate the professional holiday party scene. As I have shared many of these tips before, I thought I’d encourage you to (re)review my blog post: Tis the Season to be Jolly … NOT for Career Folly.

You’ll notice that the post was written in December 2005 (yes, I’ve been blogging for over four years now!). I think the tips are still appropriate; what do you think?

In today’s economy, I’d probably add a few more suggestions: Continue Reading »

The eBranding Me team is proud to publish an original series: PBYP – Pause Before You Post. Every Monday morning our post features 5 “Social Media Over-Shares”. We have all made the mistake of pressing Post too soon and publishing content that was inappropriate or not complete. While these mistakes happen, a simple mouse-click can make a remarkable dent in one’s personal brand.

You can find all of the posts, organized for your convenience, here. Subscribe via email and/or RSS.

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The eBranding Me team is constantly told by Generation Y students, “Why is it important for me to learn about social media tools for my future success? I don’t have an online presence!” Little do they know, nearly all of their personal information and online activity can be found, conveniently organized on many websites.

People Search Engines, as they are commonly referred to as, have grown in popularity. Two that are particularly useful are Whozat and Pipl. There main purpose: to aggregate, organize and display individuals from social networks, blogs, photo and video sites and on the World Wide Web at the request of a user. Continue Reading »