Are you connected to others via a social media website to grow your business? Have you been able to create a social media network of followers and friends? Then if you haven’t, you are missing out on the power of social media networking.
The power of social media networking is when you have created a network of people you can easily go to for the following:

Assistance with business problems
Find potential clients
Connect to business associates who can become joint ventures
Find support team members for you business

These are just a few of the ways that you can experience the power of social media …read more

Networking giant Cisco Systems has already completed two major acquisition deals in just the last week, but according to recent statements released by the company, Cisco will continue to search for more large acquisitions. Cisco Chief Strategy Officer Ned Hooper has stated that his company is prepared to use both cash and stock to continue down the path of acquisitions.
Hooper also said that the company’s acquisition of Starent Networks shows that Cisco is committed to remaining the leader in networking technology and that this committment comes into play regarding Cisco’s drive to pursue further acquisitions. Cisco acquired Starent for around …read more

One of the things that I’ve noticed about social media is that some have gotten out of control with their use of social media. Yes it’s great to share what you doing but does everyone need to know that you are getting ready to go to the bathroom or take a shower? No, it’s not necessary.
I’m all for using social media to connect with others and to grow my network of friends. Building relationships via social media is another good option too. What I want to encourage you to do is remember that there is a real world out there …read more

One of the easiest and fun website to use in social media is FriendFeed. FriendFeed allows you to pull in RSS feeds from your social media website and your blogs so that your friends can read your feed. It is also a free service that you can use to enhance your online presence.
As your friends connect with you via FriendFeed, your number of follower will increase. You can also use FriendFeed to find new friends that you can connect with and grow your network. To help you get an understand of how to use FriendFeed, I have provided you with …read more

Well, that was fun, wasn’t it? In a twisted way, I probably got more out of September’s theme than y’all did. Social networking just isn’t my favorite part of being a freelancer, and I avoid it much more often than I should. So, September was a little kick in the tushie to start networking more, even if it makes me groan. And, I dare say, it hasn’t been all bad. September has brought me new friends, new work, and new procrastination addictions.
So what did we talk about in September? In case you missed any of the social networking posts, here’s …read more

StumbleUpon is the ultimate tool for web surfers. You add the toolbar to your web browser and whenever you’re bored, you can just click the button and land on a random website. It’s actually pretty ingenious, and I hope the developers are making a ton of money. You can, of course, customize your stumbling so that you only land on sites relevant to certain topics (like sports or business or cooking).
But the real draw to StumbleUpon for bloggers is that you can submit your own site’s posts. There’s no guarantee that you’ll become popular, but when you do, you’ll see …read more

Social networking is an ever-changing beast; I’ve said this before, and it will remain true as long as social networking exists. Changing so readily, it can be hard to keep up with how to best make use of social networking. Hell, I remember a time when LiveJournal was the blogging platform of choice and it was weird if anyone other than one of your friends commented on one of your posts.
Here’s what I’ve observed as far as social networking goes:

Social networking is getting faster. People don’t have time to write long posts, upload pictures, etc every single day. To keep …read more

Social networking can’t be boiled down into neat bullet points. It’s an ever-changing, growing beast that started as cocktail parties and business organizations and has now spread to pretty much take over the Internet. That’s not a bad thing, necessarily (though it can be from a privacy standpoint).
Regardless, there’s one part of social networking that I think many people overlook, and that’s commenting. Sometimes I feel like social networking sites are a bunch of people thrown into a room, all yelling information about themselves…but no one is actually talking to one another. For social networking to work, there has to …read more

When you start using social media for your business, understanding the different ways that you can use it is very important. So I thought that giving you examples of how you can use social media would help you think outside of the box as you develop your social media strategy.
One of the first ways that you can use social media is as a relationship building tool as you develop your network online. You can do this by connecting and communicating with your friends or followers instead of constantly pushing information out to them. This can help you solidify your social …read more

I’ve written before about how important it is to meet with people in real life, not just online. You can find a lot of local jobs if you know where to look. I call it “real life social networking.” We usually just think of social networking as something done online at sites like Facebook and LinkedIn, but when you put yourself out there to meet potential clients, it’s like creating a profile of yourself. You have so many words or minutes to introduce yourself to others, promoting yourself as a writer or promoting your website.
Personally, I think you should treat …read more