Social Media is Not Just Limited to Facebook!

| February 18, 2011 | 1 Comments

It seems like somewhere along the way people began to simply equate “social media” with Facebook. It makes sense given that Facebook is the largest social network online, but it overlooks the meaning of the term “social media.” Social media is a broad term that refers to the use of web-based or internet-based applications that allow for [...]

Using Social Media to Find a Job

| February 11, 2011 | 2 Comments

With unemployment lingering at about 9%, the team at Turbo thought it would be helpful to discuss some of the best ways for job seekers to find employers who might be looking for their talents. Just like businesses use social media for branding  and promotions, so can you. In this case we’re talking about self branding and self promotion. Here are [...]

Arguing Business Week and Their Call Out of Social Media Myths

| March 23, 2010 | 1 Comments

Recently someone forwarded me an article from BusinessWeek, outlining “Social Media Myths,” and asked me if this was true and if they should be concerned. I told her that there is nothing to be worried about, and that the article was not researched well and that his arguments were superficial at best. Social Media Marketing [...]

Grow Your Business Through LinkedIn Groups

| February 23, 2010 | 0 Comments

Facebook? Check! Twitter? Check! LinkedIn?…. LinkedIn? As we have discussed before, Social Networking is an extremely important and integral part of Social Media Marketing. However, in order to get the most out of it, you want to be sure you are using every part of these Social Networking sites to their fullest. If you have [...]

Getting Hired by Social Media: LinkedIn and Social Networking

| September 2, 2009 | 0 Comments

Imagine yourself, fresh out of college, a degree in hand, 3 summers of internships under your belt and a GPA of 3.7… but you cannot find a job. For many of you, this may not be too hard to imagine, as it is happening all over our beautiful country. The economy is in a downward [...]