Thursday | May 24, 2012
Getting Paid to Tweet? Work Gets Social
You might not have to X-out of Facebook when your boss enters the room anymore. In fact, it turns out you might want to take the time to learn as much as you possibly can about every social media site out there, it could be a good move for many careers. Whether you want Read more...
Friendgiftr’s Rob Carpenter: The Ace of Cards
Since October 2008, Rob Carpenter’s Los Angeles-based enterprise Friendgiftr has developed quickly. Carpenter, Friendgiftr’s CEO who refers to himself as a social entrepreneur, brought e-commerce to social media and mobile phones via his company’s website, fri Read more...
Text, Tweet, Blog and Surf Your Way To a New Job
Courtesy of USAA
Emily Manck graduated from Drury University in the spring with a 3.88 grade-point average, solid work experience in her field of graphic design and loads of enthusiasm.
Best of all, she landed a job six weeks before she walked across the stage to ac Read more...
Seven Cyber Job Hunting Tips
Courtesy of USAA
1. Make sure your online profile includes the right keywords and acronyms. Choose ones a recruiter may search for, says Patrice-Anne Rutledge, author of Sams Teach Yourself LinkedIn in 10 Minutes. “If you hold a PMP certification, don’t just say Read more...
Bluesky Local Helps Restaurants Weather Bad Times
Restaurants are directly affected by external circumstances such as bad weather. Bluesky Local is an innovative coupon marketing solution that projects when restaurant sales will slump using factors like different time of day, a change in the season or unexpected weathe Read more...
Five Tips: Boost Bottom Line with Social Media
Businesses everywhere are jumping on the social media bandwagon and hoping to develop an online presence with popular social networks such as Facebook and Twitter. As a CEO, I myself have utilized social media and seen the pleasing results that it can bring—but only w Read more...
