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Ah, LinkedIn. I used to kind of ignore it, to be honest. It was a bit of a glorified Rolodex for me, and I only tapped it when I needed to track someone down and I didn’t seem to have them in any of my conventional contact streams. But lately, I think LinkedIn has been [...]
I’ve had a few discussions lately with people about the perceived differences between the online world and the “real” one. I have an issue with the distinction, really. The mechanisms may be virtual, but with some exceptions, the people at the other end of the keyboards are not. They’re very real. We are still alive [...]
Or at least it shouldn’t be. With all of the debate recently about Marissa Meyer’s decision to rein in remote workers, or the impact that social technologies are having on the way we work, it bothers me that this has become a black-and-white discussion. It’s either a characterization that people work remotely and from a [...]
It’s often said that there are no hard and fast rules in business. That’s true enough. You can pretty much find examples of things that “work” – technically – in many different ways. But while the rules are meant to be broken, I’m going out on a limb here and saying that there are things [...]
I get at least a half-dozen emails a week from fellow consultants and freelance professionals wanting help charging appropriately for their services. When I do office hours, it’s by far the most common topic of discussion. They’re dismayed that they aren’t getting paid for their time, or that they feel like they’re spending too many [...]
One of the prevalent thoughts about the social web is that if you post something, you’re inviting commentary and critique from the people that will see it. Many also think that opinions are the fuel for the social web. On a technicality, I suppose I would agree. On the basis of human behavior and common [...]
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Brass Tack Thinking is written by Amber Naslund, a social business strategist and the Co-Founder of SideraWorks, a social business consultancy. She's a published author, professional speaker, community and social media strategist, and has worked with businesses of all sizes to solve business problems through better communication.
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