Graduation is the beginning of a new personal era. These quotes are meant to inspire and motivate you on your journey. Good luck with all you do!
Presentation by @GuyKawasaki
Thursday, May 22, 2014
LinkedIn 101: LinkedIn in 10 Minutes or Less
‘Getting’ LinkedIn (ie what it is, how to use it) in under ten minutes.
Presentation from LinkedIn Higher Education
Wednesday, May 21, 2014
Detailed Study on Semantic Markup or Structured Data [INFOGRAPHIC]
In the SEO world, semantic markup is often referred to as Schema markup, or structured data markup.
You may be surprised to learn it’s not new either, but with the Hummingbird update it’s more worthy of your attention than ever. Semantic markup helps you organize data on your site in a way that allows it to be easily understood by search engines. It was launched in 2011 as a joint effort by Google, Bing and Yahoo to develop a universal set of structured data.
Semantic markup will improve search traffic by drastically improving the user experience of your website. You have probably seen semantic markup in action without even knowing it, and chances are you click on the search results with structured data more often than not.
Here is an infographic from Nine Hertz team, you will come to know that Semantic Markup is worth to your website.
Friday, May 16, 2014
Phases of Job Interview
Job interview is an important aspect, especially, when you are going through it. Make sure you are proficient in understanding the phases of a job interview. It is not about sending resumes and getting selected, but rather learning through the experience.
Before starting your search and sending resumes, you should be aware of the different stages of an interview. Below is a list of them:
1. Pre-Interview Preparations
- A job seeker does a lot of research about the company, where the interview is being conducted.
- Understanding the working of an organization, company’s latest trends and developments, product and services, etc.
- It is recommended to reach on time and for that take into consideration the factors such as distance, traffic, etc.
- Prepare some questions and answers, but make sure to answer the questions in a narrative way. This makes your answers sound interesting, as it can attract the attention of an interviewer.
- Check yourself before going for an interview. For instance, how you talk? How you enter an interview room? Etc. Practice these things so, that you are not nervous while giving an interview.
- It is better if you can imagine the whole scenario with a friend or colleague and practice giving the answers. Then you can give answers confidently without hesitating.
- Prepare some questions which you would like to know from the employer about the company or your role.
- Carry all the important documents such as your resume, letters of recommendation, etc. which you think can be asked by an employer.
2. While giving an Interview
- Make sure to enter the room in a way which reflects your personality.
- It is being said “First impression is your last impression”.
- When you enter the interview room, greet the interviewer.
- The signs of getting nervous are how you talk and walk? A lot of people have the habit of moving legs, or fidgeting with their fingers. Try to be calm and relax.
- Answer questions in a story manner, end it in the same way.
- Don’t talk about salary in the beginning, instead wait till the end of the interview.
- Be calm and relaxed, even if you can’t answer any question. Don’t get upset about it, but rather focus on the present moment.
- It is good to ask some questions from an interviewer, so that you are aware about the company and the roles and responsibilities you would have if you are part of the organization. This indicates you are interested to get knowledge about the company.
- When leaving the interview room, greet the employer by saying “Thank You”. These are small things, but they make a lasting impression on the person who is taking your interview.
3. Post Interview
- A nice gesture is to send a Thank you note or follow-up letter to the interviewer.
- Even if you are not selected, don’t be upset about it. You get a job when mutual needs are perfectly met, i.e. an employer and employee are both fully satisfied.
- Even if the interview didn’t go well, don’t write about it on any social networking site. Since an employer or anyone who reads it may have negative thinking about you.
Conclusion:
Giving a job interview can enhance your skills and it is an experience through which a job seeker can learn. Even when you are not selected, this can bring out the best in you, so that you don’t repeat the mistakes in the next interview.
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Wednesday, May 14, 2014
Manage Time Manage Life
Time waits for nobody. It passes without caring for anybody or anything. Managing time is managing life.
Effective time management depends upon proper understanding about the importance of time. Time is a unique resource with certain unique features. It cannot be saved or stored. If not utilised, it gets wasted. Unlike other resources, it cannot even be replaced. It is the only resource each of us have in exactly the same amount. How much a person accomplishes in, say a day, depends on how much he utilises his time. By proper time management, one may be able to achieve as much as three average persons would. Hence, it is observed that those who waste time also tend to waste money and energy.
Some of the major factors that waste our time are lack of planning, failure to delegate, interruptions, adoption of wrong values causing maladies like jealousy, hatred, anger and ego, et cetera. Friends are also known to be stealers of time. Prejudices, dependencies, leanings, attachments, worries and tensions leading to sickness of the body and mind also eat away a lot of our time.
So, do not put off till tomorrow what you can do today, do not put off till the next moment what you can do in this very moment. One must know where does one’s time go or how the time is being spent. Keeping a time log is a useful device for discovering what is wasting our time. It’s a very simple but valuable tool. One must spend a few minutes at the end of each day for this purpose. The record will give us an accurate indication of time usage, showing us where we are most effective and least effective in the use of time, giving us a vast room for improvement in saving the maximum amount of time and enhancing our inner powers to rescue ourselves from this trap.
Editor’s note: Rajyogi Brahmakumar Nikunj ji is the author at www.brahmakumaris.com and can be contacted through nikunjji@brahmakumaris.in.
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Saturday, May 10, 2014
New Changes to the Facebook News Feed
Facebook has once again made some more changes to the ever-evolving News Feed. Users will notice a lot of differences between the feed they knew six months ago and the feed that they see today. This is because Facebook is trying to make sure you are seeing more of the content that is actually of interest to you while weeding out the things that are not.
On average, there are 1,500 stories that could show up in your personal News Feed every day. With Facebook's algorithm, though, you only see about 20% of them. Updates to the algorithm plus new designs come together to make a more personalized News Feed for each individual user.
So, what are the new changes you will be seeing?
Videos on Auto-Play
Several months ago, Facebook did some test runs of auto-play video ads. Now, over the next few months, users will begin to see more and more of these auto-play videos, including brand advertising, in their News Feeds.
The videos will play automatically, both on the desktop and mobile versions of the social network. There is no sound to the videos unless you click on them, which saves you from having to endure a cacophony from multiple videos playing at once.
Auto-play videos only include those uploaded directly to the site, not those shared from third-party sites like YouTube.
Bigger Images
Everyone knows that posts that include images get the most engagement from social media users. Now, the images that you carefully curate to go along with a post will get even more notice because they will appear larger in New Feeds.
Images now appear the width of the New Feed, making them much more impact and hard to pass up.
Quality Content
In order to make sure users are seeing more quality content in their News Feeds, Facebook changed the algorithm to allow more current events and news to appear. This change might make the social network a competitor for Twitter in the breaking news market and the conversations that come with it.
Increased Brand Content
Facebook has made some other tweaks to allow more brand content to reach a broader audience. Brands can tag one another in posts, allowing them to reach people who are following the other brands.
Reappearing Content
Users will also notice that they see the same posts in their News Feed even after they have read them. This is a way for Facebook to make sure that you are seeing content that could be a hot topic among their friends and family.
Fewer Spam Links
One of the things that irritates social media users most is clicking on a link and being taken to a page that is full of ads. Another new part of the algorithm helps prevent links to ad pages that are deemed spam by Facebook from popping up in News Feeds too often. They will still be there, but at least an attempt is being made to limit them for us.
There will always be changes made to our favorite social networks in an attempt to make sure users are getting the best experience. What changes are you happy to see on the News Feed?
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Friday, May 9, 2014
How to Get More Views on Your YouTube Videos
Social networking is a popular sales promotion tool now days. Now you can upload a simple video of your product showcasing its features and qualities and your work is done. YouTube is a very popular video sharing website and it is used by many business houses for promoting their products and services.
If you are a product based industry then you can upload videos about the product and its features and if you are a service based industry then you can upload videos about your workplace, employees or happy clients recommending your firm. It has replaced many expensive tools such as hoardings and canopies. Gone are those days when you the sellers had to distribute free samples to show the effectiveness of the product. Advertising on television is also not a profitable deal as you can broadcast your video only on some slots and it is also very expensive. It is also possible that when the advertisement is shown the number of viewers watching Television can be very less for example if you are producing stationery products and the advertisement is broadcasted in noon the. On YouTube users can view the video according to their wish.
But your video should fulfill the following basic points:
Purpose of making the video should be clear that is which feature of your product you want to showcase through the video. It should clearly convey the message that you want to give to your audience.
An entertainment quotient should always be there as this will help you attract the audience
Your video should have your attached website link as it will facilitate the viewer’s search for you and they can get more information about your other products as well.
Video length should be short and precise as lengthy videos are not at all welcomed
Attaching relevant keywords to your video is a mandatory step for making the video popular.
Start with uploading small teasers of your video as it will create a curiosity among viewers and they will wait for your next step.
To make viewers memorize your product it is necessary to upload fresh videos.
What if you upload videos but it is not able to get even minimum number of views. There is a solution for this also. You can still save your sales strategy by making the use of buy YouTube services. How you can YouTube views?
You can use internet and search for a number of firms providing these services. You can choose from the packages available and look for various offers and discount. This service enables you to get the number of targeted views on your video. It can make it to the list of “most popular YouTube video” other users will view it and share it on other social networking sites. Your product will get global acknowledgement. Your video may be the next big thing over YouTube. Your product will be the next big thing in the market.
How to Increase YouTube Views and Subscribers
Since its launch in 2005, YouTube has grown at a rapid rate. Today, it ranks third amongst the list of most visited websites. What is YouTube? It is a video sharing website that allows individuals and organizations alike to upload videos without any cost. This website is used as a marketing tool because it is a cost-free method to communicate with potential and regular customers.
YouTube is basically a great viral marketing tool. When individuals like a particular video, the video’s ranking automatically improves. This makes other individuals curious about the video. Increasing subscribers is also the perfect way to increase the visibility of any YouTube video.
Internet marketers are always looking for new ways to increase the number of YouTube views and subscribers. Here are some tips and tricks that can help you increase YouTube views:
Make a video that your target audience will love watching. Organizations should come up with a video that should attract their target audience. This video can be about anything and everything. The video should also have an interesting title with the relevant keywords.
Don’t be lazy, type the video’s description! Most individuals never bother including the description in the video because either they are too busy or even too lazy to research the benefits of YouTube’s description. YouTube’s description help users identify that that are watching the correct videos. The description should contain a short summary about the video. The summary should utilize correct keywords. There are many tools available in the internet that can help you generate the right keywords.
Select the right thumbnail. Thumbnail is the small icon that appears besides the video’s links. It depicts a snaptshot, which is a scene from the video. Nobody has criteria for the snapshot; just make sure you select an interesting and relevant snapshot. The snapshot should make the target audience click on the video’s link.
Always post a high quality video on YouTube. Nobody wants to watch a poor quality video so make sure that you design a video of good quality. In addition, make sure that the video is easy to load on the internet.
Make sure you reply to the target audience’s feedback. One of the best things about YouTube is that it allows users to post their comments below the videos. A user can also reply to another user’s comments. The comment section is the best way for individuals and organizations to stay in touch with their target audience.
Buy YouTube views. If you have recently posted a video on YouTube and you are not able to attract your target audience towards it then you should buy YouTube views. This will increase the ranking of the video which in turn will attract more viewers towards the video.
Be active on the YouTube community. A single video is not enough to attract potential customers. You need to post many videos to generate interest amongst potential target audience.
Wednesday, May 7, 2014
Wasted Time in the Workplace [INFOGRAPHIC]
Wasted time in the workplace is a massive problem. How big is exactly unclear, but from our research, the cost to business is in the millions (if not billions) in lost productivity every year. The infographic below explains just how much time we waste at work, the ways we waste it, and how businesses are grappling with the issue. The results are surprising, if not alarming:
![Wasted Time in the Workplace [INFOGRAPHIC]](http://googledrive.com/host/0B6ktZzNhkH6JMmd2a29fMGoxRWc/wasted-time-workplace-infographic.jpg)
Monday, May 5, 2014
20 Friendship Inspirational Quotes
Here are 20 famous quotes on friendship inspiration. Some of these quotes are by famous personalities and philosophers and some from the Holy Bible.
“A friend loves at all times.” — The Bible: Proverbs 17, 17.
“One who looks for a friend without faults will have none.” — Hasidic Saying
“What is a friend? A single soul dwelling in two bodies.” — Aristotle
“Remember, the greatest gift is not found in a store nor under a tree, but in the hearts of true friends.” — Cindy Lew
“We got friends to make up for our relatives.” — Anonymous
“A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out.” — Walter Winchell
“The best way to destroy an enemy is to make him a friend.” — Abraham Lincoln
“Friends are needed both for joy and for sorrow.” — Samuel Paterson
“Who finds a faithful friend, finds a treasure.” — Jewish Saying
“A faithful friend is the medicine of life.” — Apocrypha
“The best mirror is an old friend.” — George Herbert
“A companion loves some agreeable qualities which a man may possess, but a friend loves the man himself.” — James Boswell (1763)
“Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labor. For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow: but woe unto him that is alone when he falleth; for he hath not another to help him up.” — The Bible: Ecclesiastes 4:9-10.
“The rain may be falling hard outside, But your smile makes it all alright. I’m so glad that you’re my friend. I know our friendship will never end.” — Robert Alan
“A friend hears the song in my heart and sings it to me when my memory fails.” — Anonymous
“The only way to have a friend is to be one.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson
“A friend is one who knows us, but loves us anyway.” — Fr. Jerome Cummings
“Friendship is the golden thread that ties the heart of all the world.” — John Evelyn
“Wishing to be friends is quick work, but friendship is a slow-ripening fruit.” — Aristotle (4th century B.C.)
“Friendship is a strong and habitual inclination in two persons to promote the good and happiness of one another.” — Eustace Budgell (1711)
Saturday, May 3, 2014
True or False Love?
An old Chinese saying goes like this: “You have been looking for your better half everywhere, she is just very near you in the light.” If you are hearing that for the first time, you might wonder what it is supposed to mean. I think it is speaking about true love. It means, if you want to find it, you need to look to the light-that is, to the light of the inner world-rather than to the physical world.
Many people don’t even believe true love is possible. They are only familiar with another kind of love. When they fall in love, it is because they have found someone who fills the needs of their ego. They feel empty and alone by themselves, so they expect this new person to guarantee their happiness. However, it doesn’t take long before the new partner displays needs of his or her own. Suddenly the needs of the two individuals are in conflict. Before they know what hit them, the honeymoon is over. In its place is pain and emptiness, often more than they felt before the relationship began. It is false because it doesn’t involve a deep and true connection.
True love is the opposite. It is a connection at the level of the heart and souls. Instead of expecting to get something from another person, you focus on what you can give to your partner. If you truly love someone, you don’t fear he or she will hurt you. You don’t define each other on the basis of ego. Rather, you accept one another unconditionally. If any conflicts do arise, you can overcome them because at the level of the heart you recognize your oneness.
How do you find true love? Paradoxically, it can’t be found. That is because it already exists within you at the core of your inner world. It may surprise you to hear that it is not a feeling or emotion. It is not an action that you do. Whether you recognize it or not, it is the very nature of your heart. It is the essence of your inner world.
Some people discover it within themselves when they meet a partner, and get married. Others experience it emanating from their heart, even if they don’t find a partner to share it. However, I think most people long to find true love in the form of a relationship.
If this is the case for you, I suggest you learn to let your heart and intuition guide you in life in general. As the Chinese saying says, look to the light of your inner world. Trust that light will lead you to your partner because that light is not different from him or her. Know that once you are heading in the right direction, whatever you need will be come to you at the right time, including true love.
Friday, May 2, 2014
The Simplest Formula for Career Happiness
Being happy at work is complicated.
After all, there are so many factors that go into it: your relationship with your boss and your co-workers, the fulfillment (or lack thereof) you get out of your day-to-day tasks, the mission that your company is working toward. Not to mention if what you’re doing today is what you think you want to be doing five, 10, or 20 years from now.
Most of us (ourselves included) have felt frustrated or unhappy at work—and worse, felt stuck in whatever circumstances are causing us to feel that way. And that is tough.
But sometimes, it doesn’t have to be as tough as we’re making it.
We were reminded of that fact when we came across this brilliant—and brilliantly simple—infographic showing that happiness (at work or otherwise) is entirely in our hands.
OK, we know it’s not always as simple this. But, we think it’s a good reminder that, any time we’re feeling less-than-thrilled with something going on, that we each have the power—and the responsibility—to make a change.
Thursday, May 1, 2014
Serif vs Sans: The Final Battle [INFOGRAPHIC]
Here’s a neat infographic that explains the differences between serif and sans serif fonts. You’ll learn when to use one over the other as well as examples and web usages. Let us know what you think!
For free fonts and dingbats, check UrbanFonts.com
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