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Facebook Privacy: Three Ways to Safeguard Your Facebook Profile and Posts
Dec 5, 2011
Patrice-Anne Rutledge offers three easy ways to manage your privacy on Facebook, ensuring that only the people you want to view your Facebook content can do so.
Facebook, Social Video Conferencing, and Skype for Business
Nov 15, 2011
Now that Skype is integrated with Facebook, it's the first tool your business should review technology-based collaboration and remote work. Brian Carter discusses other options and how your business might take advantage of Skype.
Facebook's New Video Chat and Skype Integration
Aug 26, 2011
Michael Miller discusses Facebook's new chat features and shows you how to do video chatting on Facebook.
Fact or Fiction: Should You Use Wikipedia for Research?
Jan 8, 2010
Should you use Wikipedia for research? Michael Miller examines the issue and offers some advice.
Find Facebook Friends with Your Facebook Connect Application
Dec 28, 2009
Ivan Pepelnjak continues his Facebook Connect series with a description of how your Facebook Connect application can query your Facebook user's data, including data about the user's friends.
Finding Jobs Outside of Job Boards
May 16, 2013
Matthew Moran discusses how you can find jobs outside of job boards by using a more direct approach that meets the employer in a more desirable place.
First Moves with Google+
Jan 14, 2013
This chapter shows how to adjust your Google+ profile to use your account effectively for business.
Five Deadly Sins of Social Networking for the Job Seeker
Apr 6, 2011
Erik Deckers warns you not to do these things online when searching for a job: post negative content (Spring Break photos, for example) on your Facebook page; get into angry, heated debates; or post content that runs counter to the brand you're trying to build.
Five Secrets to Promoting Your Blog
Mar 28, 2011
Erik Deckers covers five ways to promote your blog, including creating backlinks; guest blogging; and setting up automated processes for Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn.
Five Steps to Jumpstart Your Consulting Career with Social Media
May 24, 2011
Erik Deckers shows you how to use a blog, Twitter, and LinkedIn to start a consulting career, including finding a niche, finding connections on LinkedIn and Twitter, and writing blog posts.
Five Top Apps for Spotify
Feb 23, 2012
Michael Miller presents his five favorite Spotify apps — which might be your favorites, too.
Five Twitter Power Tips for the Entrepreneur
May 19, 2011
Most people expect the entrepreneur and solo practitioner to have a personality, unlike large corporations. Erik Deckers shows how entrepreneurs can take advantage of that personality expectation and reach people more easily.
Five Ways Posterous Can Make Your Online Life Easier
Dec 20, 2010
Patrice-Anne Rutledge suggests five ways the posting and sharing site Posterous can make your online life easier.
Fixing a Bad Wikipedia Article
Dec 28, 2009
Michael Miller shows you how to edit any Wikipedia article using the Wiki Markup Language.
For Your Social Media Marketing Strategy to Work, You Need to be Social
Nov 10, 2010
If you are going to be successful with your social media marketing strategy, you need to be social. That means engaging & interacting in communities. These 3 tips can help you get started.
Gamification for Business Engagement: Legal Risks & Opportunities in Using Virtual Goods (Badges, Points, Leaderboards, and other Incentives)
Jul 2, 2012
Robert McHale offers practical steps businesses can take to minimize their legal exposure while maximizing the potential gains of "gamification."
Get More Facebook Fans: Seven Tips for Promoting Your Facebook Page
Jun 8, 2011
Want to get more people to like your Facebook page? Patrice-Anne Rutledge shows you seven great ways to develop your Facebook fan base.
Getting Basic MySpace Data in Applications
Oct 26, 2009
This chapter demonstrates the basic flow of an OpenSocial application, specifically the process of accessing data on the API and OpenSocial's request/response pattern.
Getting to Know Paper, the New Facebook App
Apr 9, 2014
Facebook recently launched the Paper app for Apple iPhones, a cutting-edge alternative to the traditional Facebook app. Michael Miller details how Paper works, how it differs from the Facebook app, and why you might want to switch.
Getting to Know Wikipedia
Nov 24, 2009
In this lesson, you learn the history of Wikipedia and how it works.

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