by Monica Wiant | Mar 31, 2015 | Business, Social Media
Did you hear about the CFO who got fired over his YouTube rant? What about the PR exec who torpedoed her career with an inappropriate tweet? You probably didn’t hear about the banker who met his mentor on an internal social network, the unemployed marketer who found...
by Monica Wiant | Mar 21, 2015 | Personal
Dear Evie,Happy birthday! You woke up in the downstairs playroom, surrounded by four of your friends. I’m amazed by your cheerful moods, since there wasn’t much slumber at your party, but chocolate chip pancakes and fairy-related cartoons and matching...
by Monica Wiant | Mar 6, 2015 | Personal
Dear Me,I’m your 36-year-old self. Our 20-year high school reunion is coming up, I’ve been reconnecting with classmates on this thing called Facebook, and I’ve been thinking about you and wishing I could offer some advice.I’m presenting my...
by Monica Wiant | Feb 26, 2015 | Business, Social Media
“I don’t know this person; why did he add me?” “We worked together 10 years ago. Does that still count?” “What about the weirdos?” Every time I teach a LinkedIn class, I hear variations of the question “Who belongs in my network?” The simple answer: Whomever you...
by Monica Wiant | Feb 17, 2015 | Personal
It’s starting. Friends are posting their Facebook farewells, signing off until Easter, promising to spend more time in the “real world” with their families and their hobbies and nature and the important things.…And it always stings a bit. Am I not important? Is our...
