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SOCIAL MEDIA–YOUR ONLY CHANCE TO BE FOUND

Posted by David Sher in Blogs, Facebook, Google, Internet, LinkedIn, Podcast, Social Media, TwitterMay 31st, 2010 | No Comments
Play this 2 minute podcast    Whenever I present to a group, I ask, “If you were to meet a person you didn’t know, how would you check her out?”  The response is always the same, “I would Google them.” It’s said, you only have one chance to make a first impression.  The first information anyone sees about you are the first few entries on Google. This really got my attention when I was training a successful CEO on social media.  He said, “I’m kind of a private person & I really don’t want everyone to know my business.”  However, when I Googled his name & company,...
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ARE FACEBOOK AND THE INTERNET GOOD OR BAD?

Posted by David Sher in Facebook, Internet, Social Media, Traditional NetworkingJan 25th, 2010 | No Comments
Play this two minute podcast   She grimaced when she warned me of the risks of teenage girls being on Facebook.  I was attending a birthday party for my three year old grandson, Eric, in Atlanta.  The woman, who works with abused children, is a friend of my son.  She explained that older men get on Facebook, prepare a bogus profile pretending to be a teenage boy… gain the girl’s trust and make arrangements to meet…putting the girl at risk.  I guess this is what we see on Dateline NBC’s To Catch a Predator.  She said she would never allow her children on Facebook. A few minutes earlier...
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