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On one hand, social media is simple enough that a child can use it – which nowadays, is happening literally. But when it comes to business and social media, it’s a different ballgame entirely. Sadly, this concept is lost on many businesses, who unknowingly commit all sorts of mistakes that actually hinder growth, rather than [...]

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With social networks like Facebook and Twitter on the rise, businesses must be able to utilize them to their advantage. One social network, LinkedIn, offers unique benefits since it is specifically targeted toward professionals and businesses.
Among the many social networks on the World Wide Web today, one stands out from the pack: LinkedIn. It stands [...]

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Smaller businesses usually face the difficulty of having their voices heard in the market today. While traditional marketing and advertising methods cost a lot more than many of these firms can afford, an effective alternative has arisen that is both efficient and cost-effective: marketing through social networking.
Things have changed, though, with the advent of social [...]

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SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – June 8 — Facebook has quietly expanded the availability of technology to automatically identify people in photos, renewing concerns about the privacy practices of the world’s top social networking service.
The feature, which Facebook automatically enabled for Facebook users, has been expanded from the United States to “most countries”, Facebook said on [...]

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Twitter is arguably the most popular and widely used microblogging platform on Internet today. Though each post is limited to only 140 characters, there are various Twitter applications that you can use to easily connect with your network and enhance your Twitter experience.
There are countless Twitter tools and apps available today. Here’s a list of [...]

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A few weeks ago we posted about how decluttering your social media friends lists can create more personalized, effective communication with your core audience. Another way to focus in on those you need to communicate with is to zero in on your local target audience with geolocation.
There’s a boom in geolocation platforms these days, and [...]

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With the growth of social networking, it is becoming increasingly difficult to separate business connections with personal connections.
November 17, 2010 was declared by Jimmy Kimmel during his television show as “National Unfriend Day”, the opportunity for all Facebook users to declutter their Facebook pages by “unfriending” people in their friends lists. He claims that Facebook [...]

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In a report by security firm Websense, an alarming rise in the growth of malicious websites was identified in 2009 as compared to 2008 – almost 225 percent. The study also found an increased focus among hackers and spammers on targeting social media sites such as blogs and wikis. Social media or so-called Web 2.0 [...]

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Security company Websense released a survey of 1,300 IT professionals worldwide revealing that although social media or the use of “Web 2.0″ technologies such as blogs, wikis and social networks are already pervasive in business, a majority of IT managers seem ill equipped to manage its use, much less protect against security concerns associated with [...]

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