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9 Ways to Get Linked Out on LinkedIn

By Scott Allen, on September 24th, 2007%

837748_thumbs_down_-_with_clipping_path.jpgI talk a lot about how to make effective use of LinkedIn — today let’s look at some ways NOT to use LinkedIn. Here are nine sure-fire ways to network like a schmuck and achieve exactly the opposite effect you’re probably going for:

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Jump Start Your Business, Take Home $2,000 in Prizes and Services

By Scott Allen, on September 10th, 2007%

Launching a new business? Need help with a business you recently started? Enter our “Jump Start Your Business” contest and win a b5media Prize Pack valued at over $2,000 including free financial software, merchandise and valuable business advice from the business professionals at b5media!

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Being August – b5media Business Channel Theme Day

By Scott Allen, on August 3rd, 2007%

augustus.jpgOnce a month, the b5media business channel holds a “theme day”, in which our business bloggers contribute posts around a particular theme. Besides being an enormous amount of fun for us and a good exercise in thinking outside the box, it’s also a fun way for you to learn about some of our other business blogs and maybe spark a little thinking outside the box of your own.

I actually came up with this month’s theme, and so I also get the privilege of hosting it.

One day when I was thinking about the names of the months of the year, I noticed that only three months — March, May and August — are not only names but also words in the English language. Of those, two are quite common, while the other — August — is not exactly part of the typical household conversation (oh, by the way, that’s a statue of Augustus, for whom the month was named, in the photo).

Dictionary.com defines “august” as follows:

  1. inspiring reverence or admiration; of supreme dignity or grandeur; majestic: an august performance of a religious drama.
  2. venerable; eminent: an august personage.

So that’s our theme for this month — “Being August”. Our bloggers have each produced their own take on this as fits their blog. Enjoy!

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5 Ways to Have Fun with LinkedIn

By Scott Allen, on May 21st, 2007%

I know, I know… using LinkedIn is fun, right? That’s why so many power users spend several hours a week on it, right?

“All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.”

In honor of this month’s b5media Business Channel May theme day on “Work & Play“, I thought I’d do something a little different and take . . . → Read More: 5 Ways to Have Fun with LinkedIn

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Linked Intelligence and 5 More Blogs Join b5media Business Channel

By Scott Allen, on April 30th, 2007%

Hooray! It’s official! Linked Intelligence is now a full-fledged b5media blog, along with five others that also launched today in the business channel:

Behind the Buzz:
Advertising executive Rachel Clarke shares tips, information, and news about the latest and most successful branding/marketing strategies and events.

Buzz Networker:
MySpace sensation Kevin Palmer shares his tips, advice, and know how relating to . . . → Read More: Linked Intelligence and 5 More Blogs Join b5media Business Channel

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