Wouldn’t it be great if the local and regional LinkedIn groups were to band together somehow? Frankly, I am surprised it hasn’t happened.

With a 7 year history and a name like Integrated Alliances, we might be a logical choice for it. We just don’t have the time with our big Rock The World national book-speaking tour about to begin.

We run Linked to Denver (7,000 members, group #1,751 of 500,000) and Friends of Colorado (3,000) as well as 2 others.

We can help a bit if someone wants to step up or lend a very helpful hand.

Could be a lot of fun and a great way to make lots of influential friends. We are in for PART of it if someone wants to step up.

Ideas?

The LINKED TO DENVER Group is about what is happening in Denver. Think business events and trainings, entertainment, music, fun and you are in the right place. It is not a classifieds bulletin board and we are stepping up the grooming of it so this will be more focused all the time. Tell others about it. It’s easy; they can simply go to http://www.joinlinkedtodenver.com.

The FRIENDS OF COLORADO Group, our sister group, is intended for people interested in what is happening in Colorado, particularly people outside of Denver or outside of Colorado entirely. They may be from Colorado, may have friends here, may vacation here, may be considering moving here or may have other reasons to keep tabs on what is happening in Colorado. If this fits you are someone you know, tell them to join up at http://ww.joinfriendsofcolorado.com.

HOT LINKEDIN TIP OF THE WEEK. The Headline Area of your LinkedIn Profile is the single most important part. Like a headline in a newspaper is an ad for the article, the Headline text is an ad for your profile. Make it snazzy and DO NOT use the default LinkedIn provides. You have 140 characters, just as many as a Twitter message so use them carefully with keywords, attractive text and perhaps even some special characters to stick out. Here are some examples that copy/paste in very nicely: │ ▌ ◊ ► ◄ ♦ • ★. See just how many characters you get in ALL the fields at the http://www.integratedblog.com.

NETWORKING. Perhaps the largest and most interesting networking July event for on-line networkers (LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, others) is the July 22 combined SocialNet, LinkedIn Live and Behind the Moon (BTM) event. The location is the Prime Bar right on the heart of downtown Denver. Show time is 4:30-7:30pm+. These groups draw hundreds of on-line B2B and technology networkers. Cost is $20 on-line, $25 at the door. Register at http://www.socialnetbtm.eventbrite.com.

TRAINING. The first ever back-to-back LinkedIn for Marketers and LinkedIn Groups Manager training is on July 29th 1-4:30pm, in downtown Denver (Jobing.com) If need to bring business in the door and/or have been considering a running a LinkedIn Group (or have one now), this is targeted DIRECTLY at you. Cost is $69 each or both for $99. Taught by #1 LinkedIn Trainer Mike O’Neil. Info and registration at http://www.integratedalliances.com.

CAREERS. For those that are career challenged or fear they may become so, Jobing.com is hosting their quarterly (free) Career Expo at the Denver Convention Center on July 30, 2-6pm. IA’s President Mike O’Neil is speaking once again on LinkedIn 2:30-3:30. Info at http://denver.jobing.com.

SPEAKING EVENT. Six of the country’s most dynamic business speakers descend on the Denver Tech Center for a day-long even on July 28. “How to Consciously Thrive in ANY Economy!” includes Joel Comm, Christine Comaford, Greg Mooers, Cynthia James, Jon Biel and Matthew Ferry all for $49. Info and registration at http://bridge2bliss.com/events.html.

MUSIC: The Denver area Concert and Festival Calendar, complete with tips and tricks for all the major venues, can be found at Mike O’Neil’s personal blog site at www.mikeoneildenver.com. Think Red Rocks, Fiddler’s Green, Paramount Theatre, Pepsi Center, Taste of Colorado…

THE LATEST NEWS… There is a great feature often overlooked in the groups and subgroups called News! When was the last time you had a daily paper delivered? That doesn’t mean we read the news. Why you’re checking the out the latest Discussions or Jobs on the Group, take a moment and check the News as well. You’ll find relevant content fed through RSS feeds as well as articles posted by members. http://www.joinlinkedtodenver.com.

For the latest in what’s happening in the Denver area concert and festival scene, visit Mike O’Neil’s personal blog.

This is actual video of the weekly Integrated Alliances Ask an @LinkedInExpert Q/A Webinar here the audience asks questions for the panel of experts.  In this case it is Mike O’Neil, Founder of Integrated Alliances and Lori Ruff, VP of Operations for Integrated Alliances.  This was shot May 18, 2009, Noon Eastern.

See the Video

In this video I start a discussion around LinkedIn Groups.  We’ve had lots of questions on our last several shows about that topic.

I also explore the world around Twitter and the place that TweetDack plays in.  It walks through the deck, @replies, Direct Messages, keyword searching and more.

Integrated Alliances Video on Groups, Twitter, Tweetdeck

Twitter: @mikeoneildenver All sites at http://www.mikeisonline.com