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Friday, November 20, 2009 11:44:14 PM

The Ladder:
your career. your life.

Moderated by Lance Turner
Find a good job. Get a better one. Get better at the job you have. Stay informed. Network. And after 5 o'clock, get a life. Work hard. Play hard. Climb The Ladder.

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Jun

2009

Arkansas Business, Now on Facebook


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Arkansas Business is now on Facebook. So if you'd like to be a fan, search for "Arkansas Business" on Facebook or click or go directly to the Arkansas Business on Facebook page. We'll be sharing news headlines and, soon, hosting discussions and seeking more interaction from readers.

You can also find us on Twitter, @ArkBusiness. And our Arkansas Business 40 Under 40 alumni group on LinkedIn continues to grow, so if you're a past Arkansas Business 40 Under 40 honoree, click here to join.

Meanwhile, while you're on Facebook, check out the Pages for our other Arkansas Business Publishing Group magazines, newspapers and Web sites:

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Apr

2009

THVideo: Twitter 101 with Alyson Courtney


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On "Today's THV This Morning," Alyson Courtney and I gave a quick, broad overview of Twitter and some businesses and organizations in Arkansas are using it. Click here to see the video.*

Like I said in the video, it's easy to get "social media fatigue" trying to keep up with all that's out there. The key for anyone thinking about using Twitter, Facebook, MySpace, LinkedIn, whatever, is to think about your goals, the way you work, and your possible audience, then experiment to see what service best fits you based on that criteria.

You don't have to do it all. But you should be aware of what's out there.

Also noted in the segment: How the government is using Twitter to keep citizens abreast of the swine flu, how Tyson Foods is using Twitter as part of its charitable work, and Delta Trust & Bank's plans to Twitter this weekend from the Berkshire-Hathaway shareholders meeting.

Find THV Twitterers here. See more Arkansas Twitterers via my Arkansas Twitter Guide. And follow me on Twitter @LT, and Arkansas Business @ArkBusiness.

(* Did you catch my flub? I said "240" characters instead of "140." What can I say? It was 6:40 in the morning.)

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Mar

2009

Using Twitter, Facebook and Other Social Media in the Job Hunt


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We've talked about using the Web, particularly so-called "social media," in your job hunt before. But when it gets down to it, how useful are sites like Facebook, LinkedIn, even Twitter?

Farhad Manjoo, a tech writer for Slate, writes on that topic today . His conclusion? They can be successful if you use them the right way: to help you build contacts that will give you job leads before companies have a chance to post to Monster.com.

That rule, of course, holds no matter how you network, whether you do it online or person-to-person, the old fashioned way. Via social networks, you're more likely to hear about job opportunities before they go public on Monster, ArkansasBusiness.com/Jobs or even in the printed classifieds.

Engaging that network online allows these opportunities to spread faster, and that's the real secret to job hunting with social media.

Of course, the results for everyone will always be mixed. In talking to his admittedly geeky circle of friends, Manjoo found that job-hunting on sites like Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter paid off, while for others, efforts on those showed more promise than sending in résumés. Of course for some, social networking was a bust.

More case studies on using social media for the job hunt here , as well as thoughts on etiquette.

Also
How To: Find a Job on Twitter
Data-driven Guidance for Career Indecision

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