Welcome to this month’s carnival of HR. I invited everyone to reflect on the topic: How Social is Your HR? And I am happy to say that most of you share the thought that there is a place for Social in HR. At the same time, you feel we are…
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Guest Post: Are You Anti-Social?
I’m honored to host a guest post this month by Christopher de Mers (@ChristopherinHR), who wrote this post especially for the Social Carnival of HR! Anti-Social Are you anti-social? We realize a social “footprint” is expected today. With over 90% of recruiters using some form of social media (SoMe) you…
Continue ReadingComing up: A Social Carnival of HR
The next Carnival of HR is headed my way on April 24th. Inspired by this blog post written by Paul Taylor, How social is your CEO?, the latest Carnival of HR is all about “How Social is Your HR?”. Are you a social fanatic, a recent learner, an experienced Tweep?…
Continue ReadingThe jury is out on Google+
I was one of the (10 million) lucky people who got an early invite to experiment with Google+. Now that I have been using it for a couple of weeks, it’s time to make up the balance. First let me say that even though I have a Facebook account I…
Continue ReadingThe Trouble with Klout
Those who read my blog know that I have been writing about Klout a few times before (Do you have Klout? & Klout revisited) to understand how online influence can be determined. This week I am adding to that because I went away for a few days and was unable to tweet.…
Continue ReadingKlout revisited: Is Beta-Klout getting any better?
A few weeks ago, I wrote a post on Klout. In the meantime, Klout updated to Beta-Klout – yes, that’s right, they are back in Beta. I thought that deserved an update. First the good news: since my previous post, my Klout score has risen to 48. I’m not quite…
Continue ReadingDo you have ‘Klout’?
Reputation is important. Especially if you work in professional services, reputation is the difference between a steady stream of contracts and none at all. There are many tools on the web that claim to measure reputation and influence. Unfortunately, most of them do not disclose how they calculate your final…
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