Posts Tagged ‘social networking’
#HoHoTO – Toronto’s Twitter Holiday Party
December 16th, 2008 • View Comments Toronto Social Media
Tags: #HoHoTO, social networking, Toronto, Twitter
Weird here is normal. Weird here is the extreme somewhere else. - Champions of Nothing, Matthew Good
I couldn’t help having the above quote echoing through my head last night before attending #HoHoTO, a holiday party for the Toronto Twitter community, raising funds (and foods) for the Daily Bread Food Bank. Any time you gather “people of that ilk” together in a large group, one never really knows what to expect. Last night’s event, though certainly not without a couple of people that didn’t quite fit in, really relieved any of the concerns I had, and has already become a must-attend every year for me. After the break, a few thoughts of mine on the experience I had with everything surrounding the event.
Passive career searching…
December 12th, 2008 • View Comments Uncategorized
Tags: career, social networking
Chris Brogan wrote a great piece on lead generation in marketing and sales efforts that hit a nerve with me – but not because of the sales and marketing side of the argument. Instead, I think one can take a lot of the points that Chris makes and extend them to your personal marketing efforts – or your personal career search. After the break, I’ll talk about what sorts of things Chris mentioned specifically that you should be applying in your own life.
