Category Archives: Facebook

How Facebook Impacts Your Career

Excuse me. Come again? Are you kidding? What is the first thing you do when you want more information about ANY topic? You Google it. Simply put, Facebook can influence your online brand, your digital reputation, your corporate identity, and ultimately your employability.   

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Employers: My Facebook Password is Off-Limits!

Earlier today I read an appalling article about employers asking prospective employees for their Facebook password in order to gain full access to their online persona (more about it here).

I don’t think I need to explain why this seems so fundamentally wrong to me, and yet I’m going to do it anyway.   

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Achieve Work-Life Balance in a Social Media Age

Speaking from experience, it’s a little difficult to manage time between work and play, especially when caught up in a riveting game of Words With Friends or planning how to cook the perfect vegan dinner. It’s just that the Internet—and many distractions that come with it—is just so darn accessible. So here are four tips to resist the urge and prevent Facebook from cutting into the time you spend at work on, well, work.   

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Your Boss Wants To Be Facebook Friends. Now What?!

You friend your family, acquaintances and even high school rivals but should you friend your boss on Facebook?

Social networks have changed the way we communicate, share information and even find a job. But even if we don’t think twice about accepting friend requests from every person we went to high school with, when it comes to adding your boss you’ll need to be a little more judicious.   

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There’s Still Time to Manage Facebook’s Timeline

We all have that picture of ourselves online – the one with some buddies after a few too many at a ballgame; or of that brutal break up that you thought would be therapeutic if you made public for everyone to see. They’re hidden somewhere deep in the “older post” dungeon of your Facebook page.

Here’s the bad news: you only have until February 2 to identify – and permanently erase – those memories.

Here’s the good news…   

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The Downside of Virtual: Don’t Get Punk’d By Your Smart Phone

Armed with today’s smart phones (packed with an ever-increasing number of business apps) not only can a person work effectively outside the office – they don’t even need to stop moving to get their work done. But along with increasing virtual workforce opportunities, comes the need for self-motivation, discipline and especially… common sense.   

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