Social Networks Are Essential For Your Business

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Search using Facebook

There is no doubt that Facebook is a great marketing tool for anyone who has an online presence. With millions of users, Facebook dominates the social media marketing terrain and gives any online business the power to reach thousands in the blink of an eye. The most difficult thing about using Faceb.... More »

Foursquare Re-Positions Itself With New Privacy Features

Foursquare has announced several changes to its privacy features, with some experts speculating the changes come in anticipation of Facebook's new geographical/geolocation check-in service. All of Facebook's privacy issues give Foursquare the opportunity to establish itself as the privacy "leader" i.... More »

Help For New Online Marketers

You may never have heard of Visa Business Network. The company recently launched this site in order to have a way to connect small business owners with other small business owners. Resources are provided, such as mentors, goal toolkits, content-ranked information, and much more. So just how can.... More »

iTunes To Get A New Logo...and Its Own Social Network?

Apple just introduced iTunes 10, complete with a new logo, new features, and most significantly, its own social network-Ping. Ping will work a lot like a cross between Twitter and Facebook, giving users the opportunity to follow friends and artists. Users can see what their friends are listenin.... More »

LinkedIn Labs Open to Users

Loyal users of LinkedIn looking forward to new features will now have the opportunity to test them out before they're released to the general public. LinkedIn Labs has launched today and will spotlight tools and potential upgrades not yet formally added to the site. Four tools and potential u.... More »

Nearly everyone who has heard about the Internet, or has a child proficient enough to educate them, has heard about social networks like MySpace, LinkedIn, Facebook, etc. etc. etc. There are new ones springing up almost every day and there is some question as to which will be the most helpful for business development purposes. Time will only tell.

Many companies haven’t been persuaded on the legal marketing ROI relative to these sites generally, nor have they heard that they currently produce serious amounts of work for business. Yet, some are definitely coming around to the point of view that social networks will become one more important tool in the marketing toolbox.

Work on beefing up your LinkedIn biography. If you want to be the leader for your profession, it seems more businesses are joining it than other networks these days.

Evidence for the importance of social networks was reported in a survey by Universal McCann that shows the popularity of social networks, RSS feeds and blogs. It does seem clear that a web site is no longer enough of an Internet presence. And some say that if you’re not participating in social media, you’re business is not really online.