I was recently reading a blog post “A Practical Guide To Collaboration” on Federal Computer Week by Steve Kelman who was quoting from a recent book called “Collaboration: How Leaders Avoid the Traps, Create Unity, and Reap Big Results” by Haas School of Business professor Morten Hansen of UC Berkley, who shares his 20-years experience researching how companies collaborate . The commentary was not a… Read More »Plotting the Ability to Collaborate
I got his idea from my pal Joe Pearson, a Senior Forums Facilitator supporting the Department of Defense out of Austin, TX. Here is a Wordle Tag Cloud based on keywords prevalent in my LinkedIn Profile. The more often a word is mentioned, the larger the font is. You can use Wordle to build a tag cloud for any topic, like a book report, a… Read More »Topsarge Capabilities Word Cloud
What Tools? How many times do you hear the social media conversation decay to a discussion about the tools? SM platforms can sometimes be the bane of a social media expert’s existence, the fact is we all have to understand the bread and depth of the variety of tools that are out there. And don’t be complacent, how social is Yelp or Google+? Below is a Sliderocket… Read More »Forget strategy, what about the Tools?
10 Awesome Video Tips For Getting More Out Of Google + http://www.simplyzesty.com/goo?gle/10-awesome-video-tips-for-?getting-more-out-of-google/ “Nobody knows if Google + is going to take over from Facebook or even replace it in the long term but if you do want to start getting the best out of it you are going to have to learn some of it’s best features and this handy list of tips will help… Read More »10 Awesome Video Tips For Getting More Out Of Google +
It’s a bit dated, but JESS3 re-released their assessment of the GeoSocial Networking environment in an info-graphic. Though the data is similar to its original graphic of the GS universe, the latest shows the data in a number of usable formats. Below is a slideshare presentation with a number of pictorial depictions. [slideshare id=8158269&doc=jess3geosocialuniverseremixdeck-110518133007-phpapp02-110531025112-phpapp02] Dan Elder, MKMP Topsarge Business Solutions @dandotelder
LinkedIn is a great professional network of business people, and is one Social Media service that I laughingly call the Facebook of Professionals. As most are discovering LinkeIn is a great place to network and build or strengthen your business connections. But what some small businesses may not be aware of is the ability (and ease) of setting up a Company profile. It is a… Read More »Adding your Company Profile to LinkedIn
Do you have a website or a presence on the web that you want to make sure is optimized for Google? Well, look no more, Google provides webmaster’s some basic guidelines on their Webmaster Support page, but Search Engine Optimization is a huge industry where a small business owner must tread lightly. Optimize your Site According to the 2010 Encyclopedia of Library and Information Sciences, “Search Engine… Read More »Optimize your site for Google search
A Social Media Breakfast I volunteer with the Central Texas Workforce Business Resource Center (http://www.workforcelink.com/newworkforce/brc.html) to lead a monthly Social Media seminar for business people to come out and learn about social customer relations management. It’s free  continuing education provided by the BRC, I donate my services. Here is how it came about. The BRC Program Manager Marcus Carr came upon a grass-root group in Austin… Read More »What is a Social Media Breakfast?
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