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LinkedIn, Social Media And Bubbles

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It's just hard to imagine that an online social network specifically targeted to the business professional suddenly has a valuation that rivals brands like Tiffany & Co. For years, I've Blogged about the merits and quality of LinkedIn over other online social networks. On top of that, LinkedIn is a business.

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Ross Mayfield's Weblog: Elevating the Enterprise 2.0 Conversation

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Its time to elevate the conversation beyond features (wiki, blog, RSS, social networking, etc.), Ross Mayfield is the Chairman, President & Co-founder of Socialtext , the first wiki company and leading provider of Enterprise 2.0 Member since 08/2003. put aside the hype and talk about what problems the Enteprise 2.0

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Technology for Small Business

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From building business to getting a straight answer, social networking sites offer up a wide-ranging community. So he turned to LinkedIn, an online social-networking service that ? Social networking sites have other features businesses can use. Where to network. Marketplace. Classifieds. Real Estate.

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The History of Social Media in 33 Key Moments

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Unfortunately, the site’s spike in popularity in 2003 caught the company by surprise. Myspace: “A place for friends” (2003) Friendster rival Myspace (originally styled as MySpace) quickly became the go-to site for millions of hip teens. This moment essentially marked the beginning of social media influencers.

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6 Tips for Building a Successful LinkedIn Company Page

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Let future philosophers decide whether LinkedIn is a social network for professionals or a professional network with a social overlay. LinkedIn started its life in 2003 as a resource for job seekers and recruiters, but in the intervening years, its functions have multiplied considerably. Use Your Words.

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A Brief History of Social Media [Infographic]

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Let’s take a look at the history of social media. The Top 8, Birth of Facebook, and 140 Characters: 2003-2009. In 2003, Myspace launched and took off across the web. The very same year, surprisingly, LinkedIn launched as a professional networking and job posting site. billion social media users across the world.

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Eloqua, TopRank, Demandbase and More – OMS Minneapolis Wrapup

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But few companies have sufficiently sophisticated analytics in place today to do this properly. • The trick in using social media monitoring tools is not to automate “fast, shi**y answers&# as Steve put it, but rather to find the right person to respond. Don’t just send them to your mobile site home page.

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