By Carlee Mallard, on May 11th, 2010% Would I keep using social media and networking sites if I weren’t ever looking for a new job or clients? Already certain industries are more prominent on LinkedIn and Twitter (marketing, public relations, news sources, internet startups, consultants, freelancers, etc.) and more jobseekers than steady-job-havers keep active social networking profiles.
But at this stage in the game I just can’t see ever not using Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and Brazen Careerist, but believe it or not there was once a time when I barely used them (two of which I didn’t even adopt until 2009). Whoa was I behind the . . . → Read More: On Justifying Social-Networking (Or Why I Might Abandon Social Media)
By Carlee Mallard, on March 22nd, 2010% It’s so easy to complain to your family and close friends. Often its too easy to complain. We know that no matter what we say or how annoying we are, they will still be there for us. When we whine about work or our relationships our friends are usually there to be a sounding board, listen and agree with us about how much life sucks.
Too much of a good thing can be bad though. Our automatic thoughts become: complain, whine, negativity – hoping that our friends will make us feel better.
This is where Twitter comes into play. . . . → Read More: Twitter Made Me More Positive
By Carlee Mallard, on February 26th, 2010% A young woman in college raised a topic of much debate on NPR this afternoon. She explained that her advisor told her she needed to take down all her pictures on Facebook that she wouldn’t want an employer to see. She then complained about how she really didn’t want to delete them. The consensus on the show seemed to be that no, you don’t have to delete all your pictures, but employers don’t have to hire you either.
Why are we still talking about whether potential employers are going to Google you or check out your Facebook profile? Why . . . → Read More: Thanks For The Advice, But I’m Not Deleting Any Facebook Photos
By Carlee Mallard, on January 11th, 2010% Because only CNN gets away with breaking the news about death. And even then it makes me want to sensor them so that I’m not constantly flooded with depressing news. It was my decision to sign up for CNN breaking news alerts to my phone or via twitter, though. I knew that they were a breaking news source– and heck, that might include death. I was aware of what I was getting myself into.
Let’s take another example of something that we all sign up for on the internet: newsletters with “valuable information” right to your inbox. We stumble . . . → Read More: Your Mailing List is Not a Place to Grieve
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