I am proud and humbled to announce that I’ve been selected by Entrepreneur Magazine as a Top 5 Finalist for the most prestigious national award for collegiate entrepreneurs, College Entrepreneur of 2009!

Winners receive profile articles in the January and December 2010 issues of Entrepreneur Magazine (worth over $230K), $5K funding, and round-trip tickets to the Award Ceremony in Florida.

In support of our continued efforts to provide the best and freshest tips about career development, personal branding and online reputation management, I’m asking for your vote! Vote here.

About 20 months ago, we founded Brand-Yourself.com to make it easy for job applicants to control their Google results and create a consistent, professional web presence – so that when hiring managers research them online (which is now the norm), our users have a much better chance of getting hired. We have the chance to win this and make waves with Entrepreneur Magazine’s readership of 3 million, plus bring more awareness and positive press to the power of the web and social media in today’s career landscape.

Thanks so much for your support, vote for us now!

Author: Pete Kistler

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If you’re looking for a job (or for a better job), head immediately over to 10 Privacy Settings Every Facebook User Should Know by Nick O’Neill from AllFacebook.com. It’ll give you an excellent breakdown of Facebook’s privacy features and how to apply them.

Remember, perception is reality on the web. Anything a potential employer might stumble upon will affect their decision to hire you.

So check out the article now: 10 Privacy Settings Every Facebook User Should Know

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Are you using Twitter to strengthen your brand? If not, check out the awesome posts below by a group of great bloggers (who you should also follow on Twitter!).

How to Use Twitter to Build Your Brand:

1. Twitter Best Practices So Far
   1. By David Lee King. Check out his great social web / emerging trends blog, ASAP.
2. Top 40 Twitter Tools
   1. By Brian Longest, who specializes in online marketing, startups and venture capital.
3. The Art of Writing an Effective Twitter Profile
   1. By Zach Braiker, blogging and media specialist at Quiver & Quill.
4. Why and How I Use Twitter
   1. By Christopher Rice – also read his great post on building your Personal Information Network).
5. 5 Ways I Benefit From Twitter
   1. By Darren Rowse, author of the ultimate blog tip site ProBlogger.
6. Tweeting For Companies
   1. By Tara Hunt, community marketing specialist and author of the blog HorsePigCow and the upcoming book The Whuffie Factor.
      
7. TwitterPacks
   1. A wiki list of top industry leaders to follow on Twitter.
8. Ten Top Twitter Tips
   1. By Ellen Leanse at OnRamp101.

UPDATED #9:

Top 75 Blog Posts on using Twitter in Marketing / Social Media

Using Twitter is a great way to participate in your niche, build relationships with great people and connect yourself to career opportunities and projects that make you happy. What are you waiting for? Get started now, and don’t hesitate to follow me (Pete Kistler) on Twitter!

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