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Facebook, LinkedIn, and Me

Ari Herzog

I am Christina on Facebook and Thom on LinkedIn. On LinkedIn, I identify with Thom. absent) ties, connected merely because of shared geography or industry. As I create friend lists on Facebook and unfollow people on LinkedIn , I’m shifting my Tom and Christina online personas. Let me explain.

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10 Tips to Be Successful on LinkedIn

Ari Herzog

LinkedIn launched on May 5, 2003 (on my mother’s birthday) and currently has 277 million members — with two new people creating accounts every second. Here are updated LinkedIn statistics to impress your boss or your mom. This is most important — as 40% of LinkedIn users visit the site every day.

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10 Tips to Be Successful on LinkedIn

Ari Herzog

Did you know that LinkedIn has 546 million users (with 146 million in the United States) and everyone has an average of 400 connections? I joined LinkedIn in February 2007 and I use it as a consumer and teacher. This is most important — as 40% of LinkedIn users visit the site every day. Keep your profile updated.

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Share Strategies and Tips on Social Media Marketing on LinkedIn and Facebook

Ari Herzog

June 2010 seems like an eternity ago when I took initiative and created a LinkedIn Group to share strategies and tips in social media marketing. I invited friends and colleagues in the industry to join and participate. There are over 4,500 LinkedIn members today. Choose between LinkedIn or Facebook — or both!

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9 LinkedIn Users Describe Themselves

Ari Herzog

LinkedIn comes to the rescue with three optional (yet usually filled-in) sections that people use to describe themselves: 1. There are many guides for writing LinkedIn content but you ultimately are in charge of your own unique attributes. Danny Brown: Connect on LinkedIn. Dominic Campbell: Connect on LinkedIn.

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Clean Your Social Connections

Ari Herzog

Scrolling through my LinkedIn news feed (similar to Facebook’s, showing what my connections are liking, commenting, sharing, and updating), I recognized a while ago that I didn’t know a lot of names. Hi, we work in the same industry, let’s connect! On LinkedIn: Remove connections with anyone you don’t recognize.

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Facebook LinkedIn Twitter Flickr YouTube Blogging Blah Blah Blah: Knowing Why You Use Social Media is What Counts

Ari Herzog

Doing something because a competitor or industry analyst is doing it is a poor reason for doing it. Or, at the least, take a break as I did. -- Thank you for reading Facebook LinkedIn Twitter Flickr YouTube Blogging Blah Blah Blah: Knowing Why You Use Social Media is What Counts at AriWriter.

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