Posts Tagged ‘Social Networking’

Social Networking Now More Popular Than Email

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Nielsen Online, an analytics firm that tracks time spent online at various websites, has issued a report finding that throughout 2008 social networking sites and blogs saw more time spent by users than personal email. While not shocking, the finding does mark an important point in the history of the web.
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The Top Social Networks to Promote Your Business On

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I’ve discovered that general social networks can be complete waste of time for business. It’s that simple. Facebook is a gaming gimmick that wastes office time.
I’ve therefore decided that I’m only spending time with the “Big 4″ business social networking sites SUp.biz, Plaxo, LinkedIn, and Ecademy.
These four are without a doubt the top 4 social [...]

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How To Make Twitter Sound Like Music To Your Ears

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People generally love sharing things, and Twitter has made broadcasting updates to anyone who cares to care on what you’re doing, wearing, reading, commenting on, eating, using, etc. a breeze; in 140 characters or less, even. It’s only natural to see so many users also share which music they are listening to at any given [...]

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Wakoopa, Software and game social network

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Wakoopa is the perfect place to discover software and games online. Sign up, install a small tracker on your desktop and automatically create your own software profile.
Track what you use on your desktop (even web apps like Gmail) and share it with your friends through widgets or even on Facebook.
Wakoopa will also give you smart [...]

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How Social Media Changes The Way Citizens Talk To Government

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An interesting article in Federal Computer Week looks at how social media are changing the face of public participation in government. Traditional public comment has citizens talking to government, and government (hopefully) listening. But social media involves people talking to each other, with government in the mix participating in the discussion.

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