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Archive for July 2010

Social Profile: What Does ZoomInfo Say About You?

ZoomInfo has probably collected information about you and others who share your name: is what’s there accurate? It was in the course of researching and authoring a book on LinkedIn for recruiting with my colleague Bill Vick that I first learned about the online business information service ZoomInfo. Why it came up at the time

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Launching New Twitter Chat Stream for Coaches #coachchat

Connecting coaching and social media, announcing launch of weekly Twitter #coachchat discussion Regular Twitter users will be aware that several Twitter hashtag chat streams have sprung up, including notably #blogchat about blogging of course, #journchat for journalists and self-explanatory #SmallBizChat. I floated with a few coaches the idea of a #coachchat and have a couple

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Pro Bono Executive Coaching for Nonprofits: The Coach Initiative

The Coach Initiative provides pro bono executive coaching for nonprofit organizations and not-for-profit causes Are you involved with a nonprofit organization or not-for-profit project? Can you see a way in which your organization or project might be helped by some pro bono professional executive coaching, perhaps for a chief executive or administrator? Then this post

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Using LinkedIn and other Social Media for Job Search

Podcast on Job Search Techniques with Social Media, for Baby Boomers: Career Success Radio. However talented and experienced a Baby Boomer might be, however fit and ready for action, the fact is that her or his age provides a challenge when it comes to looking for a job. So I was pleased to be invited

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Social Media Enlisted to Provide Water in Developing Countries

I live on a river, in an area of usually abundant rainfall and with “town supply” water literally on tap. It’s hard for me to imagine what it must be like to live where it is a challenge to find enough water in a day for just basic necessities of staying alive in a reasonably

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