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Pownce To Fold, Founders Join Six Apart

The founders of Pownce announced they are closing their social networking platform and joining Six Apart – the creators of Movable Type,…

By Frank Watson · 01 Dec 2008

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Social Community: Free Pancakes Anyone?

Human beings long for a sense of community, like a charity pancake breakfast, and this isn't lost with social media. Starbucks, Ben…

By Erik Qualman · 01 Dec 2008

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Only 11% of Social Network Users Will Make a Purchase Based on Advertising

It’s no secret that social networks have had a difficult time integrating advertising that has a bang for its buck. IDC has…

By Nathania Johnson · 26 Nov 2008

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LinkedIn’s New Search Platform Goes Live

A month ago, LinkedIn unveiled its new search platform. Now they’re rolling it out to their 31 million users. Here’s what you…

By Nathania Johnson · 25 Nov 2008

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Workshops Offered by Direct Marketing Association and TopRank Online Marketing

TopRank Online Marketing and the Direct Marketing Association have just announced a partnership to develop and deliver a series of educational workshops…

By Greg Jarboe · 19 Nov 2008

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President 2.0

In the same way JFK benefitted from the emerging medium of television, Barack Obama was helped into the White House by the…

By Erik Qualman · 17 Nov 2008

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LinkedIn Combines Social and Search in New Events Feature

LinkedIn has announced yet another launch. This time it’s a robust Events feature that includes social and search to boot. Members will…

By Nathania Johnson · 10 Nov 2008

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Google’s Blogger Launches New Reactions Feature

Blogger has released a cool new feature that lets readers offer quick responses. It’s called Reactions, and it allows bloggers to create…

By Nathania Johnson · 07 Nov 2008

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Social Media Link Building: From Fantasy to Reality

Sometimes, a company's marketing efforts can have an unintentional impact from a link building perspective. Such is the case with this fantasy…

By Eric Enge · 05 Nov 2008

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The Number of Small Businesses Using Social Media to Double in 12 Months

The number of small businesses using deeply integrated social networking services will double in the next year, according to projections by Access…

By Nathania Johnson · 03 Nov 2008