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Buzz Networker - Social Networking

Archive for May 2007

May 14th, 2007

Review: LinkedIn

Site: LinkedIn

Members: 10 million+
Features:
-you can import your contacts via webmail or other contact programs such as Outlook and Act-ability to send messages, post job openings, review resumes-ability to ask a question where other users are able to reply, here is a sample question that was posted on my network the other day:
What are your […]

By Kevin -- 0 comments

May 11th, 2007

Avoiding the MySpace Mistake: A Reply to A Business Week Article

BusinessWeek.com posted an article about MySpace.com and the mistakes a company can make entering the world of MySpace, the article lists 8 points. While I think they hit the nail on the head with a two of the points, the article is horribly wrong on some others. I decided to address them point by point, […]

By Kevin -- 3 comments

May 10th, 2007

iProspect Study of Social Networking Users

Recently iProspect conducted a research questions that asked internet users how they use social networking websites. Here were some tidbits of information that I found interesting in the study:
“…brand marketers should take advantage of the
sheer numbers afforded by the majority of sites where visitor intent is
to be entertained, or to connect/network with other people – […]

By Kevin -- 0 comments

May 9th, 2007

Look on the bright side, you can peddle your children on there

I just wanted to take a quick little break from the tips and tricks, social networking news, and the normal things I write about to share this little tidbit. If you want to find a birth mother for your child look no further than MySpace, the Dittmars of Michigan have decided to try that out.
According […]

By Kevin -- 1 comment

May 7th, 2007

Review: Twitter

“I don’t get it.”
-Josh Baskin, Big

Twitter has been a social networking site that has been garnering more and more attention as of late. This website allows you to update your status, notifying your contacts via text message or IM whatever status message you post. You can also create a widget for your blog or webpage […]

By Kevin -- 2 comments

May 4th, 2007

Social Networking Usage Up, TV Usage Down

According to a new study performed by Marketing Evolution, a third of social network users ranging from the age of 14 to 40, have increased their usage of the of the Net. Out of the remaining 66% only 8% have decreased their usage, while the rest used the internet just the same.
This study commissioned by […]

By Kevin -- 1 comment

May 3rd, 2007

Facebook Feature: Sponsored Groups

Most of the advertising social networking sites feature is banner ad based, or in special cases they let you take over the entire front page of MySpace.com, which has a starting price of over $75,000 to do.
Facebook.com recently announced the ability for advertisers to sponsor their own groups on the site. The groups are featured […]

By Kevin -- 1 comment

May 2nd, 2007

Using Social Networking for Charity

Just a short little note on something I found yesterday. I find interesting podcasts every once and awhile, which I will share. Please let me know if you listen to the podcasts I link to and let me know what you think, if nobody is going to them I won’t continue to post them.
PRWeek […]

By Kevin -- 0 comments

May 1st, 2007

A Latin Social Networking Explosion?

I fondly remember a few years back where people talked about the “Latin Explosion” when discussing the music industry. This trend gave us the music of Ricky Martin, Jennifer Lopez… you know come to think of it maybe I don’t think of it that fondly.
Social Networking has begun to turn to a expanding Hispanic […]

By Kevin -- 8 comments