Realtime Search

 

Recently several real-time search services have come to my attention.

48ers.com and Google Realtime

You should check both of them out and add them to your toolbox.

TWITTER TOOLS [Current 7.23.2009]

 

Twitter

Current top sites used to enhance the use of Twitter are as follows.

is.gd – URL shortener. Link is for main site. Get the bookmarklet to be most effective.

TweepSearch – A search tool for the bio section of a Twitter user.

Twellow – The directory of Twitter

Tweet Stats – Data about a Twitter account.

Twitter Search – Used to find tweets that include terms or that are from certain geographic locations.

 

What tools are you using?

HOW A JOB SEARCH IS LIKE FISHING

Looking for a J.O.B.?

You are not alone. Unemployment is increasing and more people are competing for the open positions that remain. 

Are you using the right bait?

Think of employers as fish.  Use the bait that appeals to the fish you want to catch.  Firms need employees to replace people that have left or to increase firm capability in sales or some other function. Proper keywords will attract leads for jobs. 

Using a single fishing pole from shore is a less than optimal way to catch fish. Stop doing it in your job search. Firms and the managers that are hiring are just like fish. They will bite with the right bait. There are still many in the sea.

Do you know of GPS?

GPS is a Global Positioning System. It is a guidance technology. It uses satellites to get to a specific location. If you want to catch fish, you have to get where the fish are. Use tools to locate fish and to get close to them. Jobs are like fish. Find them and reel them in.

Send out lots of boats

Continuing with the fishing analogy. Use multiple fishing poles or send a fleet of boats out on your behalf. If you are looking for work you must tell your family, friends and network specifically what you are looking for. They are the crew of the boats you are sending out. More boats equals more fish.

More than boats, nets are key

The boats your network is using should be equipped with large nets that will haul in the fish you seek. Better nets are part of how specific you are in telling people what you are looking for in a job [career] opportunity. Give them five through ten keywords. These words will light up their radar screen when they come upon them. 

ACTION & COMMUNICATION

Once someone in your network brings in a load of fish, job leads, take immediate action. Follow up immediately. Make sure that you thank the captain and crew for bringing in such a wonderful catch. 

What else do you think is important in catching good jobs?

TWITTER TOOLS & APPLICATIONS

Twitter is an online communication service.
Twitter is like nothing you have seen before. There are a few things Twitter is like...

• Instant Messaging
  
• Email
• Blog

...but mashed together with the best aspects of each.

There are some powerful tools to help one harness the immense power and bring it to the individual. [There are more then this. These are the ones that are most ofen used by Admore]

These are best utilized by placing them in the bookmark / Links bar in your browser. In order to save space on the bookmarks bar I use a folder named "Twitter". Most of the secondary tool are kept there.

LINKS AND TOOLS

Twitter The one and only!

Twitter Search formerly known as Summize. Awesome way to find tweets as Twitter updates are called. Check out the Advanced Search page for special operators.

Tweet Stats Used to see what a user commonly tweets about. You can do this for yourself as well as for others provided that their updates are not "protected" [locked out of the public stream] In the word cloud, you can now click on the term and see all the conversations that are related. There is more interesting data there as well. Check it out for yourself.

Tweet Scan Good secondary site for searching tweets.

Monitter & Tweet Grid These sites can track trends per key words the user chooses. Sports team work well on game day. Might be interesting to check stock ticker symbols as well. Never tried it, just thought of it.

Twitscoop A nice site to see what terms are trending per the number of updates users are posting.

Twitter Local Great way to find users near an area or zip code. Try a zip code and set the radius to 20 miles. Here is the one for my zip code, 48236. You will probably see my tweets in there somewhere. Look for Admore.

Twitterholic - The Top 100 Twitterholics based on Followers. Would suggest adding just a few of these folks to get started. Their updates may overhwhelm your stream if you add to many and they update alot.

There are a few services that shorten links to a size that works well for tweets. Two that are used frequently are TinyURL [25 characters] and Is.Gd [currently shortens to 17 characters]. There are others and you can search them out on Google.

A few people that you may enjoy following. These folks are in a folder called Peeps. This keeps a direct link to their full page handy.

• Guy Kawasaki Author and former Apple employee
  
• Laura Fitton AKA Pistachio She has taught me so much.
• Tara Hunt AKA missrogue Intriguing and interesting lady
• Tawny Press Vice President of Design and Development
• Zappos Tony the CEO of Zappos is very active on Twitter. He has written a guide for new users, "Beginner's Quick Start Guide and Tutorial to Using Twitter". Some of the features are currently disabled in Twitter [EG: Instant Messaging]. A great read for people who are thinking 'what is this Twitter, sounds dumb so far.' Read it at the link above.
  

Your comments are welcomed.

What are your thoughts on Twitter, favorite tools and apps?