You probably know by now that content from Facebook Pages is getting lower priority in the Facebook news feed. Facebook announced, in January 2014, that it had devalued text updates from brand pages in favor of updates that include pictures, citing that photo posts get 120% more engagement. Evolver.com at Lunch with Hootsuite at their HQRead more
At the 2013 #truCollegeRecruiter events in NYC and Dallas there was much discussion about how to best connect with college students and new grads. Naturally Facebook was one of the major platforms cited as a go-to marketing and recruiting platform. But is Facebook becoming less of a destination for Millennials and beyond? In a great postRead more
Edgerank is the evil culprit that is most responsible for what you see on your Facebook timeline. Yes, it has a name. Facebook is arguably the best tool in social media for engaging your customers or friends. But if you want to be really good at it, below are 3 tips to help you upRead more
Facebook regularly makes changes to user agreements and it’s platform that outrage it’s user community. But somehow most people don’t leave the mammoth social site.Here’s a look back to an interesting Post from September of 2011 on the CNN Tech blog. Here we go again.Facebook has made big changes to users’ pages, and people are responding inRead more
I love it when people question the way I build my social networks. “Why would you want to be friends with so many people?” “How can you keep track of so many?” My answer, always, is simple. Why not? It’s good for both business and personal networking. You don’t have to actually interact with, orRead more
Late last week I was alerted by a friend that I was part of an NBC news story that apparently went out over several affiliates, including Dallas, about social media and job search. I didn’t see the story and hadn’t been asked to comment about it by anyone at the network. So naturally I was curious. IRead more
Facebook is really great for annoying your friends with Candy Crush Saga requests. But it’s also a very good place to network for a new job. In 2011, I was interviewed for an article by Alina Dizik posted on the MSN Careers/careerbuilder web site entitled Can Facebook really help you land a Job. As usual, IRead more
I am currently attempting to grow my BranchOut network on Facebook because my pal, William Tincup, teased me about being in the bottom half of his top 20 friends on this Facebook business networking app. Never one to pass up a challenge, and always wanting to experiment with new tools, I set out to addRead more
My friend, Etienne Besson (aka @HappyEmployee), posted a synopsis and his thoughts on Facebook’s announcement of it’s new messaging system. This great post needs no additions by me. But I wanted to share it with my readers. Facebook Announcement: Messages Between The Lines by Etienne Besson on 16 November 2010Last night I watched the liveRead more
Technorati Tags: craig fisher,facebook,page,invite,event,javascript Today I invited all my friends on Facebook to like the page I created for the TalentNet Live Social Recruiting Conference that will be held on 8/27 at the FritoLay HQ conference center in Plano, TX. I did a little research to find a way to invite all my friends atRead more
If you are a passive job candidate (someone not currently looking for a job but open to listening), are you likely to submit your resume to a job posting? Probably not. But you might participate in a group of other professionals with your skill set online that happens to be sponsored by a company whoRead more
"If you could only have one social network to use as your main tool in recruiting, which one would it be?" This question was deftly posed to the panel by Chris Hoyt, the ending keynote speaker for the event at which I presented last week. I was on a panel for Jobing.com’s Spring Symposium withRead more
Part One – Everyone you know is a potential business lead. That’s right. Whether or not you are currently a job seeker, chances are that you will be at some point. I apologize up front, this is going to be a little long. But it’s worth it. As a recruiter, I consider everyone a potentialRead more
A colleague in the recruiting industry told me this week that he made a social media faux pas. He asked an admin to post a job opening to Twitter. But she accidentally posted it to Facebook. I was quick to tell him that I didn’t think it was a faux pas at all to postRead more
By: Dan Schawbel | Personal Branding Blog REQUIRED: A Custom Facebook URL For Your Brand Name | Personal Branding Blog – Dan Schawbel At midnight on June 13th, Facebook is releasing custom URL’s for both profile and fan pages. This is a big move by Facebook and if you review their announcement this afternoon, thereRead more
In March of 2009 I was asked by international employer branding company, Universum, to be a guest writer for their new employer brand magazine called Universum Quarterly. Subscribers in HR organizations worldwide received live copies of the printed editions. Universum Quarterly began as the world’s first periodical for Employer Branding. Each issue brought feature articlesRead more
Personal Branding. Do those words make you cringe? Let’s choose something else like, Name Equity. Whatever term you use, it’s really all the same thing. Mitch Joel posted a great article today on his blog that clearly illustrates the current need to take control of your online persona. No matter who you are, or whatRead more
Sometimes its who you know and who they know. Last summer I was introduced to the president of The Loomis Agency, Mike Sullivan. Maybe re-introduced is more accurate. We first met years ago at the wedding of mutual friend, Lauren Mulkey. Now Lauren, in her business development capacity with Loomis, a 20-year old Dallas creativeRead more
A big question I am often asked about Micro-Blogging service, Twitter, is simply this, “So what do you do on Twitter, just tell people what you’re doing?” And my answer is usually, “No”. I use Twitter to network with early adopters and people all over the world who have similar interests in social media andRead more
One evening after our team lost the Orange Bowl I was trying to explain to some friends why I like Facebook. None of my guy friends that were here had FB accounts, but a couple of their wives did. Well, that’s a problem right there. They (the guys) perceived FB to be kind of aRead more
