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Dec 19, 2008

social|median I am thrilled to announce that socialmedian is being acquired by XING of Hamburg, Germany.This is great news for socialmedian's members as XING is committed to growing and developing socialmedian both as a standalone service as well launching integrated socialmedian services on XING, one of the leading online business netwo (Read More)

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Chrisharrington,

Dec 19, 2008

: That's great for you and socialmedian. Congratulations and good luck. I've begun work on a new social media blog set to launch in the beginning of the new year but now I find myself itching to write about this news.

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Puffaddering,

Dec 22, 2008

: Well done

Ex Modia,

Dec 22, 2008

: Well, I think there is some level of apprehension about what this might mean to the users of social median. However, we will have to wait and see.

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Twitter Business Model: Access to Non-Public Data for Businesses

Dec 15, 2008

Submitted by Michaelfidler from Google Reader: How will the hugely popular micro-blogging platform Twitter make money? Caroline McCarthy, the lead social media reporter for CNET News.com, says that while speculation is rampant about various monetization strategies for Twitter, she expects the sale of analytics and non-public data is the most likely scenario. This is th (Read More)

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» Linkedin Introduces DirectAds Social Marketing Journal - Social Media Marketing Blog

Jul 27, 2008

Submitted by Scbalazs: Professional social network Linkedin had announced the release of DirectAds, a new advertising service for small business looking to target their ads. (Read More)

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Alex S,

Jul 27, 2008

: This looks rather familiar. is this the same sort of approach facebook offer in conjunction with visa? Wouldn't be a surprise as there are one or two people involved in both FB and LI.. Very different audience on these sites though.

Nice play from LI offering premium members a big discount. I'd be intrigued as to what percentage of LI users pay for the service.

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Can Twitter really be used for Business and Marketing? | Business on Twitter

Jul 22, 2008

Submitted by Nikki Pilkington: I understand why people find it hard to see twitter as anything more than ‘fun’ and a ‘waste fo time’ - and indeed it can be both of those things (separately and together in fact!). But Twitter can also be a great business and marketing tool. (Read More)

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Sarahcrisman,

Jul 22, 2008

: I agree, Twitter is an excellent tool for networking. Perhaps it's a generational thing, Millenials and Xrs seem to be pretty adamant about having fun with our careers. We work as hard as our parents did, but we want cartoon whales and chatty friends to be a part of the daily grind.

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Porch Light Scott,

Jul 23, 2008

: I am part of the re.net crowd that is adopting social media to create transparency and innovation in Real Estate. Many of the early adopters gather on Twitter....truth be told, Between Twitter and FriendFeed, this is where i get most of my industry news.

Jwalker,

Jul 23, 2008

: I think Twitter can be used as a business tool. Just look at what Southwest Air, Zappos and others are doing with it. I think it's really a question of what you want to accomplish with tools like Twitter and then work it into the framework of your business.