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Linked: Actually, Now Is A Great Time For Networking If You Do It Right
ByMike McBride June 17, 2020June 18, 2020 Reading Time: 2 minutes

You know what, I hadn’t thought about this, but it is true. How differently we view a request for a call or quick online chat than we did just a few months ago?

“If you think now is a bad time to network it’s because you think networking is about events. It’s not. It’s about connection and conversation. And so, while now is a terrible time for events, it’s a great time for connection and conversation. All the more so because you can more easily expand your geographic reach. Asking for a Zoom call or even a phone call would have seemed awkward with some folks just a few months ago. Now it’s just how we do things. Which instantly expands the pool of potential connections. “

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Linked: Political groups use “deeply spooky” protester location data, report finds
ByMike McBride June 16, 2020June 18, 2020 Reading Time: 2 minutes

Gone to a protest lately? Seen a lot of advertising about voting, or BLM, or related subjects since then? That’s no coincidence. “Jason Berlin, founder of a voter-registration group called Field Team 6, told the WSJ that such location-based tactics are “deeply spooky yet extremely helpful.” Field Team 6 uses Facebook to deliver targeted advertising…

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What I’m Sharing (weekly) – June 14, 2020
ByMike McBride June 14, 2020June 18, 2020 Reading Time: 1 minute

Microsoft 365 eDiscovery Practical Resources for Law Firms How Organizations Can Support the Mental Health of Black Employees The Estrin Report: How to Convince Your Firm Working Remotely is the Way to Go When Leaders Model Openness About Their Mental Health Google Meet Gets Killer Feature – Noise Cancelling Clients Will Drop Firms For Not…

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Linked: Twitter to ask some users to click link to article before retweeting
ByMike McBride June 12, 2020June 12, 2020 Reading Time: 2 minutes

I can get behind this, sharing without reading is a huge problem, so why not nudge people to read it before they share it? “Twitter Inc. will prompt some users to click links to other websites before retweeting them, part of an effort to discourage the spread of misinformation and foster more thoughtful communication on…

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Public Speaking Reminder – It’s What You Teach People That Matters
ByMike McBride June 11, 2020June 12, 2020 Reading Time: 2 minutes

Earlier this week, I shared a TedTalk video from YouTube about stalkerware. If you clicked over and watch it on the actual YouTube page, you may have noticed a number of comments about how nervous Eva seemed giving it, or if you watched it you may nave even thought that she didn’t appear to be…

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Linked: What It’s Like to Get Doxed for Taking a Bike Ride
ByMike McBride June 9, 2020June 9, 2020 Reading Time: 2 minutes

So, the wrong guy got tracked down, publicly shamed, threatened and harassed, all in the name of “justice”? As for the woman who shared his home address: She deleted it and posted an apology, writing that in all of her eagerness to see justice served, she was swept up in the mob that so gleefully…

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