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

Both Sides of the Table

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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Too Many Small Businesses Still Ignore Social Media

Startup Professionals Musings

According to a recent Harvard Business Review article , only 60% of companies today use social media for marketing, and only 12% of those feel that they are using it effectively. They don’t know if they should move to social networks for lead generation, branding, customer loyalty, or for direct marketing and e-commerce.

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6 Reasons Starting Another Dating Site May Be Tough

Startup Professionals Musings

Online dating fraud rose by 150% percent in the last couple of years as scammers and hucksters turned up the false charm and predatory trolling, according to a recent article from the FTC. Social networks. Social networking” is really the new term for dating, with mega-sites like Facebook , and the hyperlocal site Foursquare.

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9 Things You Should Know About Social Login & CRO

ConversionXL

Of course, I’m a total social login fan, but at least offering your users a choice between filling out a registration form and signing up using their social account IDs seems like straightforward business sense. The same goes for businesses operating primarily in countries where social networks are blocked, such as China or Cuba.

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Top 10 Considerations Of Medical Website Design

YoungUpstarts

If you’re new to the world of web design and want to know how you can use it to your medical company’s advantage, this is the article for you. Additionally, content is a tool that can be used to make your company go viral. Content, Content, Content. Share Buttons. Target Market Research.

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Social Login and CRO: 9 Things You Should Know

ConversionXL

Some ecommerce websites might decide against offering social login if their target audience is aged 55 or older—these users are less likely to have social accounts. The same goes for businesses operating primarily in countries where social networks are blocked, such as China or Cuba.

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How One Startup Combines Boston’s B2B Sense with the Valley’s Social Media Style

View from Seed

This is a guest post by Alignable CMO Dan Slagen about the missed opportunity the company has identified in social networking, and why they’ve chosen to build the business on the East Coast. What’s the ARPU of a business on a social network? Next-Gen Networking. 2029 Stierlin Court. 1 Hacker Way.