Ari Herzog

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My Social Networking Primer in 2014

Ari Herzog

With over 4,500 people and companies following me on Twitter at @ariherzog , why did I create a new account at @ariherzogdotcom last week and ask people to follow me there instead? With over 8,400 people in a LinkedIn group I manage about social media marketing , why did I create a new group using that dotcom name and ask people to join that?

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The 4 Social Networks I Use Most

Ari Herzog

I started 2014 with a mission to use social networks without rules. On Google+, Pinterest, Twitter, and other sites, I wrote that anything goes; and that I would find order in chaos. Twitter is the social network that I use the most these days. I’m hardly present on other social networking sites.

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The 4 Social Networks I Use Most

Ari Herzog

Twitter is useful for me to follow themes and interests through curated lists. I use Twitter to share resources, collaborate, and chit-chat. I previously shared my Twitter usage philosophy. Regardless, I’m using the site to strategically connect with people who can help in my search.

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The Misnomer of Social Networking

Ari Herzog

It is a fallacy to suggest social networking is about networking, opines Jeff Hurt. Identity comes first, relationship building second, and networking with the community third. Social networking sites are social identity sites. 40 Days and 40 Nights Without Social Networking.

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Feature Friday: Is Social Networking Making Us Less Social?

Ari Herzog

Facebook, Twitter, Bebo, LinkedIn, MySpace, Foursquare… These are examples of social networking sites, but you knew that. You can have your diary sitting right next to your social media application right there on screen, so you can easily contact friends and family and arrange to meet up. Of course you are!

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Social Networking In Your Face

Ari Herzog

Jena Kingsley is the latest in a series of comedians to poke fun at social networking systems by forcefully interacting with people in public places and proving that our online lives are silly when taken literally. Related Stories What You Do is Not That Important My Story About Living My Life 3 Decembers of Twitter Data.

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Facebook Twitter and LinkedIn – The Truth

Ari Herzog

First of all , Facebook is a social network but it’s only for people to connect with their real friends. Citing a 2007 interview by founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Augie Ray points out : Facebook [has] been quite clear that the social network is for facilitating real and firm relationships and not making soft, virtual ones.

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