This is from the Sacramento Bee- 9/27/2012
There has been great "buzz" around what employers and Universities in California can ask of their (potential) employees and students. Of course, most people feel as though it's a complete invasion of privacy, and puts people at risk for losing their current job, not getting into college or getting a job they have applied for. By signing these bills, it puts those fears to rest! According to the Sacramento Bee: "Gov. Jerry Brown signed two measures this morning to block California universities and employers from seeking access to applicants' social media accounts." "The Golden State is pioneering the social media revolution and these laws will protect all Californians from unwarranted invasions of their personal social media accounts," the Democratic governor said in a prepared statement. Assembly Bill 1844 and Senate Bill 1349 were signed!. Read the entire article here
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9/21/2012 9 Comments Meeting Julie Ziglar NormanYesterday, September 20, 2012, I was attending the "Unstoppable Conference" in Sacramento, CA , hosted by "The Bam Project" , A Christian Business Women's Networking Organization. This was the first night of a two day conference and was the first ever, for Bam! I was excited to be there with our Social Media Kiosk, to help spread the word about the great things that were happening! Upon entering, I had no idea what to expect. I was enjoying myself, listening to great worship music by Christian Artist, Amari, and meeting some incredible women. At one point during the conference, one of the hostesses, Barb Wilber tasked us with finding someone in the room that we had yet to meet, and scheduling a time to get to know them better. Before I had time to stand up from my chair, this adorable, southern woman approached me and said, in her cute accent "I want to get to know you"! Me? I was honored, because I had JUST looked at this woman's picture in the program for the conference and realized that she was now standing before me! It was none other than Julie Ziglar Norman! You, know the Ziglar name, don't you? She's the "daughter of the motivator’s motivator, Zig Ziglar"! And she was asking to get to know ME better! I was so excited and honored. Unfortunately, we didn't have too much time to chat, as we were quickly asked to come back to the larger discussion. But we were able to talk on break and share a few laughs while she and some other ladies were being silly and posing for the Social Media Kiosk! What's even more funny to me, is that the largest lesson I learned from my few hours at this conference, from Barb's key note and "Sacred Space" activity was that we are often living as what we are NOT, instead of what we are! We are constantly living in the world of "Im NOT Smart Enough", "Im NOT pretty Enough"etc, instead of who we really are! When I was asked to write down my biggest "Who I am NOT" - it was "I am NOT Worthy". The funny thing is, I was worthy enough because Julie chose me out of over 50 women in a large room. She chose me, because for some reason she was drawn to me. And from that moment, I promised myself, to let myself be as worthy as other see me, and live with who I am vs. who I am NOT! Learn more about The Bam Project Online, and Julie's Organization, "ZIglar Women" here. 9/17/2012 1 Comment A Picture is Worth 1,000 ...Visual content is everywhere! It's on Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, Pinterest and now, Instagram (to name a few). Some call it photo journalism, some picture marketing- either way, it goes back to the 'ole adage that "Picture speak 1,000 words". What if that same picture could be worth "1,000 Likes"? While pictures DO tell a story, and are now being seen on social media sites more than ANY OTHER type of "post"- you want to make sure that the message being sent, aligns with your brand! The folks at iSnap! came up with a great idea and came out with this amazing product: The Location Based Social Media Photo Kiosk ! What makes this so "amazing"?
Don't believe me? Just ask, Marissa Hodge, of West Sacramento Zumba! She had our kiosks out at a community event in West Sacramento! She got over 100 likes just by having the kiosk available for a few hours. She keeps the branded pictures recorded from the event, and now has 100 new people to connect with! Not to mention all of those who will "like" her page due to the fun that was seen by others from the posts! The bottom line: This new technology makes visual content marketing easy! **Disclosure: Rebecca Johnson and My Social Media Pro are distributors for iSnapSocial 9/4/2012 1 Comment The Hand Off TechniqueGot a little publicity for my Networking "Hand Off" Technique! Great article on how to exit a Networking Conversation!
Ritika Trikha, A Career Bliss Writer, wrote this great article on how to "Break Off a Networking Convo Without Being Awkward"! She has some great suggestions! You can read the entire article here. Thanks, Ritika, for the mention! Did you notice that recently, Facebook made a change and created all users a unique Facebook Email? Not only did they create the email for us, but they automatically overdid the individual email addresses that we put into our profiles making their email the default. Most people don't notice the difference since they generally receive regular email from their contacts and Facebook email through their inbox online. However, if Facebook is not your primary choice in communicating with the outside world (aka your customers) you may want to make sure they have access to your preferred email address through your profile. How does one do that? It's easy: Go to your profile, and click on the "About" Section under your profile photo. Find where it says contact information and take a look. If you still want to edit it, click "edit" and enter in the correct information. Be sure to click "save" and there ya have it! Done! 6/22/2012 1 Comment Every Day is A Good Day!Here is a great little lesson I learned from a customer today!
Me to customer: You have a Good Day! Customer: Every day is a good day: There is no such thing as a bad day. Only bad moments. Do you know the difference between a good moment and a Band moment? Me: No Customer: There is no difference. Each one is just a moment. They change in an instant. Some are good, some are bad but they leave as quickly as they come. Sometimes, wisdom come from the most unexpected places! |
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