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This blog is about all things IT, including cloud computing, VoIP, virtualization, storage, networking, servers, and desktops. We also cover products from ShoreTel, Toshiba, Dell, Microsoft, Cisco, Juniper, Palo Alto Networks, and LifeSize.

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Maximize Your LinkedIn Profile

March 20th, 2012 · No Comments

While professional social networking site LinkedIn is much used by many businesses, many organizations only skim the top of the potential benefits. These tips will help you improve the way you utilize this unique social networking tool.
With a still-growing user base of at least 120 million, LinkedIn has become THE professional social networking tool of [...]

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Tags: Social Networks

Why LinkedIn is Good For Business

December 16th, 2011 · No Comments

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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Who Says Facebook is Bad for Business?

November 17th, 2011 · No Comments

The knee-jerk reaction to Facebook of most businesses is to throw it out the door. But many companies also need to realize the value of using a massive social networking platform like Facebook to help the business grow and put itself out in the market more.
When it comes to Facebook, the usual default attitude of [...]

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Tags: Social Networks

Does your Company Have a Policy Covering Social Networking Sites at Work?

November 15th, 2011 · No Comments

The use of social networking websites such as Facebook, Twitter and Linkedin is exploding, with some using them even while in the workplace. While these sites offer work-related benefits such as fostering better workplace communication and collaboration, they also expose the organization to risks as well. Some of the risks borne out of social networks [...]

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Tags: Security · Social Networks

Facebook’s Default Facial Recognition Feature Renews Privacy Concerns

June 9th, 2011 · No Comments

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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Tags: Security · Social Networks

Twitter Turns 5 and Continues as a Powerful Social Networking Tool

May 12th, 2011 · No Comments

Twitter is now five years old, and the social networking website famous for its 140-character “tweets” continues to make waves as both a powerful social networking and social marketing tool.
Social networking and “microblogging” site Twitter turned five years old recently, a testament to how effective this kind of approach to social networking is. And in [...]

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Useful Tools to Effectively Connect with Your Followers on Twitter

March 24th, 2011 · No Comments

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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Putting Your Business on the (Geolocation) Map

February 23rd, 2011 · No Comments

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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Send Web Pages Easily to Friends

February 15th, 2011 · No Comments

When you come across a web page you’d like to share, these simple steps allow you to easily send a link to a friend.
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Tags: Network Solutions · Social Networks

How Unfriending Helps Business

February 10th, 2011 · No Comments

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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