CIO – LinkedIn Etiquette: The Right Way to Request New Connections

http://www.cio.com/article/595865/LinkedIn_Etiquette_The_Right_Way_to_Request_New_Connections_?source=rss_how_to

As usual, good advice from CIO magazine, especially now that there are more than 70,000,000 business professionals on LinkedIn and a new person joins everry second!

I would add to it that I always mention the number of my first degree connections on LinkedIn (now over 2,650) to help “sell” the idea of connecting. For those people who understand the enormous and increasing value of LinkedIn, they see the benefit of connecting with someone who’s network is large!

I was quoted and featured in this article in ComputerWorld about IT and government

Tech execs wade into the political fray

Got a big callout on the first page of the article!

I’m featured in the Business Courier’s “Technology Roundtable” in the June 18th, 2010 Issue

Thanks to the Cincinnati Business Courierfor including me in the “Technology Roundtable” insert in the June 18th, 2010 issue of the Courier!

This is the second time they have asked me to participate, check it out for some great insights into the state of technology.

My article on Online Reputation Management for the NKY Chamber’s “Business Journal”

Online Reputation Management
http://www.nkycc-trc.com/ebooks/Business_Journal_June_2010/In_House_Digital_Publishing/index.html

This article was published in the June 2010 issue of the Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce’s “Business Journal”.

If I do say so myself, it has some good advice to help you manage and protect your reputation online, which is increasingly important in today’s hyperconnected, always-on world!

The article is on page 7, I’d love to hear your feedback!

I’m doing an Advanced LinkedIn Seminar for the Cincinnati Chamber on 07/16/2010

More than 70,000,000 business professionals already use LinkedIn as a powerful platform to stay connected to the business community and to advance their business and their career.

This in-depth presentation is designed for those professionals who already use LinkedIn, but want to unlock and leverage its hidden power to take their professional networking to the next level.

Participants will learn how to:
• Prospect using LinkedIn
• Optimize your profile for best results
• Invitation etiquette
• Import and export contact information
• Research clients and competition to generate business
• Apply techniques to stay top of mind with your connections
• Build and enhance your personal and professional brand
• Share expertise, increase innovation and promote events through LinkedIn Groups
• Access the voice of your customer through LinkedIn Polls & Blogs
• Connect with regional and national leaders
• Reconnect with long lost friends, colleagues and classmates
• Find employees
• Understand how key account settings impact your usage of LinkedIn
• Get free business advice from other professionals
• Advocate for issues
• Promote events
• Find a job
• Follow companies
• Maintain proper LinkedIn etiquette
• Understand the importance of Reputation Management
• Use RSS feeds to harness and manage Network Updates to outsmart your competition and grow your network

I am not a social media “consultant”; I am a small business owner who is an avid and active LinkedIn user BECAUSE IT WORKS for my business!

I now have more than 2,660 first degree connections, over 370,000 second degree connections and nearly 10,000,000 third degree connections. Additionally, I have created and manage groups on LinkedIn that now have 1,000’s of members. Bottom line: I am successfully using LinkedIn every day to improve my business results. I’ll show you how at this interactive seminar!

I have trained 1,000′s and have done this seminar many times to excellent reviews. You can see some of the testimonials here:

http://www.linkedin.com/in/davehatter

I promise you will leave this seminar with concrete tips and techniques that will make LinkedIn work better for you!

For more information, or to register for this event, visit:

http://www.cincinnatichamber.com/events/eventdetail.aspx?menu_id=144&EventCode=B1007SM

CNet: Senators propose granting president emergency Internet power

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-20007418-38.html

Dave Hatter interview on Fox 19 (WXIX), 6/1/2010 on Data Security / Data Theft

I was interviewed by Stefano DiPietrantonio on 100601 on the 10 O’clock news. Short interview, topics include data theft, identity theft and mobile device security.

You can watch this interview and many others on my YouTube channel:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwYW1gl6AU8

I’m doing another LinkedIn seminar for the NKY Chamber – 06/11/2010

More than 65,000,000 business professionals already use LinkedIn as a powerful platform to stay connected to the business community and to advance their business and their career. This in-depth presentation is designed for those professionals who want to learn more about online networking, personal reputation management and social media marketing using LinkedIn.

Participants will learn how to:
• Research clients and competition to generate business
• Build your personal and professional brand
• Share expertise, increase innovation and promote events through LinkedIn Groups
• Access the voice of your customer through LinkedIn Polls & Blogs
• Connect with regional and national leaders
• Reconnect with long lost friends, colleagues and classmates
• Find employees
• Get free business advice from other professionals
• Build your personal and professional brand
• Advocate for issues
• Promote events
• Find a job

I am an avid LinkedIn user with more than 2,590 first degree connections and over 360,000 second degree connections. I am successfully using LinkedIn every day to improve my bottom line. I’ll show you how at this interactive seminar!

I have done this seminar many times to excellent reviews. You can see some of the testimonials here:

http://www.linkedin.com/in/davehatter

I promise you will leave this seminar with a much better understanding of how LinkedIn works, and more importantly, how LinkedIn can work for you!

For more information, or to register for this event, visit:

http://www.nkychamber.com/cwt/External/WCPages/WCEvents/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=982