Lessons in Community From My Hometown

Community — that word means so much more to me today than it did only one week ago. Some takeaways I won’t forget from the Boston bomb attack…Read More

Empower Brand “You” #TChat Preview

This week #TChat has star power! We get real about employee and employer brands with the creator of reality TV show “Top Recruiter”…Read More

Top 5 Trends in the World of Work This Week

I like to talk nerdy and have this thing for using analogies, metaphors and alliteration to connect seemingly disparate phenomena — what some might call “random.” It’s not uncommon for me to do so using old school rap songs, childhood … Read More

If Work isn’t Fun, You’re Doing it Wrong: #TChat Recap

#TChat Radio Show Recap for 8/31/11 with the @12Most folks!Read More

Facebook & the Strange Engagement Arrangement: #TChat Recap

Just because I like you, doesn’t mean we’re friends. At least on Facebook.

I’m talking about the strange engagement arrangement between companies, associations, non-profits, clubs, professional groups, other groups, events — and their followers. Or, more … Read More

The Professional Future of Facebook: #TChat Preview

Originally posted by Matt Charney, on MonsterThinking Blog

The short history of social media is littered with tools and technologies that were, for a brief moment, the “next big thing” for business, the proverbial ‘killer app’ … Read More

There’s No Going Back From Global: #TChat Recap

Today’s recap is written by Caty Kobe, a member of the TChat community and the Focus Community Manager.

Last night’s #TChat made one thing was clear: globalization means a lot of different things to a lot of different … Read More

Crowdsourcing Prospective Candidates: Impossible?

Written by Omowale Casselle

Crowdsourcing is the act of outsourcing tasks traditionally performed by an employee or contractor, to an undefined, large group of people or community (a “crowd”), through an open call (Wikipedia). In theory, … Read More

Monster’s BeKnown Disrupts: Meet New School Social Networking

Weekends aren’t the usual time for companies to drop market-making news, but it happened this weekend, when Monster announced the launch of BeKnown, a networking application which marries the social-media savvy and vast audience of Facebook (more than … Read More

Twitter Chats Reveal the Future of Online Communities

Written by Omowale Casselle

Recently, I have been paying a lot of attention to different chats that happen on Twitter. Quite honestly, these community focused discussions are extremely interesting to me because of what I believe … Read More