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Ready for Yet Another Social Platform? Here Comes Google Buzz

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Here Comes Google Buzz Posted by Irene Koehler in Facebook , Networking , Social Media , Twitter on February 9, 2010 | one response Are you ready for a new social platform? You will be able to connect with Twitter, but only to pull in content, not to publish tweets (at least, not yet). Gmail inbox.

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TrueTwit: Managing Spammers on Twitter. Does it Work? | Almost Savvy

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Posted by Irene Koehler in Twitter on July 23, 2009 | 11 responses Note: This was written prior to Twitter’s purge of spam accounts this evening. One can only hope this is a sign that Twitter will be managing this problem more aggressively, possibly eliminating the need for tools such as TrueTwit. Does it Work?

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I'm Engaged! (4 Tales of Accidental Twitter Friends)

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4 Tales of Accidental Twitter Friends) Posted by Irene Koehler in Business , Networking , Social Media , Tips , Twitter on November 17, 2009 | 16 responses It’s true, I’m engaged. As with other networking platforms, I use Twitter primarily for business purposes. No, not that kind of engaged.

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Social Networking Friends vs. Real Life Friends | Almost Savvy

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Social Networking Lines Get Blurred With the unprecedented growth of Facebook, it has become the largest social networking platform by far. The presentation highlights research done to understand how real-life networks work and how current social networking platforms, like Facebook, work with or against these existing relationships.

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Why I’m Over Declaring Tech Tools “Over”

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With the launch of Google’s new social network, Google+ , there are many who have rushed to publish opinions about the demise of other networks, most notably Twitter and Facebook. Of course, how I use all of the tools and platforms has evolved over time, but they are all still relevant and important. It would be redundant.

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Top 5 Signs Your Business Should Not Be Using Social Media

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The number of businesses on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google+, and YouTube is mind-boggling, but the real question is how many of them are using the tools wisely? Using digital platforms successfully to build community, relationships, and trust is an iterative process. Social media is all the rage. You’re Obsessed with ROI.

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LinkedIn Lets You Show Off Your Best Assets | Almost Savvy

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If providing the most powerful professional networking and job search platform around is sexy, then I’d say it’s pretty sexy. I’m an avid LinkedIn user, not an expert but definitely much more comfortable using LI than Twitter but I had yet to discover this very useful feature. I encourage you to think again.

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