TechLifeMashup | Entrepreneurs, Social Media, and Technology

LinkedIn is a popular business-focused social networking site for people in any profession.  Millions of visitors flock to the site each month to update resumes, look for jobs, and communicate with past and current colleagues.  LinkedIn now gets millions of visitors each month and millions of dollars in revenue to go along with it.  Behind every great idea though is a great entrepreneur!  This week in the spotlight we take a look at entrepreneur Reid Hoffman, who created the popular business-oriented social networking website called LinkedIn.  We’ll look at just how he did it so you too can learn from his success! More »

They say don’t  put all your eggs in one basket, and this way of thinking couldn’t be more true when it comes to applying for jobs online. Searching for jobs on the internet has become the standard for job search and with good reason. I don’t think any of us need a reminder of what it was like applying for a job pre-internet days; no thank you! Job searches continue to be on the rise and social media sites continue to flourish with ever growing communities. So it seems like a good time to highlight three great ways to use social media sites to search for your next job, whether it be from an employer or through freelance ventures. More »

So you had a myspace account and now you have a facebook account. You also have a twitter, youtube, and linkedin account with a number of other social media sites under your belt stretching your capacity to keep up with every detail of information passing through these sites thin. For many, it might seem next to impossible to work all day and keep up with all the different social media sites an average person belongs to. With so many social media sites out there producing so much daily information, you might find yourself asking which sites really matter when it comes down to getting your name out there. More »

I’ve been doing a lot research lately on social media marketing as a possible entry point into the world of self employment.  Social media has become a phrase known in and out of the internet.  Users flock to sites like youtube, facebook, digg, and many others on a daily basis utilizing these services as primary forms of communication and entertainment.  This is a huge market that is going to explode with business opportunity in the next several years.  CNN recently published an article, which highlighted five popular social media jobs that are making headway in companies all over. More »