Daily Chirp

Career Management Daily Chirp for the busy professional

• LinkedIn Passes 100-Million Member Mark
  LinkedIn has reached the 100 million member mark, the company announced today (Tuesday, March 22). Its members hail from some 200 countries, though a large plurality—44%—are based in the United States, LinkedIn said. In the past year, among the fastest-growing countries in terms of LinkedIn membership were Brazil, Mexico, India, and France. more
• Commercial Break: Honda's 'Cog'
  In this regular Daily Chirp feature, William Arruda shares some of his favorite television ads. And he offers up a lesson for how the ad relates to your personal brand. Today, he looks at Honda's "Cog," which went viral before the term "viral" had gone viral. more
• Marketing Addictionary: 'Headfake'
  Headfake (noun): A situation in which you are familiar with a person's online avatar picture, which gives you an inaccurate idea of how that person appears in real life. more
• Twitter + Wine = Dream Job
  With all that negativity about today's job market, a bit of lightheartedness doesn't hurt, right? Well, looks like Murphy-Goode Winery in Sonoma City, has done so by creating THE dream job for a Twitter and Facebook power user who's a wino (no joke). more
• My Big Fat Job List
  Looking for a job in what CNN calls the "worst job market" in decades? To help with your search, we've compiled a Big Fat List of some of the most popular job boards and career resources, including marketing-focused sites. more