Unfriending “Friends” on Facebook

Unfriending “Friends” on Facebook

On Nov. 17, 2010, Jimmy Kimmel went on his nightly talk show to declare a new national day – National Unfriend Day. The comedian explained that since so many of us have a ridiculous amount of Facebook friends, we should take some time to unfriend the ones we’re not...
5 Ways to be Kind on LinkedIn

5 Ways to be Kind on LinkedIn

November 13th, 2020 is “World Kindness Day,” a day dedicated to demonstrating kindness to others through large or very small acts. You can learn more about Kindness Day here. We don’t always think about kindness as a quality to bring to our professional lives, but we...
Are We All Safe Online?

Are We All Safe Online?

Through our partnership with St. Mary’s University of Minnesota, we meet extremely talented MBA students and social media marketing professionals. One of their assignments in our course, (no comma) is to blog on an area of social media that they found most interesting...
5 Steps for Professional Recommendation Requests

5 Steps for Professional Recommendation Requests

There has, most likely been a point in your life where you have either asked for or have been asked to give a recommendation. In the not so distant past, this was done in a paper letter format. In today’s virtual work world, recommendations are online with the entire...
9 Tips for a Dazzling LinkedIn Profile

9 Tips for a Dazzling LinkedIn Profile

Your LinkedIn profile represents your personal brand. It is your personal story, a resume, and your personality, all combined into a compact social media format. In order to have your profile distinguish itself above the others, there are tweaks you can make. Keep in...