LinkedIn has gone the way of FaceBook, but not in a good way. Your privacy is no longer guaranteed with LinkedIn. They have opted in you, without your knowledge, to endorse LinkedIn and their advertisers. But they didn’t stop there; they also have opted you in to giving all your...

What professions should you make sure are included in your closest circle? You know: people with skill sets you have on speed dial. With a tip of the hat to Harvey Mackay,  I’d like to present the ‘must have in my network’ list of skill sets from the perspective of someone...

We’ve all been in social media for decades, even if the phrase was not coined until recently.   If you break it down, it means being social using the internet. If you use email, you are active in social media.   Have you been texting on your phone?  That’s another way.  The...

For those who haven’t come across Groupon.com yet, Groupon is a group buying service that provides deals for volume buying.  On the surface, it has great potential for the average household shopper to save money by purchasing as a member of a large group.  For the small business owner,...

With 9.6% unemployment, the job market seems to be an unending black hole but there are many bright pockets.  Even the Federal Reserve has admitted that government policies will not fix the unemployment situation.   I thought I would share my opinion about where the job opportunities...