7 Must-Have Networking Apps to Boost Your Social Media Marketing

Do you want to build strong relationships around your brand? Are you using networking apps to connect online? Networking with the right people can make your brand stronger and more responsive. In this article you’ll discover how seven networking apps to build relationships.

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http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/networking-apps

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

Networking Ideas For Extremely Shy People

by Cathy Keates

"Networking can seem really scary, especially if you are just starting out in your career and feel like you are starting your network from scratch. And if you are shy it can seem overwhelming. But networking is not just for the gregarious social butterflies. Here are some ideas for helping you make networking more comfortable..."

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http://talentegg.ca/incubator/2011/02/07/networking-ideas-for-extremely-shy-people

23 Tips for Using LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter

by Sookie Shuen

With the global economy still slumping, businesses and marketers are embracing new methods of social marketing as a way to spread the word in a more reliable, consistent, and cost-effective way. Are you taking advantage of all that the LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter platforms offer?

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http://www.marketingprofs.com/articles/2012/9106/23-tips-for-using-linkedin-facebook-and-twitter-for-business?adref=nlt101112

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

What to Share, What to Share: Your Roadmap to Social Networking

by Emma Watson

Over the past couple of posts, we’ve been working on helping you understand your target audience and find your unique positioning when it comes to social media. These are crucial first steps to becoming a Social media success and once you have those items a bit clearer in your mind, you’re ready to start experimenting with how you’ll participate in social media.

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http://advantagemarketingforyou.com/what-to-share-what-to-share-your-roadmap-to-social-networking

17 Facebook Fan Page Networking Tips

Guest Post by Hilary from Craft Blog Uk

Boosting your fan numbers and Facebook fan page engagement is not just about your own updates. Choosing great, relevant content to share is essential to keep fans engaged. However, off page activity is an equally important way of increasing likes and engagement on your fan page and should not be overlooked.

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http://www.handmadeology.com/17-facebook-fan-page-networking-tips

Business Networking in the 21st Century For Men and Women

by Alicia R Young

"...Since the inception of the Internet, email and online groups, men and women have been able to communicate with more people from more places across the globe than once imaginable. Online social networking is exploding across the Internet as more employers and agencies are turning to social network sites to find potential employees and to check work references. Knowing the most popular social networks on the Web in addition to offline network groups can dramatically increase your chances of being connected to the right people or your next employer.

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http://ezinearticles.com/?Business-Networking-in-the-21st-Century-For-Men-and-Women&id=2066865

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

How to Create a Winning Facebook Marketing Strategy

Before you run blindly into the eye of the storm, you need to have a plan for marketing your business on Facebook. Achieving marketing success on Facebook doesn’t happen by accident; it requires a well-mapped plan and strategic approach that takes many factors into consideration...

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http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/how-to-create-a-winning-facebook-marketing-strateg.html?cid=dn_article

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

"Twitter Success Guide 2.0" (Download)

by Skeeter Hansen and Your Pal Al Ferretti

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http://twitterwatchdog.com/promo/success_guide.html

Facebook Growth Outpacing Other Social Media

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Facebook, the top US social networking site since May 2009, attracted roughly 151 million unique US visitors in April 2011, reaching three out of four visitors to the social networking category during the month, according to new data from the comScore Media Metrix.

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http://www.marketingprofs.com/charts/2011/5212/facebook-growth-outpacing-other-social-media?adref=nl061011

List of Women Networking Groups

National Association of Female Executives (NAFE)
http://www.nafe.com/?service=vpage/1474

Entrepreneurial Woman’s Network (EWN) Inc
http://www.ewn-ct.org

Women at Work Network
http://www.womenatworknetwork.com

Team Women
http://teamwomeninc.com

Powerful You Network!
http://powerfulyou.com

E Women Network
http://www.ewomennetwork.com/index.html

Empowering Women Network
http://www.empoweringwomen.net/ewn/home.jsp

PBWC Connections
http://www.pbwcconnections.com/index.html

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

10 No Cost or Low Cost Ways to Get Facebook Fans

by Amy Kinnaird

"Aside from purchasing a Facebook ad, there are actually quite a few great ways to increase your fan base without spending much money. The bottom line is to think about every time you touch a prospect or client. I call them Client Touch Points."

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http://www.theworkathomewoman.com/10-no-cost-or-low-cost-ways-to-get-facebook-fans

Can Social Networking Sites Help Your Biz?

by C. J. Prince

Social networking sites offer entrepreneurs a chance to connect with investors, potential partners and customers.

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http://www.entrepreneur.com/magazine/entrepreneur/2005/july/78298.html

How to Create your Custom Facebook Fan Page

by Debra Zimmer

"...Your Facebook Fan Page should have a 'landing page' in the same way that every online marketing campaign would have a unique landing page to inform and convert customers."

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http://bestfreemarketingtips.com/2011/06/social-media/facebook/create-custom-facebook-fan-page#

How Social Networking Has Killed Digg and SEO 1.0

Three years ago I boldly predicted that social browsing services like StumbleUpon will kill Digg and SEO 1.0. Did they? No. I was wrong. Social networking did though. Let me explain.

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http://seo2.0.onreact.com/7-social-browsing-services-that-will-kill-digg-and-seo-10

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