If asked to imagine the drawbacks of connecting online via social networks, most of us would probably suggest something like the time-wasting attractions of the likes of FarmVille. But a new survey suggests another surprising possible drawback of heavy social network use: lower ethical standards. Read More »
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Thanks to global connectivity and networking sites like LinkedIn, workers now have more ability to take charge of their professional lives than ever before. At GigaOM’s Net:Work conference, LinkedIn SVP Deep Nishar highlighted how it’s trying to provide tools to make users more productive and successful. Read More »
Keeping up with Twitter, Facebook and all the posts and comments written about your company can be overwhelming. Postling is a centralized dashboard for organizing, managing and tracking all your social media efforts, so that you can engage with your entire online community from one location. Read More »
You may not realize it, but IBM has actually been a player in the enterprise social networking space for quite some time. Lotus Connections, the company’s corporate social software suite, was originally released way back in June 2007. IBM today announced Connections 3.0, a major update. Read More »
How are you today? And how’s your SuperMe? According to one of the media industry’s leading lights, all of us who engage in social networking create a “Digital SuperMe … that only drinks the best wine, vacations in the finest locales and has the brightest children.” Read More »
When I began freelancing full time I decided to try social media on the basis that it might help me to promote my services. Now that I’ve been freelancing full-time for a year, I decided to revisit my predominantly ad hoc approach to social media. Read More »
Social networking isn’t a life sentence, and it needn’t take up your every waking (or even spare) moment. There are benefits to be gained through being part of social networks that suit you. So why not give social networking another try? Read More »
Once the heady, bowl-you-over wave of a fad like social networking sweeps us up, carries us along for a while, then breaks, we can find ourselves awash with the realities of that fad, our heads barely above water. Here are some tips for avoiding burnout. Read More »
Goober, which is now in beta for version 3.0, is a tool that aims to put all of your communications streams in one place. It’s a busy space. Goober competes with desktop multi-IM programs; web-based services; mobile apps; social networking tools and VoIP apps. Read More »
I can’t be the only person on Earth who, when I need information, heads to Good Ol’ Google and is sometimes frustrated by the results I get. Of course, there are other research tools I can use, too — social networks being one of them. Read More »
Many businesses set up Facebook pages when everyone was jumping on board to see what all the hype was about. Yet they didn’t know what to do with those pages in the longer term, and now they languish across Facebook. Read More »
In “The Power of Who: You Already Know Everyone You Need to Know,” author Bob Beaudine attests that we already know everyone we need to know to succeed. I’m coming to believe that more and more the longer I’m in business. Read More »
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