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How I Network on Friendster, Facebook, MySpace, and LinkedIn Â?

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

The Irony: MySpace Okay, so in my previous paragraph, I mention that you should be an early adopter of social networks. However, I joined MySpace in 2006 to network with individuals who refused to use Facebook and to return to my liberal ways of accepting a lot more friend requests than I normally would. > click.

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How to Fix a “Broken Brand” with Social

Convince & Convert

James Royer , Director of Digital and Social for the Tampa Bay Lightning , joins the Social Pros Podcast this week to discuss social space in American sports, building rabid brand loyalty, and how to completely rebuild a “broken brand” successfully. When Jeff Vinik bought the team in 2010 , he needed to make some major changes.

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Get Your Social Media Story Straight | Blogging and Content.

Convince & Convert

The team’s record for the last five years: 2009-10 (14-60) so far 2008-09 (24-58) 2007-08 (22-60) 2006-07 (32-50) 2005-06 (33-49) In fact, the Timberwolves have won a playoff series only one time in their 21 years of existence. I couldn’t believe it, given how many video assets a professional sports team has.

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Social Media and IT Security: Adversaries or Partners?

Social Media Strategery

Home About Me Speaking Legal-ese My Team Gov 2.0 The message that the Marine Corps released blocks the usage of twitter, facebook, myspace, etc, for a number of reasons, none of which is to be construed as a total ‘ban’ for all Marines at all times. Government 2.0 Miscellaneous Personal Prof. That is just not the case.

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Can Greater Social Connections Improve Higher Education?

Social Media Strategery

SR: First of all, I just want to say that I absolutely LOVE the idea of the Schools App – college students have been self-organizing on Facebook, and MySpace before that, for years before classes actually started. It was only logical that a platform would emerge that would make this easier and “official.”

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9 LinkedIn Users Describe Themselves

Ari Herzog

Summary : General manager with experience in social media, strategy, product management, product marketing, account management, business process design and implementation, team facilitation, and program management. LinkedIn MySpace Facebook Twitter Time. Doug Haslam: Connect on LinkedIn. Amber Naslund: Connect on LinkedIn.

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Convince and Convert Blog: Social Media Strategy and Social Media.

Convince & Convert

Want to cheer for a historically mediocre college football team. If you want to support an IU sport, I would choose men's soccer! In fact, Bill Oliver is the manager of my son's hockey team, so we'll be there for certain. I think they have the pre-season #1 college basketball team. No idea what a Hoosier is.