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Re: Does Blogging Provide Enough Value?

Karina Mikhi — Mon, 19 May 2008 23:41:05 -0000

Given that most online branding articles and books suggest that you blog to get your next job, and given all the job posts for freelance bloggers I see every day, I don't think it's dead or dying: it's just evolving, like the rest of the media/publishing industry.

Re: Social Network Profiles Are the New Email

Karina Mikhi — Sun, 25 May 2008 00:25:12 -0000

Although I agree that LinkedIn is necessary professionally, I don't think Facebook is at that level. Personally I have both profiles, but I wouldn't necessarily add professional contacts on Facebook, nor do I use it to network.

Re: Social Networks Sites Are Virtual Playgrounds

Karina Mikhi — Wed, 28 May 2008 00:06:09 -0000

Bertelsmann has a "My Career" Facebook application that allows you to search for jobs within its companies. I also recently downloaded another Facebook job application that allows me to search my friends backgrounds to see if any of them have ever worked for a company I'm interested in. To me those are both very useful...

So yes, Facebook is primarily used for social purposes, but as with any other tool out there--the computer and the Internet, for instance--its use and usefulness is dependent more on who is using it rather than on the actual merit of the tool or application.

Re: Is There No Balance Between New & Old Media?

Karina Mikhi — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 22:25:01 -0000

I personally think that there will always be people who prefer reading their books as books, so I disagree with the above statement. Will everything eventually be available online, yes; will it be cheaper online, again, yes. But as long as POD keeps getting cheaper and there are consumers for the print platform, print will not be dead.

Re: Facebook Releases New Simplified Design

Karina Mikhi — Thu, 22 May 2008 00:14:06 -0000

I actually like it. I hate having to scroll down a long profile page, whether my own or someone else's, so I think the new design, with its tabs, will make it a lot easier to navigate.

Re: Writing Email That Gets Answered

Karina Mikhi — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 12:10:22 -0000

Chris,

As everyone else has pointed out, this was a great article and very useful. I have occasionally had to write longer e-mails for business purposes, mainly to recap a meeting, but generally keep them short. And as someone who used to get hundreds of e-mails a day, many of which I was just cc'd on, relevant subjects are vital.

To answer your other question, as to how improve the state of your in-box, I have two suggestions:
1. Get to the bottom of your in-box daily,
2. and file, file, file.

I love folders and use them often, both for "follow-up" purposes and for record-keeping.