My Gen-Y colleague Dan Schawbel has strategically positioned himself as a personal branding expert over the last few years, and he continues to impress me on nearly a monthly basis. Among his many projects, Dan founded an online magazine called, fittingly, Personal Branding Magazine, and their new quarterly issue is out on November 1st. From the beginning, Dan has partnered [...]

Today, LinkedIn has joined the application craze and opened their platform for developers to create user add-ons. I’ve got mixed feelings about saturating all the social networks with extras, but it looks like LinkedIn will hopefully try to keep its focus on professional tools. If you’re a WordPress blogger who also happens to use LinkedIn to connect with your business [...]

Two weeks ago I told you that you can’t ignore social media if you’re gonna succeed in business these days. Well this Wednesday there is a great opportunity for many of you small business owners and entrepreneurs I know. If you’re interested in internet marketing strategy, building a web presence, gaining visibility through the search engines, or if you are [...]

For newbies out there who don’t quite know how to best put Twitter to use, and for those of you who aren’t using it yet but are wondering if the new web service is worth your time: This Guide is for You! What is Twitter? Twitter is a new social network/instant messaging mashup that’s being referred to as a micro-blogging [...]

Ever since I discovered Google Custom Search, I’ve been using it to pinpoint the exact kind of awesome articles, tips and tricks I’m looking for much quicker, and to increase my efficiency and decrease the time it takes me to find answers or write up blog posts. Personally, I’m a big fan of productivity lists, how-to’s, and life hacks, so [...]

I’ve put together a primer on my media and entertainment consumption as part of the Media Diet internet meme. It’s a big post, but I highly recommend each and every one of the useful links contained here, and if you take just five minutes to read through this, I’ve included a few little gems on how I handle information overload. [...]

Dan Schawbel is a marketing consultant, entrepreneur, and personal branding spokesman. He is a strong self-marketer who has made a name for himself first by writing the Personal Branding Blog, then administering the Personal Brand Awards and publishing Personal Branding Magazine, and was recently featured in an article for the Fast Company Expert Blogs called “The Young Turks of Personal [...]