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Google Adds Reputation Management to Dashboard :: Small Business.

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It also appears that this is another way for Google to place emphasis on creating and using Profile pages – something that likely plays heavily in their plans for a social network of some sort. Note: There have been some updates since I published th. 5 Practical Tips for Gett. : 5 Steps to Successful Fac.

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Google Finally Weaving Local Strategy :: Small Business Marketing.

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Both of these moved signal a renewed focus on making both Profiles and Places pages more important in their ecosystem and perhaps ultimately in a social network of some sort.

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What the Past Can Tell Us About the Future of Social Networking

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I recently spoke at Caltech at the Caltech / MIT Enterprise Forum on “the future of social networking,&# the 30-minute video is here and the PowerPoint presentation is here on DocStoc ). What are the big trends that will drive the next phase of social networks? And so it goes with social networking.

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Never Mind the Valley: Here's Paris

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When I came to Paris in 2006, I had a well-developed idea for a startup and nothing else. The JEI program was created in 2004 and is managed by the Ministry of Research. Plyce : Feature-rich location-based social network. billion online in the first quarter of this year. Covered previously on RWW.) (E).

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Google+ Offers Great Business Potential :: Small Business.

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Facebook is a social network, built from the ground up for that purpose, by a company that does nothing else. My view is that no one thing can slow Facebook, they’ve simply grown too large and too important for too many people.

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Send Share or Like Facebook Is Getting It Right

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The unfiltered nature of sharing stuff on Facebook and other social networks remains a business challenge. See, lots of folks have built large Facebook followings and currently try to use their Facebook profile to share what’s important in their work world mixed with what’s important in their 3yr old niece’s world.

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5 Practical Tips for Getting More from Facebook :: Small Business.

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Keep the Wall interesting by mixing content Network It’s kind of ironic how little traditional networking goes on inside many social networks. Commit to making that an active place where people comment and engage and you’ll get more from everything you do on Facebook.