As we continue the topic of social media in today’s business culture, I recently had the opportunity to speak with Edwin Jeffords, Chief Information Officer for the United Way of the Greater Triangle. Edwin provided a unique insight into today’s social media climate as it relates to his efforts at the United Way. As the [...]

Social media outlets like Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter have become ingrained in not only our personal life but the business community. The rush is on to direct traffic to the company, product or personal profile and increase exposure in the marketplace. A common problem is tracking success with the time expended in building our social [...]

These days, there are so many different ways to communicate with clients, potential clients, employees and potential employees. The ability to get in front of and stay in front of these people is getting easier and easier. Figuring out the best route to take is a different story. Below is a list of communication avenues [...]

Myspace was not the first social network and won’t be the last but they were onto something big after eliminating Friendster from the market. Just last week I was speaking with my twin brother, Christian, regarding some music and he said I should log in on Myspace and listen to a few songs. I ignored [...]

With the recent Facebook IPO and with Zuck tying the knot, I felt like my newest (but long overdue blog post) should focus on Facebook and the way it has changed our society. Clearly, Facebook has changed the way we communicate, how we keep in touch with people and how we share information (even things [...]

In today’s world of increasing social media outlets, it is becoming more and more difficult for job seekers to make it past the initial interview process. What used to be a standard face-to-face interview with questions of work history, qualifications, and career goals, has turned into a full blown online detective case. Employers are now [...]

This is a topic that we, along with many others, have covered on our blog more than once before. Despite the number of times we have discussed the impact of social media profiles on an individual’s ability to get hired, candidates seem to make the same mistakes over and over again. One of the biggest [...]

The UDig Blog is happy to once again have Kyle Lagunas share one of his recent blog posts… Fact: most employees occasionally use social media tools at work for personal reasons, anyway. Unsurprisingly, business leaders want guidelines in place for regulating employee use of social media outlets–and protecting against misuse–on personal and company accounts alike. Many [...]

My colleagues and I have been going back and forth over the past few months on whether or not we think Facebook is or can be a useful job/candidate search tool. With social media exploding over the last few years with Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter, there have been multiple arguments in favor of and against [...]

We’re continuing our UDig Brain Dig series, where we pick our consultants’ brains to learn more about their profession and industry. We are featuring Todd, Senior Telecommunications Engineer at a global packaging solutions company based in Richmond. Todd talks with us about current state of call center technologies and environments… You’ve been involved in call [...]