"One of the best ways to increase your hit-rate is by going beyond Google to a specific academic search engine or database.

"Have you noticed the trend toward more and more visual communication?

Scott Ayres talks up Canva for those of us who don't want to tackle Photoshop.

Scott Ayres talks up Canva for those of us who don't want to tackle Photoshop.

"Visualization is easy, right?

"Designing an infographic is not the same as designing a website, flier, brochure, etc.

"Designing an infographic is not the same as designing a website, flier, brochure, etc.

According to Lesya Liu (photo, left), "While Instagram is all the hype these days, a lot of small business owners are confused, or even lost, about the types of content they can publish.

Sponsored by Squarespace, Erin Greenawald presents the results.

"Pinterest is becoming an increasingly attractive option for businesses when interacting with customers online.

Watch the list put together by Alyse Kalish (photo, left) at TheMuse.

"Whether it is pinning a desired wedding dress or ideas for decorating a new home, Pinterest is the destination where people plan their futures.

"They used to say content is king," writes Payman Taei (photo, left).

Kellen Beck (photo, left) reports at Mashable.

"It used to be that Snapchat was seen as a platform geared mostly toward teens and pre-teens.

"We've talked before about how video resumes can be a great way to stand out in your job search, especially when it's a job you really want," writes Erin Greenawald (photo, left).

Jillian D'Onfro has the details at BusinessInsider.

According to Bill Reichert, "Most entrepreneurs should just throw out their elevator pitches and start over.

Download the guide from LinkedIn here or click on the image to the left.

Julie Bawden Davis (photo, left) reports on the trend.

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"Data visualization lets you interact with data.

"Editing and proofreading are often neglected, but they are the crucial final stages of the writing process.

"Data can be very powerful.

"It would be inaccurate to say that textual content is on the way out.