February 28, 2011
Teach Your Older Employees a New Approach With ever-advancing technology and the increased competitiveness of a more globalized economy, more mature employees are finding that their jobs just aren’t what they use to be. That’s where additional training can become instrumental to their success. While studies show that workers over the age of 50 are [...]
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Posted in Business, Training, Workplace Communication
February 27, 2011
Best Among the Bests 1. http://www.mashable.com Founded in 2005, Mashable is the top source for news in social and digital media, technology and web culture. With more than 40 million monthly pageviews, Mashable is the most prolific news site reporting breaking web news, providing analysis of trends, reviewing new websites and services, and offering social [...]
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Posted in Business, Social Media, Training
February 27, 2011
About 20 years ago, the Social Development Unit (SDU) of Singapore (now, Social Development Network) encouraged singles to enlarge their social circles by being open to introduction through friends and colleagues. SDU started organising events since 1984, use internet for online dating shortly after 1995, created campaigns like Romancing Singapore in 2003 and passed onto [...]
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Posted in Andrew Chow, Life, Singles
February 26, 2011
Good testimonial and recommendation should always be sought consistently as we serve different people in our business and career. A good gauge for credibility and good network is to have 5% of your Connections to give you Recommendation on Linkedin. So if you have 400 connections, you should have about 20 recommendation. Below is a [...]
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Posted in Andrew Chow, Business, Personal Branding
February 23, 2011
The importance of Social Media for Business Social media brings about a fundamental shift in communications from corporate to peers (social networking) It’s no longer about brands crafting key messages through public relations or creating a punchline for marketing. It is about social influence and advocate from a 3rd party’s voice that bring about credibility [...]
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Posted in Business
February 23, 2011
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Posted in Business, Executive Lifestyle, Life, Personal Branding
February 22, 2011
Do you want to be a online published author like me? I searched for a long time for the right partner and the effort pays off. Smashwords is my answer. It is one of the online publishers which work with Apple. Although I am still in the midst of working out the style guide, I [...]
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Posted in Brand Strategy, Branding, Business, Personal Branding, Public Relations
February 22, 2011
A new presentation Smashwords Style Guide – http://www.smashwords.com http://ow.ly/1brJX1
Posted in Business
February 22, 2011
They’re written by Andy Rooney , a man who has the gift of saying so much with so few words. Enjoy……. I’ve learned…. That the best classroom in the world is at the feet of an elderly person. I’ve learned…. That when you’re in love, it shows. I’ve learned…. That just one person saying to [...]
Tags: Andy Rooney, Art of Life, meaning of life, National Friendship Week, You've made my day
Posted in Life
February 22, 2011
Some new pictures Biz & Pleasure Mixer – Part 2 – ideasandrew posted a photo: http://www.andrewchow.sg http://ow.ly/1brdF5
Posted in Business
