Social media is finally catching on in the mainstream media, and in the mainstream public. The reaction from my fellow social media consultants and “early adopters” has been varied and interesting. I talked a bit about the first reactions and gave a few pointers for finding a good consultant in this space after the first [...]

We got a few submissions to our new, free once-weekly technology and social media job listing post this weekend and I was so busy working on the fabulous new design I am only just now posting them. You jobs for this past weekend:

Applications Analyst I at Partners Health Care System, Inc in Wellesley, MA

Applications Analyst [...]

I know that my colleagues are perfectly capable of finding jobs on their own. Even so, I thought I’d do a weekly recap of some available jobs in the industry with the hope that if we can all pull together, we can all ride out the rocky economic waters that surround us. To that end, [...]

Hire 2.0 is a new term being bandied about since it was first introduced by Aaron Strout (formerly of Mzinga, now with Powered). I am not sure how fond I am of the term Hire 2.0. I think the concept of a social resume is much more apt, but the premise behind his experiment in [...]

I did a presentation today at Jeff Pulver’s Social Media Jungle in which I referenced how much I prefer working with Generation Y (Millenials, Digital Natives). Talk about a crowd response! In the spirit of practicing what I preach, let me share my philosophy behind it.
As the Baby Boomers begin exiting the work force, my [...]

Many in the online space remember Heather Armstrong, better known as Dooce, and how she was one of the first people to get fired for their blog. That seemed to be in keeping with the corporate climate then and now, but I’m going to let you in on a little secret: that needs to change. [...]