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7 Handy New Twitter Timesavers

New tools to help you get more done with Twitter. I'd be surprised if you don't immediately grab at least one of these productivity-enhancers. Quick tip on Feb. 28, 2011: I just discovered these tools recently and am still trying them myself. Some of them are very new and a little buggy, but if you like their concept (or even if you don't), reply to them on Twitter with feedback. They'll love you for it. Save time on Twitter and off it 1) Formulists Official description: "Organize groups of people on Twitter into smart, auto-updating Twitter lists! Filter and network with people based on location/bio keywords, Twitter activity, number of followers and more" Why I like it: If you're not a regular user of Twitter Lists, you will be after trying Formulists. Use it to categorize your Twitter friends quickly & easily, so you can better follow the right groups of people at the right times in your schedule.

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February 28, 2011

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How To Make Your Own Cool Facebook Resume

The Do-It-Yourself Facebook Resume Kit. The best way to show off your resume on Facebook, by far. This is a guest post by Claudio Nader. If you’d also like to guest post here on JobMob, follow these guest post guidelines. Want a resume that looks like this? Why this is a great idea Many job seekers kick off their job search with an email to everyone they know asking for leads. A common problem is that after a few weeks or months, friends and family forget that they're still looking for a job. Your Facebook profile resume will constantly remind every visitor about your job search without you needing to send followups. Then when a lead comes to mind, they'll just need to click 'Share Profile'. Now, when sending that first job search announcement, tell people to follow your Facebook profile to know if you're still looking. Pretty clever, right?

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February 9, 2011

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33 Blog Post Ideas for the Personal Brand-Building Blogger

Here are some blog post suggestions to help you successfully build your blog and your personal brand. For simplicity, I'm assuming that your personal brand is related to your profession. 1. Tell an unusual personal story that exposes not-so-obvious insight about your work 2. Make a short slideshow video about a trendy topic 3. Critique a new tool that other people in your industry should know about 4. Post a gallery of photos from an industry event (with photographers' permission, of course) 5. Use Flickr's Creative Commons search to make a gallery of impressive work-related images

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January 26, 2011

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15 Weird and Unusual (But Cool) Office Gadgets

How can you not love the Cable Monkey? This is a guest post by James Adams. If you’d also like to guest post here on JobMob, follow these guest post guidelines. Pens. Staplers. Felt-tip markers. Pencil sharpeners. Pencils. Bacon-Flavoured envelopes. All normal items you might find in your office. Wait, what was that last one? Technology has taken us to levels of invention never seen before. And exactly what are the results of the application of this new science to the stalwarts of office products?

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January 3, 2011

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The 2010 Personal Avatar Size Reference Guide for 20 Top Social Networks

How to decide what size your personal avatar image should be on your favorite social networks. What you need to know before spreading your avatar In my 2009 Personal Avatar Size Reference Guide, I gave some rules to keep in mind when choosing an image size for your avatar. This year I'm going to keep things even simpler. Since most of the popular social networks here below only use square images - cropping rectangular images when necessary - and they all show your image at various sizes, there are only really 2 ways of going about this: 1. Submit a good quality, large image that still looks good even when reduced in size, or... 2. Select an image according to which size is most likely to be seen for a given social network

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October 6, 2010