How much weight do you put on the online click to connect? Thoughts on the audacity that social media’s brought into our lives and if relationships are suffering.

Time to sit up. We already talked about giving it away for free. Now let’s talk about what’s free and paid, monkays. Stop being the easy girl at the prom. Another Bitch Slap from RedheadWriting.

I wish I could say it’s with great difficulty I write this letter to Facebook, but it’s not. As a matter of fact, what follows is purely stream-of-consciousness frustration that’s putting on a blog suit and gloves. Complete with two middle fingers.

Are we using electronic communication as a crutch to avoid engaging? I think so…

Most of my blogs stem from personal experience. Yesterday, it was an unprovoked, out-of-context lashing-out from a follower.

How can altruism drive your social media and business efforts? Grab a bag of apples.

When individuals and companies choose to engage in social media, there’s a fine line between solicitation and being helpful. Where do you stand? And are you being annoying?

In this economy, where EVERYONE seems to be looking for a job (or at least a better one), how do you know you’re getting “da schnizzle,” the top dog, the worker bees, the leaders and ultimately the FIT you seek for your organization or project?

Sure, resumes and references are useful and vital tools for opening conversations with potential candidates.

But where else can you look?

The answer?

Online.

It was those days of my youth where I could spend hours on the phone, talking about everything and nothing at all, that prepped me for my current geekish life as a social media addict.

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