1. Phil Usher January, 2006 phil@usher.to
Effective Use of Internet Networking Resources Focus on Finding Candidates and/or Collaborators
Phil Usher
January, 2006
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2. Is it what or who you know?
It’s who you know and who knows you, especially in Las Vegas.
In the next hour or so, I will introduce you to some tools to help you manage, track and find the “who’s” better.
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3. Managing/Extending your contact base
Overview
Not Discussed
Monster.com or similar dedicated job search systems.
Definitely Encouraged
YouSendIt.com – Send Large files via internet.
Plaxo – Keep your contacts up-to-date.
Linked-In – Extend your network.
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4. Managing/Extending your contact base
Assumptions
Experience with Internet web browsing.
Familiarity with Microsoft Outlook as Client.
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5. Have trouble sending a Large Files? Try YouSendIt.com
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6. Managing/Extending your contact base
YouSendIt – Why?
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7. YouSendIt.com – Selecting File
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8. YouSendIt.com – Sending file
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9. YouSendIt - Collection
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10. Managing/Extending your contact base
YouSendIt - Sent
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11. Managing/Extending your contact base
Microsoft Outlook
client for internet mail
Calendar
Task manager
Contact Manager
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Outlook
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13. Outlook Contact Manager
Outlook is the dominant mail interface and has the largest add-on market. It’s also a pretty good contact manager.
Contacts, Calendar & Tasks are stored on your local PC so you need to make sure you back it up … or sync that information with a internet service – see Plaxo
Sync with Palm or CE device and take your address book & calendar with you on the road. (not covered in this presentation)
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14. Plaxo – Limit your losses
Your "Rolodex" is your most valuable asset. – What if you lost it?
What happens when it gets stale? If you don’t have the current contact information for someone, you may have lost the job before you even got it.
Plaxo – a free internet service may be your answer.
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15. Plaxo – Keep your contacts fresh
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Plaxo
Plaxo keeps people connected by solving the common and frustrating problem of out-of-date contact information.
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17. Managing/Extending your contact base
Plaxo - Features
Save time by keeping your address book up-to-date automatically
Had enough of returned holiday cards? Tired of typing in new contact information? Plaxo takes the hassle out of updating your address book.
Synchronize your home and work computers
Keep your information synchronized between your home and work computers. You'll never have to worry about keeping multiple address books or calendars up-to-date.
Access your information anywhere using Plaxo Online
Need a phone number or appointment information, but can't get to your computer? Sign in to Plaxo Online and access it instantly, from anywhere.
Back up and recover your vital information
Never lose your data again! Plaxo 2.0 creates an online backup of your information. Download and recover your information securely to another computer with just a click of a button.
Plugs seamlessly in to Outlook or Outlook Express
Synchronize your existing contacts, calendar, tasks, and notes in Outlook or Outlook Express. Not an Outlook or Outlook Express user? You can quickly import your data into Plaxo Online from many personal data managers.
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18. Plaxo Toolbar for Outlook
Plaxo’s toolbar plugs into Outlook.
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19. Plaxo – Online contact access
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20. Plaxo – Integrates with Outlook
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21. Linked-In - Extend your network
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Linked-In
LinkedIn strengthens and extends your existing network of trusted contacts.
LinkedIn is a networking tool that helps you discover inside connections to recommended job candidates, industry experts and business partners. Through LinkedIn, you can accelerate your business effectiveness and career success by leveraging the network you already have.
LinkedIn makes it easy to receive and seek out opportunities through your extended network while protecting your privacy, your inbox and your existing professional relationships.
LinkedIn is currently used by over 3.3 million professionals across the globe. This makes LinkedIn’s base of registered users four times larger than those of all other online business networks combined. LinkedIn has over 1,000,000 users in Europe and over 300,000 in Asia.
On LinkedIn, everyone’s Rolodex is protected since only people they trust can see who they know.
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23. Linked-In – Access to vast network
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24. Linked-In - Search for Local People
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25. Managing/Extending your contact base
Review
Outlook is the dominant mail interface and lots of free ad-ins and tools are available.
Plaxo is the best free contact update/backup system I have yet found.
Linked-In is the most effective on-line business networking tool I have yet found.
YouSendIt.com for transfer of large files.
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26. Effective Use of Internet Networking Resources
Links & Information
YouSendIt –
Outlook/Office –
Plaxo –
Linked-In –
Action Pack –
Use Google to search for Microsoft Action Pack
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