Social Networking Sites and Services
LinkedIn
The preferred social networking site for business professionals, with over 48 million users.
Reasons for Refusing LinkedIn Invitations
Read this article for great information on dealing with unwanted "join my network" requests on LinkedIn.
Facebook
More than 300 million people actively use Facebook, making it the most popular social networking site out there.
Facebook Pages vs. Facebook Groups: What's the Difference?
Unsure whether your organization needs a page or group? This article explains the benefits and disadvantages of Facebook pages and groups from a marketing perspective.
A How-to Guide to Creating Facebook (Fan) Pages
This article uses screenshots to explain how to create a Facebook Fan page.
Facebook Privacy 101
Need to control your online presence? This article explains how to adjust privacy settings on Facebook.
Facebook Fail: How to use Facebook Privacy Settings and avoid disaster
Want to be transparent but don't want to overshare? This article discusses the importance of using privacy settings on Facebook
How to use Twitter Lists
Twitter lists are a way to organize the people you're following on Twitter by creating a stream of the latest tweets from that specified set of users.
21 Twitter Tips from Socially Savvy Companies
Adapted from his book Engage, Brian Solis presents his list of suggestions to help businesses learn how to engage customers on Twitter through the examples of those companies, from Dell to Zappos, already successfully building online communities.
Myspace
Another popular social networking site with 125 million active monthly users.
bebo
A social networking site that allows people to upload videos, music and photos.
Google Profile
Your Google Profile is what people will see when they search your name on Google. Create and edit a Google profile for yourself so you can control your personal brand on Google.
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