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Tweets and Greets on Hootsuite

Published in March 6th, 2010

Posted by Marty in Blogging, General Interest, LinkedIn, facebook, twitter

Thanks to Terry Crosby I figured out how to engage particular groups that I want to follow in list fashion on HootSuite. I can create a list - or a column as it is known on HoostSuite - using keyword phrases under the Keyword Tracking option. Then I can pick a person within the column […]

Kill the App, Keep A Friend

Published in August 18th, 2009

Posted by Marty in LinkedIn, Meetup, facebook

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One of the really cool things about Facebook is that although designed as a general social site with fun applications you can share with friends for laughs, it is also a very customizable platform. To be specific you can establish a more professional presence on Facebook if you like. It depends on the precedent you’ve […]

Easy LinkedIn Group Creation Tutorial

Published in June 13th, 2009

Posted by Marty in LinkedIn, facebook

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Here’s a link to the LinkedIn blog with group creation instructions. Just as with facebook or any other social networking platform, deciding upon or designing a logo is what you’ll spend more time on than anything else.
Have fun with it and if you think it’s relevant to what I’m doing send me an invite.

He’s Hired! Billboard Man Lands Job

Published in June 12th, 2009

Posted by Marty in LinkedIn, Society

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Good morning actionists. Want some inspiration on doing what it takes to get the next big opportunity? Read this story about how the billboard man found his.
It’s not hopeless for the over 40, out of work crowd. Mark Heuer, the 46-year-old Kewaskum, WI, marketing and operations executive relates how his out of the box thinking […]

More About Those Online and Offline Laid Off Camps

Published in May 30th, 2009

Posted by Marty in Blogging, Business, Faith, LinkedIn, NING, Society, XING, facebook, twitter

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Have you been following the news about various groups around the country hosting laid off or out of work camps? These are get togethers for people who have lost their jobs and are trying to get back into the job market. One of my LinkedIn groups, Out of Work Chicago, is mentioned in this Wall […]

MartyBLOGs Site Updates

Published in May 19th, 2009

Posted by Marty in Amazon.com, Blogging, LinkedIn, PayPal, facebook

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Good morning actionists. It’s been a moment since I wrote but you can see that I’ve been actively tweaking the site with some features and mixing and matching widgets. Seems to make sense that all the social networking icons should be grouped together so people can contact me on facebook and connect to me on […]

Are You Choosing Your LinkedIn Groups For Maximum Effectiveness?

Published in March 30th, 2009

Posted by Marty in Business, LinkedIn

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I have certainly been trying to. Maybe I can help you out with some of my methods. I have been adding and deleting groups over the last few days. I now have distinctly more groups focused on the categories of animation, cinema and entertainment. This is intentionally to attract that crowd for job offers and […]

Leverage facebook and LinkedIn to Expand Your Audience

Published in March 23rd, 2009

Posted by Marty in Blogging, LinkedIn, facebook

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If you’re looking for more readers for your blog use the captive audience you already have. Facebook (FB) and LinkedIn (LI) already allow you to write in links under your profile so you should be listing your blog sites there at a minimum if you haven’t already.
Facebook allows a seemingly unlimited number of URL’s that […]

How’s Your Personal Google Search Rank Looking?

Published in March 13th, 2009

Posted by Marty in Blogging, General Interest, LinkedIn, SEO, facebook

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By that I specifically mean, how close to the top of the search are you when someone Google’s your name? My bloginess and virtualness is improving. As of this day, Friday, March 13, 2009, here’s how I’m looking.
My URL www.martinlindsey.com is #1. Even got somebody specing me a price to work on giving it […]

Chris Davis is My 250th LinkedIn Connection

Published in March 12th, 2009

Posted by Marty in Business, LinkedIn, Toastmasters International

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O.K. Everybody drop what you’re doing and check out what Chris Davis has going in Columbus, Ohio. He is a fellow Toastmaster who specializes in technology and communication. We’re obviously cut from the same cloth so I can’t think of a better type of person to have helped me reach this milestone in building my […]

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