Organise
Gist Filters Your Inboxes Contact By Contact
9:30PM Kevin Purdy | Lots of people can get a hold of you in multiple ways, and sometimes it’s all too much. Gist grabs your Gmail or Outlook messages, Linkedin, Facebook and Twitter pings and sorts it by contact and importance. More »
Communicate
Social Media Netiquette
10:30PM Kevin Purdy | Social media maven (and Lifehacker alumnus) Tamar Weinberg has written up “The Ultimate Social Media Etiquette Handbook” over at her Techipedia blog, and, based on the breadth of advice and coverage of networking apps, it’s not an inaccurate title. Learn what not to do to benefit from LinkedIn, Twitter, FriendFeed, and other communities from someone who really knows. More »
Get Ahead on LinkedIn
1:08PM Sarah Stokely | LinkedIn is starting to make inroads into the Australian professional community, and yours truly succumbed this week. So Wired’s How-to Wiki on how to get ahead on LinkedIn was timely.They suggest that you keep your profile professional (save the quirky personal hobbies for MySpace) and that you expand your network by helping others rather than asking for recommendations and introductions:
Want a thumbs-up recommendation next to your profile, but don’t want to
bribe your contacts? Write a recommendation for someone else first,
Alba says. When a colleague reads your glowing review of his business
prowess, he’ll be more inclined to reciprocate.
If you want someone in your network to introduce you to one of their network, then you need to have something relevant to offer, not just a sales pitch or a request for help:
Utilize social graces with a professional message describing your
general interest or an informational interview.”When I see your
message, I’m looking for something that isn’t ‘join my Shaklee
business,’” Alba says. “I want to see significant reasons for me to
open my network, endorse you, and feel confident.”
Any Aussie LinkedIn users out there care to share their power networking tips?
Get Ahead on LinkedIn [Wired] More » 
Use Linkedin to Get Work
8:56AM Sarah Stokely | Facebook seems to have taken off as the grownups networking app du jour in Australia, but I’ve had a couple of people mention Linkedin to me recently – one who was headhunted by a company who found her via her public profile, another who was appraising a job candidate via the person’s Linkedin profile.The Freelance Switch blog has published a guide for getting the most out of your Linkedin profile, which includes tips on creating your profile, building a network and using your profile to get work. They advise being thorough in filling out your public profile as the site carries a lot of search engine weight and a search for your name on Google is likely to return your Linked in profile on the first page of results.Linkedin also has a tool which helps you build an email signature to promote your Linkedin profile. I have found my way onto Facebook but not Linkedin as yet. Have you had any good, bad or indifferent results from using professional social networking sites? Please share your experiences in comments.
8 Things You Can Do to Get Work through Linkedin [Freelance Switch] More » 
