Video of my Presentation on e-portfolios
Here is the video recording of my presentation on e-portfolios from Thursday’s learning lunch at Leeds Met. It was a thoroughly enjoyable afternoon and both Charlotte Britton and Stephen Waddington...
View ArticleWTF is Personal SEO [PRESENTATION]
I gave a presentation yesterday to some Public Relations students at London Met University, having been kindly invited by their lecturer Gareth Thompson who got in touch after our paths crossed at the...
View ArticleSophia Fantis’ video on Personal SEO
I received a Google Alert the other day, alerting me to the fact that Sophia Fantis had written a blog mentioning my name, only to discover that she had in fact, produced a video based on the...
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University Wises up to Personal SEO
I read an interesting article in Mashable last week reporting that Syracuse University in the United States has purchased subscriptions enabling it’s students to use Brand Yourself’s online reputation...
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Ben-cotton.com Launched
I thought I’d let you know that my Lifestream, Ben-Cotton.com has gone ‘live’ after some initial beta testing. A lot of people have asked me, why have I produced this site, so hopefully this post will...
View ArticleLanding a Job in the Digital World
I gave a presentation this week entitled Landing a Job in the Digital World at Leeds Metropolitan University. The deck focused on using an e-portfolio, blog and social media to record achievement,...
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Fantastic e-portfolio tool integrated with Linked In
I recently discovered (accidentally) a great e-portfolio service integrated with Linked In – it’s from Behance and called the Creative Portfolio Display. The application is not particularly new, having...
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5 Tips to Pitch Yourself to a Potential Employer Using Social Media
I was inspired to write these tips after reading Katelyn Mashburn’s fantastic post on making the perfect pitch to journalists. This got me thinking about not only how important it is to get the pitch...
View Article10 LinkedIn Applications Every Student Should Know About
2011 has undoubtedly been a huge year for LinkedIn; growing beyond 120 million users, stock market flotation and a visit by President Obama among the many highlights. For me, the level of growth is...
View ArticleSlides of my Presentation on e-portfolios
I shall be giving a presentation tomorrow (Thursday 14 January 2010) at Leeds Metropolitan University on e-portfolios. I will be giving my views from a graduate perspective and how I believe...
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