The New Rule Of Social: Let's Not Be Friends

The online act of friending is being replaced by the simpler notion of "following." Instead of the emotionally fraught two-way dance of requesting and accepting a relationship, you simply announce an interest in someone else. They can follow you back, or not.

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http://readwrite.com/2014/08/06/social-networks-friend-request-follow-model?utm_content=awesmsharetools-sharebuttons&awesm=readwr.it_t2GP&utm_source=t.co&utm_campaign=&utm_medium=readwr.it-twitter

Free eBook: 7 Essential Stages of a Total Online

Discover the core components needed to build your Total Online Presence including specific details and action items for each stage. Download your free guide - 7 Essential Stages of a Total Online Presence.

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http://www.ducttapemarketing.com/online-presence?inf_contact_key=91e610c1f76dacb508a9e56d1c34ae1e37c2d16d17dcc495eea2b418fd8f9566

13 Tips To Boost Your Twitter Engagement, Win Fans And Get Leads

by Carol Lynn Rivera

Sometimes mastering a tool or strategy is a matter of trial and error. Sometimes you get to benefit from other people’s trial and error. So assuming you’ve already decided that Twitter is the place for you and your business, here are some tips for improving your business’s Twitter engagement so you can start turning followers into leads and customers.

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http://www.websearchsocial.com/boost-twitter-engagement

What Is Pinterest?

by Kelby Carr

Pinterest is an online pinboard, a visual take on the social bookmarking site. Unlike other social bookmarking sites, such as Digg and StumbleUpon, content shared on Pinterest is driven entirely by visuals. In fact, you can't share something on Pinterest unless an image is involved.

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http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/what-is-pinterest.html?cid=dn_article

Networking Simplified – 17 Networking Tips Any Entrepreneur Can Master

"Networking is a skill that successful entrepreneurs understand, utilize and master every single day to open up new doors of opportunity. In an effort to help you get out of your networking stupor, I have outlined 17 networking tips any entrepreneur can master."

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http://andreabolder.com/2012/networking-simplified-17-networking-tips-any-entrepreneur-can-master

25 Live Networking Tips

by Rich DeMatteo

Maybe it’s just lately, but it really does seem like career bloggers (myself included) are writing mostly about the social web 2.0 side of networking. Today we’re taking a break from Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin, and others so that I can share 25 tips for Live Networking

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http://www.cornonthejob.com/networking/25-live-networking-tips

101 Social Networking Tips

"Social networking has many different purposes. It’s about getting breaking news in real time, finding jobs (and helping others do the same), sharing photos with long-lost friends, and checking in to restaurants and other businesses to share tips and get deals..."

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http://blog.laptopmag.com/101-social-networking-tips

14 Social Media Networking Tips

by Wendy Connick, About.com Guide

Social media is a great platform to use for building and maintaining a business network. However, you can and should approach your business social media activity differently from your personal accounts. Business-related social media accounts are there to help you interact with your network, to generate new leads, and to build your reputation online. These tips will help you keep your social media network spinning in the right direction.

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http://sales.about.com/od/Business-Networking/tp/14-Social-Media-Networking-Tips.htm

How and Why You Should Write a Social Media Will

If you have social media profiles set up online, you should create a statement of how you would like your online identity to be handled. Just like a traditional will helps your survivors handle your physical belongings, a social media will spells out how you want your online identity to be handled.

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http://blog.usa.gov/post/22261234875/how-and-why-you-should-write-a-social-media-will

Finding the Best Time to Post to Social Networks

by Jason Fell

"Turns out the best time depends which social network you're posting to, according to popular URL shortening service bitly. It tracks metrics on bitly links that are shared across networks...But each social network has its own "culture," bitly says, and users exhibit distinct behavior patterns. Here's a rundown of bitly's findings on the best times to post to Facebook, Twitter and Tumblr."

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http://www.entrepreneur.com/blog/223569?cm_sp=nextarticle-_-223569-_-222466

The Bare Essentials of LinkedIn-Style Networking

by Joshua Waldman

To boost the number of LinkedIn network contacts, make sure you're fully using all your network-building options. To see what those options are, click on the Add Connections link at the top-right corner of your LinkedIn profile. When you do, you’ll see the following network-building options...

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http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/the-bare-essentials-of-linkedinstyle-networking.html?cid=dn_article

Online & Social Networking: Twitter Marketing Strategies

by Kyle Lacey

Twitter and the Internet have changed how you can target your customers. They’ve made marketing easier and cheaper. E-mail accounts and social networks such as Facebook are free to use. The cost of developing (and running) a website has dropped dramatically. And thanks to the Internet, performing research, creating your message, and distributing it have become more affordable than ever before.

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http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/twitter-marketing-strategies.navId-610165.html?cid=dn_article

Social Networking 101: Basic Tips For Online and Offline Social Networking

by BlueGlass Blogger

"Most of us know the rules for networking in the real world, but it’s important to remember them for online, particularly if you are making your first moves into online social media and social networking. The following are tips to become a decent social networker in either medium. Most tips apply in both scenarios."

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http://www.blueglass.com/blog/social-networking-101-basic-tips-for-online-and-offline-social-networking

20 Social Networking Sites for Business Professionals

by Alyssa Gregory

"With the growing use of social networking by business professionals, there is a growing number of social networking sites focused on business users and meeting their needs. Here is a list of 20 social networking sites for entrepreneurs, business owners and professionals that are worth a look..."

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http://blogs.sitepoint.com/social-networking-sites-for-business

How to Host a Twitter Chat That Rocks

by Veronica Maria Jarski

You once needed a fabulous venue, trendy drinks, and sparkling names to throw the biggest party in town, but nowadays, some of the most rockin’ parties are online. And all that’s required to throw a successful online shindig is a Twitter account and a little bit of planning.

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http://www.mpdailyfix.com/how-to-host-a-twitter-chat/?adref=nlt060711

10 Reasons Why Your Online Networking May Not Be Working

by Penny Power, co-founder of Ecademy

In this weeks article we are looking at why some people are not yet experiencing success with their social networking activity, Behind all these reasons why your networking may not be working, the most important underlying aspect of what you do must be patience, tenacity and an awareness that this is a new world for all and not everyone ‘get’s it’, but they will and you need to be one of the people who does, and the earlier the better.

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http://communitymarketing.typepad.com/my_weblog/2009/07/social-networking-coauthored-series-10-reasons-why-your-online-networking-may-not-be-working.html

LinkedIn, Twitter Most Important Social Accounts

Sponsored by HubSpot

In the midst of an uncertain business climate, 59% of active social networking users say LinkedIn is their most important social account, up from the 41% who said so a year earlier, according to a report by Performics and ROI Research. Twitter is ranked second among most important social accounts (58%), followed by YouTube (55%) and Facebook (53%)

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http://www.marketingprofs.com/charts/2011/5241/linkedin-twitter-most-important-social-accounts?adref=nl061411

Understanding Social Networking

by Joe Butler

For the last few decades, sociologists and psychologists have been conjecturing that computers are going to spell the demise of interpersonal communication. We're all going to retreat into our dark rooms where our computers are located, and avoid things like playing bridge with the neighbors, shopping at the mall, or heading down to the Elks Lodge to sing silly songs and drink cheap drinks.

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http://www.computorcompanion.com/LPMArticle.asp?ID=301

Tips for Promoting Your Business Through Social Networks

by Monte Enbysk

Getting your business known through networking has always been a good idea. With social networking sites, you have an opportunity to network online, to find key contacts and potential customers you might never have met in person. See these tips from experts in Web marketing.

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http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/help/HA102487821033.aspx

Social Networking 101: Tips

"Whether you are looking to grow your network, influence, awareness and reach or advancing your professional and personal goals it’s important to recognize that being successful in social networking online and offline are very similar...The following are tips to become a decent social networker in either medium. Most tips apply in both scenarios."

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http://www.blueglass.com/blog/social-networking-101-basic-tips-for-online-and-offline-social-networking