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No doubt you’ve seen all of the Decade in Review retrospectives. The last 10 years were a decade of great change (Isn’t every decade a decade of great change?), and it’s fun to try to predict what the next 10 years hold.

Of course, no one knows what the coming decade will hold, but I can tell you a prediction that isn’t going to happen in the near future: The Death of Traditional Media Marketing.

We like social media here at Talent Revolution. We use it. We advise clients how to… Continue

In honor of this post, from the Talent Revolution infancy days of June, 2008 (were we ever so young?), I bring you:

What the F**K is Social Media: 1 Year Later.

Enjoy!

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Let's face it, 2009 hasn't been a banner year for a lot of people. I sense, and hopefully you do too, that 2010 signals a whole new world of possibilities. We're touching on them now, but I think they are going to really bear fruit in 2010.

That said, this one is a little long, but it is worth your time. It can get you excited about what technology can do to enhance our lives. Sit down with a cup of coffee, give it a watch. After that, resolve sometime this week to think about where 2010… Continue

Let’s talk about why businesses should embrace the interweaving of their employee’s professional lives and their private lives, and how they can attract the best knowledge workers by embracing it.

Here's one simple reason: The businesses that don’t embrace it will find top people defecting.

“Why would they defect?” you ask. “Surely no salaried employee would quit because they can’t run a quick errand or they can’t get on a social networking site at work?”. You’re right; they won’t quit because… Continue

You’ve heard it before: Much like a work-related function versus a happy hour with friends, there are different rules of protocol with a LinkedIn interaction (professional) versus a Facebook interaction (personal). In fact, according to this recent poll, 43% of people believe personal and professional social networks should be kept separate.

Good luck with that!

While common sense dictates that I don’t post photos of my kids on LinkedIn, and I… Continue