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Social Networking Defined

no@spam.com (Doug Perry) — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 07:27:25 CST

By Therese Prentice

Social networking is a big part of today's savvy business owner's activities online. It is no longer just a buzz word but a way of doing business. It is all a part of the Social Phenomenon taking place now on the Internet. It is a place where a business owner can take their business global without having to get on a plane and travel halfway across the planet to make a new connect. Find out exactly how you can use social networking to enhance your business life and ultimately increase your bottom line. Guess what? You can do all of this from the comfort of your home or office.

Social Marketing Tips - 3

no@spam.com (Doug Perry) — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 08:37:27 CST

By Fabian Tan

When you stop to consider just how popular social sites really are, the next thought turns into how to use social traffic to drive business to your site and provide you with customers. There are several tips to bear in mind when doing this.

What Is Business Networking, Anyway?

no@spam.com (Doug Perry) — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 00:00:00 CST

It's more than showing up and shaking hands; it's about being proactive.

By Ivan Misner

Business networking is leveraging your business and personal connections to bring you a regular supply of new business.

STOP - What's Business Networking? It's All About Building Relationships

no@spam.com (Doug Perry) — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 12:18:23 CST

by Jo Dodds

One of our bugbears about business networking is when people are only doing it to get referrals without taking a long term view about building relationships , which is what will get the referrals anyway (and good quality ones at that).

How to Build the Right Social Media Network For Driving Website Traffic

no@spam.com (Deepak Dutta) — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 13:48:23 CDT

Are you spending too much time at social media sites like digg, facebook, stumbleupon, etc to drive web traffic

How Many Social Networking Friends Do You Have?

no@spam.com (Doug Perry) — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 12:00:05 CDT

-- Janet Meiners

If you’re on a social networking site, chances are you have less than 100 friends. If you have thousands, you’re not only in the minority, but you’re probably male.

How to use social networking sites to boost business

no@spam.com (Doug Perry) — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 10:20:41 CDT

By Joanna L. Krotz

Social media marketing is a fast-growing innovation, tapping into the rising influence of user-generated communities such as blogs, wikis, networking, and bookmarking sites.

Harnessing Social Networks

no@spam.com (Doug Perry) — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 10:37:30 CDT

Eric K. Clemons

Traditional advertising is losing its impact and its ability to influence consumers.

What is Social Networking? 58% Still Have No Clue

no@spam.com (Doug Perry) — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 12:35:25 CDT

by Adam Ostrow

Do you see the glass as half full or half empty? It’s an important question to ask yourself in diving into a report from Synovate (republished by eMarketer this morning) showing that 58% of adults worldwide don’t know “what social networking is.”

Web 2.0 for Web 1.5 Professionals

no@spam.com (Doug Perry) — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 09:06:29 CDT

by Lynnelle Wilson the owner of BoldVision Consulting.

If you asked me a few years ago if I would be a text-a-holic / web-junkie, I would have said you were crazy. I used the mobile phone for work, primarily when traveling. I'm not a phone person - or even a talkative person in general.