Visible Networking

MySpace's tutorial by Demetri Martin

You have to check this video and check Demetri's approach to friendship with a drag n' drop twist! ;-)

BLG - WordPress Video Tutorial

I am a fan of Typepad. WordPress has the reputation to be the best free blogging platform.

I didn't have the chance to watch the entire video, but I was impressed by the length of the WordPress.com tutorial created by Chris Abraham.
Good initiative Chris!


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Technorati: blogging, weblogs, wordpress

NET - Interview with Guillaume Thevenot (Hotel-Blogs.com)

I have just come back from Luxor. Egypt: what a great Past, and what a fascinating culture!

Luxor, Egypt
We spent a week in Egypt with two of our very good friends: Carine and Guillaume. We had a great time visiting temples, swimming in "the infinite swimming pool" on Crocodile Island, and enjoying card games every day! No technology, networking or blogging there! ;)

a few pictures

 

Please check all the pictures on flickr.
 
Video interview: Guillaume Thevenot, Founder of Hotel-Blogs.com
Luxor, with view on the Nile: what an ideal (and unusual) place for an interview! ;)



Guillaume Thevenot
Guillaume is one of my best friends. He is a French professional who works in the Hospitality industry, in the hotel space in particular. He is passionate by new technologies such as Internet, blogging and the Web 2.0... anything which could improve the way people book their trip! He has been living in London for over 6 years.

Hotel-Blogs.com
Guillaume created Hotel-Blogs.com in December 2005 to share his expertise and his passion for the hotel/"e-travel" industry. He has done a great job: everyday faithful readers, from all over the world, visit his blog and leave their comments. Well done my friend!
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Technorati: blogging, weblogs, businessnetworking, socialnetworking

NET/VDO - CNET TV

I have recently "discovered" the video service on cnet: cnet TV Beta

Search "networking" or "social" (10/10/06)
Please find below a serie of videos on social networking.
Most of them are presented by Neha Tiwari, Associate Producer on c|net.

* 15/08/06 - Facebook announce new platform
* Cyworld launches in US
* Is Cyworld the next myspace?
* Networking site focused on the over 5O
* MySpace advice for Youth and Parents
* Is privacy on MySpace a good thing?
* CEO TagWorld, Fred Krueger
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Technorati: socialnetworking, businessnetworking, socialsoftware, cnet

NET - Linkedin for Groups

I decided to create that post to help every association (like EPWN) which wonders how useful it is to create a group on Linkedin.
As far as I am concerned, Linkedin is the best website for business networking. Linkedin provides a "must have" group feature. Let me further explain the concept.
 
Linkedin for Groups: key benefits
Please find below a list of the key benefits as far as I am concerned.
* It helps increase the visibility of your alumni association/group/company.
  -> Your logo will appear on the Group Directory
  -> Your logo will appear on every member's profile

* It helps create value for your members
  -> You can urge people to register on Linkedin, increase their visibility, and create opportunities
  -> Your members will try online networking, expand their network, and increase the value for the whole group

* It helps facilitate a better communication within members
  -> The group Manager can easily send a message to its members
  -> Your members benefits from very good browsing features

Groups -> interface & features
I thought it would be a good idea to give you an idea of what a group look like, from the point of view of a member. For my example, I used my membership to the Centrale Alumni group. I would like to salute this excellent initiative from the Centraliens!

Video on YouTube


Where to find more info on Linkedin for Groups?
They don't really advertise that feature anymore. Linkedin usually doesn't advertise its services, everything works by efficient word and mouth!
The easiest way to access the Groups main page is to click on Linkedin -> Linkedin for Groups

Should you have any questions, please check the FAQ.

You found that post useful? Should you have any comments or remarks, I invite you to leave a comment!
Moreover, feel free to check all my posts on Linkedin and spread the word & talk about www.Visible-Networking.com!
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Technorati: socialnetworking, businessnetworking, linkedin, EPWN

NET - Business trip to Mumbai (July 2006)

A business trip to Mumbai a city of 16 million people in fascinating India, with so many dynamic and competitive IT/Technology firms, isn't it a kind of social/business networking event? ;)

We spent five busy days in Mumbai: we had organized an incredible number of meetings everyday, and on Tuesday 11/07 seven blasts occured in trains full of people during rush hour... Nevertheless, we managed to see a couple of famous and impressive monuments such as the Gateway of India or Victoria Terminus. I was also very pleased to meet with Naina Redhu... and interview her!

a few pictures         
 
     Please check all the pictures on flickr.

Videos
Please find below some videos taken in Mumbai, the week when the seven blasts occured. Just twelve hours after the blasts, you couldn't tell anything that terrible had happened: Indian people are great!

You live in Mubai? You go to India for business? Leave a comment and a link to your pictures/videos!
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Technorati: socialnetworking, businessnetworking, mumbai, india, event

VDO - Beet.tv, high-profile video interviews

I receive a few Google Alerts everyday, and today I found a good article entitled Google's Official Video Blog Declares Beet.TV is 'Shaking Things Up' - and Bestows Five Star Rating.

Beet.tv: the root to the media revolution
The website is a video blog produced by Andy Plesser, a former San Francisco rock concert promoter and CBS-TV associate producer.

If you want to know more, check The history of Beet.tv.

This is a fantastic resource, where you can find interviews of people such as:
* Peter Hirshberg, Executive Vice President of Technorati
* Chris Hughes, Co-founder of Facebook
* Chad Hurley, CEO and Co-founder of YouTube
* Scott Heiferman, Co-founder and CEO of Meetup.com

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Technorati: blogging, weblogs, video, videoblogging, socialnetworking

NET - Interview with Naina Redhu from Mumbai (12/07/06)

I am extremely pleased to have met with Naina Redhu during my trip to Mumbai! For the last 4/5 months, I have been reading her blog on online networking and we share the same enthusiasm for blogging and networking.
Thanks Naina for your post about me. :)

Naina Redhu is Creative Director and founder of her own company Aside.
Naina is one of the first&top bloggers in India. She is very visible especially thanks to her blogs on Innovation and online networking, and her profiles on websites such as Linkedin, openbc and Ziggs.

Video interview
Naina kindly accepted my invitation, and I shot the video interview on Wednesday 12 July 2006 at the business center of the Hilton Towers.
Naina answered all my questions on networking and blogging, and explained how she developped a successful and sizable portfolio of international clients thanks to her online visiblity and her four blogs. Follow Naina's example!


And if you want to share your success stories linked to online networking or blogging, please contact me for an interview!_____________________________________________________________________________________
Technorati: socialnetworking, businessnetworking, interview, blogging, weblogs

NET - Get Linkedin!

Please find below a link to a video by Alexa Lee urging people to use Linkedin.
Video on YouTube

It is a clever way to increase her visiblity as the video is focused on her and her business, and she talks about Linkedin for maybe 25 seconds. She is smart, energetic and good looking: congratulations!
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Technorati: video, videoblogging, socialnetworking, businessnetworking, Linkedin

NET/VDO - Linkedin Groups

This is a good initiative from Jeff. He studied at INPG in Grenoble (France) and the alumni association decided to set up a group called RPG on Linkedin.

Video on YouTube (in French)
In his video, Jeff explain how to register on Linkedin, create your profile, and join his group.

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Technorati: socialnetworking, businessnetworking, linkedin