Online Networking on Shine

Could there be a virtual glass floor?

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This week a fascinating set of data was released that shows women dominating social media. Apparently, women outnumber men on Facebook, Twitter, FriendFeed, Flickr, Classmates, MySpace, Hi5 and del.icio.us. Women tie men on LinkedIn, YouTube and Bebo. The boys,…

Facebook "Friends" vs. Real "Friends"

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A lot of people have recently sent me this Wall Street Journal article about

How I use Facebook: Time Management & ROI

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When it comes to Time Management and Facebook, the ROI (return on interest) to compare is networking. I currently check in with Facebook more than my previous once per day/couple times per…

Should you "friend" your boss on Facebook?

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To friend or not to friend ... that is the question ... on Facebook. What happens when your boss wants to be your friend, or should you send a friend request to your boss? This are questions looked at by The Boston Globe:

"Ali Riaz has 126 friends on his facebook.com account. Ten of them are his employees.

Riaz doesn't mind befriending his staff members online -- as long as they initiate the process. "I don't want to impose," said Riaz, chief executive officer of Attivio, a Newton software company. "Everyone has a different definition of what is personal and private. There is a line there, but it's a wiggly line. Whenever you are in a power position, you have to be careful."

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The "friend" blurry-line question, however, is not just limited to Facebook.