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A Social Network For Genetics Research: Can It Help Isolate Parkinson’s Genes?

The Realtime Report

Can social networks help with medical research? The world’s first genetics-based social network – as 23andMe labels itself – is looking to show they can. It started in 2009, when 23andMe decided to do genetic research and invited anyone diagnosed with Parkinson’s to donate their DNA sample.

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Adventures in Social Networking with Mom and Dad | Almost Savvy

Almost Savvy

As the number of multi-generational families using online social networks increases daily, so does the number of “Oh no, she didn’t!&# Let’s take a peek at three humorous looks at how social media is, or might be, used to connect with our beloved family members. Ready for Yet Another Social Platform?

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Monitor Your Brand’s Instagram Activity with New Reporting Tool

Mindjumpers

This tool will help your brand to better understand how to get the most out of the photo sharing gold mine by optimising your Instagram activity – and consequently to better reach your potential community within the mobile app’s 80 million users.

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57 Social Media Policy Examples and Resources

Dave Fleet

Policy on Staff Use of Social Media. Online Communications Guidelines. Use of social networking, microblogs and other third party websites. Social Media Guidelines. Social Media Policy. Online Communications Policy. Social Media Guidelines. Community Guidelines. Social Media Guidelines.

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The Six Best Google+ Marketing Tools

Webbiquity SMM

Despite its detractors , Google+ remains one of the “big four” social networks and has its share of prominent fans in the business world. For most websites, Google+ doesn’t drive the volume of social traffic that Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter do. The easiest way to see Google+ in numbers. Pricing: free.

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Top 5 Facebook Promotion Types

Harp Interactive

And, companies that run contests or sweepstakes have twice as many fans on their sponsored social network pages as those who don’t. Running a social promotion on Facebook is easier than you might think. The Benefits of Running an Interactive, Social Promotion. build a sense of community around your brand.

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Public Relations becomes Community Relations – Social Media

Laurel Papworth

If you have the relationship with the community, and they like and respect you, it’s tough to turf you out and go with a competitor agency. Build and manage the community and you automatically take on a “public relations manager&# role. As a community manager you ARE the public relations manager. How does it work?