Come on, I don’t really want you to write me one, but there has been unprecedented chatter about LinkedIn recommendations in blogging circles these days. And I want to put everything in perspective to confirm whether or not LinkedIn recommendations really have value. It was Jeremiah Owyang who started the debate. Jeremiah is a renowned web strategist, but he is also one of the early adopters and biggest fans of LinkedIn. If you check out the archives of his blog, you will see some gems of articles about utilizing LinkedIn for social networking and tips for job hunting. I consider Jeremiah …
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There’s been a lot of buzz recently in the twittersphere and world of blogging about the explosion of so-called “social media experts.” Everyone seems to be branding themselves an “expert” in something, and it leads to the question of just what it all means, especially in this blog with regards to the context of what a “LinkedIn Expert” is. Today I will cover “Social Media Experts” in general while my next blog post will look at “LinkedIn Experts” in particular. First of all, if you missed it, there was an excellent article yesterday on “6 Reasons You Shouldn’t Brand Yourself …
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