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Monday

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IMLP Bloggers Meet at GE Formal Event (Finally!)

Monday, January 25, 2010 at 11:57AM

Alana (left) and Brandon meet at a GE event in BaltimoreOn the IMLP program and at GE, we often forge professional relationships with team members from a distance - without ever meeting them in person.

However, over the course of our two years on program, unexpected meetups can often happen.

Take for example Brandon Henak, an IMLP Alumni from GE Healthcare.

Brandon and I worked on the blog in it's early stages, and often have conversations about social media and blogging (we both blog for IMLP and on our personal blogs as well.)

So, while at a GE Event in Baltimore, Maryland, Brandon noticed on Twitter and Foursquare that I was traveling and "checking in" at airports. After sending me a few direct messages on Twitter, we finally met!

He knew that I'd be posting this one on the blog.

Alana E. |

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Wednesday

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Comment, Comment, Comment!

Wednesday, November 18, 2009 at 1:00PM

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Our bloggers love hearing from you. Write what comes to mind when you read one of our posts.

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We are here to inform, and maybe, just possibly, you might think we're funny and cool at the same time (we like to think so).

Please understand that anything you say or ask in here will not effect you and your career options at GE or anywhere else for that matter in a negative way. However, if you so choose, you can keep your questions anonymous.

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A Day in the Life: Chief Blogging Officer (CBO)

Tuesday, October 27, 2009 at 1:00PM

Alana presenting on new media & millennials in Atlanta - October 2009 I'm a big fan of blogging.

Maybe that's why I am currently leading IMLP's New Media Team.

Or maybe it's that reading mashable is one of my daily routines.

However you look at it, I like to call myself the CBO: Chief Blogging Officer.

Each week, the team comes together to discuss what's "going on" in the new media scene, and also to collaborate on our team projects.

Take this week for example, our meeting was scheduled for shortly after Apple's Macbook annoucement. Everyone on the call was talking about it and getting feedback from one another.

Calls like this one make me think back one year ago - to IMLP Blog v1.0 - the predeccessor to the blog as you see it now. It was the day when our Facebook page was new, the Wikipedia entry had just launched, and we were the first (and only!) GE leadership program with a blog.

The progression over the course of one year is truly astounding - when the blog was launched, there was not a formalized IMLP New Media Team - and I am thankful to have a talented and hardworking group to work with on projects that are not only cutting edge, but fun.

Plus it's the perfect group of people to discuss that new product release or functionality in Facebook or Twitter. I look foward to see what the team has in store for us in the future - even after I graduate from the IMLP program next August.

Alana E. |