via google.com Businesses are increasing their presence on Facebook in hopes that users will pick the “Like” button about their company, product or service. This is becoming today’s “word of mouth” through technology. A research brief from the Center for Media...
On April Fool's Day the Internet is full of contributors trying to play on our gullibility. Facebook has its share of people listing today as their birthday or reporting unusual updates. The following is Google's attempt at playing the game: [youtube...
Google’s person find is an online tool dedicated to helping Japanese earthquake survivors find their loved ones. This tool was developed after the 2010 earthquake in Chile and was used in the New Zealand earthquake as well. Bloomberg reported, “The Google Person...
There is no question that the blogosphere is growing. According to webdesignerdepot “WordPress has statistics for both WordPress.com (15.1 million blogs and counting) and self-hosted WordPress installations (17.4 million active installations), which gives part of the...
Employers often use Google or other online research sites to find out about prospective job applicants. If there is embarrassing or incriminating information out there, it may not just be prospective employers that find it. Universities are also performing online...
Image via n2growth.com Companies often list their vision and their mission statements on their sites. The difference between a mission statement and a vision statement is that a mission statement focuses on a company’s present state while a vision statement focuses on...
If a company has its name used as a verb, its popularity is undeniable but it may also be problematic. Although Google is a company name, it is not unusual for it to be used as a verb, as in someone is going to “Google” something. Google and Facebook are listed as...
QR Code or Quick Response Code is a two-dimension matrix code developed in the mid 90’s in Japan. Businesses are drawn to it because it offers an improvement over barcodes. Wisegeek explains, “QR Code contains data in both vertical and horizontal directions, whereas...
If you are looking for a job, you probably have looked at getting on LinkedIn and some other social networking sites. If you have created a LinkedIn profile, it should show up on Google’s search engine. In some recent talks I gave to job-seekers, I asked my audience...
In my presentation yesterday at the CareerConnectors.Net workshop, I presented several different examples of how to market "you" as the product in order to get a job. If you are interested in learning how to use Camtasia with Powerpoint to promote your abilities and...
Our guest today is OpenText's VP, Susan Hailey. In this latest episode, we discuss how to create high-performance teams around the world. We discuss actionable steps you can take to rebalance your business mindset, to help you think more broadly about job...
The height of COVID-19 saw the drastic increase in the demand for hiring a travel nurse. Dr. Diane Hamilton delves into the many aspects of this job with her sister, Lesley Hamilton of Code Green Travelers. She explains how she guides nurses in securing thirteen-week...
Our guest today is Juniper's Chief HR Officer, Eva Andres. We discuss actionable steps you can take to rebalance your business mindset to help you think more broadly about job candidates and skills, adjust the way in which you work, and focus on emotional...
Our guest today is Chief People Officer of 2K, Bobbie Grafeld. She leads 2K’s People Team, including HRBPs, talent acquisition, total rewards, talent and organization development, employee relations, people operations, and DEI. 2K is a videogame publisher managing...
Our guest today is Megan D. Burkhart, EVP and Chief Human Resources Officer at Comerica. Comerica Inc. is a financial services company headquartered in Dallas with three major divisions: commercial banking, retail banking, and wealth management. Megan’s position...