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Visualize Your Network With LinkedIn InMaps

Posted on November 3, 2011 by Dean Mercado in LinkedIn, Marketing Strategy, Networking, Social Media Leave a comment

I don’t know about you but like most people, I’m very visual… images speak volumes to me. And when it comes to networking, I am very critical on where I spend my time. Why? It’s my one key resource I can never get back!

InMap of Dean Mercado's Professional network on LinkedIn

View Into Dean Mercado's Professional Network Using LinkedIn InMap

So imagine how excited I was to see a visual representation of my LinkedIn network. One that clearly points out who the major hubs in my network were. One that in a color-coded way clusters my contacts together showing me where I connected with them most. One that shows the inter-connectivity between my networking contacts. Piqued your interest yet?
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The Long Tail of Social Media

Posted on September 24, 2011 by Dean Mercado in Social Media Leave a comment
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Social Media Sites Dean Mercado Hangs Out On

One thing I can say with all certainty… there is no shortage of social media sites out there! Twitter, Facebook, Google+, LinkedIn, and we can go on and on probably for the better part of an hour rambling them off… and that would be only the ones we know about. Now I don’t know the statistics however it seems that several new social media sites are showing up daily… some with sticking power and several without. Read more


Who Me… A Twitter Snob?

Posted on August 11, 2011 by Dean Mercado in Social Media, Success 5 Comments

“You’re the average of the five people you spend the most time with.” – Jim Rohn

Twitter Snob?To this day, I still remember Mom saying to my brothers and me “I don’t want you hanging around with that kid… he’s nothing but trouble!” Of course back then we didn’t see it that way however many years later, now a Dad myself, I understand where she was coming from. She believed that our peers significantly influenced who we would become in life.

Fast forward to the modern day, Mom’s message still resonates. Until recently, on Twitter I’ve for the most part operated under the premise of follow me and I’ll follow you back. I never understood what harm it could do by just following anybody and everybody. Was I being ignorant? Unfortunately if I wanted to increase my results online I was. Read more


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