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This past weekend I was lucky enough to take a one-day seminar on Social Media from Karl Kasca, co-founder of IncreaseOnlineProfits.com (the seminar was facilitated through the UCLA Extension program). During this 6 hour class (we got an hour for lunch), Mr. Kasca gave the participants an overview of Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, Flickr, SlideShare.net and blogging. A lot of information, no doubt, and further reinforcing the fact that in the world of Social Media, it's impossible to do it all. As social media becomes more prevalent, from recruiting to marketing to gauging public opinion, it's important for all of us to remember "everything in moderation." The interconnectivity of social media is amazing, there's no doubting that. However, information overload is only a hop, skip and mouse-click away. I'm starting to really dig social media, I'm not going to lie. I think the amount of avenues it opens and the ability to share information is a great ...

A really terrific article relating to disillusionment of not only employees, but their employers as well. Once the economy comes back around, things like those outlined in this article will be the biggest obstacles to retention and turnover. How the Employer-Employee Relationship Has Permanently Changed | workforce.com Shared via AddThis

This is a great article relating to the true fall-0ut of our recession on the workforce. It isn't so much that employers need to worry this minute about losing workers--it's when the recession rebounds that the greatest chance for turnover will exist. By compiling data from four surveys and a few white papers HRComment gives a nice overview of some of the downfalls to economic recovery on company profitability and employee engagement. Enjoy! The Tsunami is coming Posted using ShareThis