March 8, 2010 by Valerie Helmbreck
American small businesses have tapped into that entrepreneur spirit during the downturn and are looking to new and creative ways to keep their bottom line from sinking too far, too fast. One popular tactic: social networking.
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Tags: adoption, Robert H. Smith School of Business, small business, social networking, University of Maryland, Web sites
March 1, 2010 by Sam Narisi
February 19, 2010 by Valerie Helmbreck
There’s plenty of evidence that social networking is fast outpacing e-mail as the online communications tool of choice. Further evidence:
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Tags: 2010, Facebook, Linkedin, Microsoft, Myspace, Outlook, social networking
January 19, 2010 by Valerie Helmbreck
Should bosses and their direct reports be friends? Not friendly, as in exchanging daily pleasantries in the office, but “friends” in the social networking sense?
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Tags: boss, Facebook, friend, Linkedin, Myspace, request, sites, social networking, subordinate
December 28, 2009 by Valerie Helmbreck
Want to see how it looks when a social network takes over the world? A very cool map created by Italian blogger Vincenzo Cosenza will show you.
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Tags: Facebook, Hi5, map, QQ, social networking, Vincenzo Consenza
December 16, 2009 by Sam Narisi
While many companies are reluctant to completely ban social networking sites in the workplace, there are some steps employers can take to minimize legal risks.
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Tags: social networking, Web use policy
August 5, 2009 by Valerie Helmbreck
Facebook’s success has earned the social networking site a lot of critics. Among them: The Catholic Archbishop of the United Kingdom (UK), Vincent Nichols.
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Tags: Archbishop, Facebook, social networking, teen suicide, United Kingdom, Vincent Nichols
July 17, 2009 by Valerie Helmbreck
Going viral in the real world can mean swine flu or some other nasty bug. But in the social networking universe, going viral can translate into lots of attention and revenue.
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Tags: Facebook, social networking, strategy, Twitter, viral
July 8, 2009 by Sam Narisi
What happens when the grown-ups show up to the party? The cool kids find somewhere else to hang out.
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Tags: Facebook, social networking
July 7, 2009 by Sam Narisi
You’d think some people would know better when it comes to keeping sensitive information off the Web.
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Tags: Facebook, Internet, security, social networking, Web
