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Screw Yelp, Angie’s List and Most Recommendations

by J.S. Gilbert
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Some of us will ask a hundred people their opinion on something before we make a decision. Others seemingly can make major decisions with little forethought.  We go online and read reviews and see what others might have to say about their experiences. There are the usual problems regarding whether the person leaving a review has [...]

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Taking things for granted

by J.S. Gilbert
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Relationships are complex, interesting things. Some span considerable distances. Others bridge across different languages and cultures. Some of my better clients are people I’ve never met in person and probably won’t. The same may be said of many people I call my friend. Some are strictly electronic. Some, I couldn’t even tell you if the [...]

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Unsocial Media – We Have Met The Enemy and He Is Us

by J.S. Gilbert
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You’re flipping around in your LinkedIn, when you come across a profile. He’s got over 1,000 contacts, 50 references and 236 best answers. You’re not only getting ready to send him or her, a request to become connected, but you’re thinking about asking them to fly out and speak at your annual luncheon. The only [...]

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Networking 101 (Yes It Can Be This Simple.)

by J.S. Gilbert
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Sorry, but this week’s usual acerbic, sarcastic blog post has been pre-empted to bring you the following message. Well actually I just re-read it. It still looks a bit sarcastic. I recently attended a full day of workshops and talks, at the San Francisco P.R. Summit. And, while I’m not actually in P.R., in a [...]

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Officer, I’ve been threadjacked

by J.S. Gilbert
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In real life, we may simply be accused of interrupting, barging in, changing the topic, etc. But given the internet with its own jargon, economy of words and emerging rule book, it’s hard to know what we’re supposed to do. Most of the definitions for the term “threadjack” look the same. Something like this, “threadjacking [...]

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Ghosts in the Machine – No, Really!

by J.S. Gilbert
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Something very interesting happened to me the other day. It involved an aspect of social media that I hadn’t heard much about. Something I suspect, that’s bound to become more and more important in the next few years. I was approached by one of my LinkedIn contacts. I love that LinkedIn refers to them as [...]

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