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Today, Microsoft announced... a new feature of Office 2010 that connects social networking feeds and
information to the Outlook inbox. ...The first partner will
be LinkedIn, whose business social networking information will be integrated throughout Outlook.
Source: mashable.com
Today, Microsoft has already revealed Internet Explorer 9, launched the beta of Office 2010, and announced a slew of other products and features. Now you can

Grow My Company 77% of B2C companies now maintain presence on Facebook & Twitter. Thanks Trey Pennington for the link.
Source: www.reuters.com

Grow My Company Here are some good basics about enhancing your LinkedIn experience
Source: mashable.com
With over 50 million users, LinkedIn is considered the essential professional network for business users. Here are 7 ways to take full advantage of it.

Grow My Company Here are some easy basics about Facebook profile privacy from Ron Miller
Source: www.socmedia101.com
Facebook users should have a clear understanding of their privacy settings. There have been many stories of people losing their jobs or facing public

Grow My Company Thanks Susan Spalding for this great insight into The Home Depot's use of socisl media.
Source: www.socialmedia.org
4:20 — Kurt Vanderah introduces Nick Ayres, New Media + Content Manager & Corporate Communications Manager, and Sarah Molinari, Corporate Communications Manager for The Home Depot.

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The idea is simple: When you set your status on LinkedIn you can now
tweet it as well, amplifying it to your followers and real-time search
services like Twitter Search and Bing. And when you tweet, you can send
that message to your LinkedIn connections as well, from any Twitter
service or tool.
Source: blog.linkedin.com
The corporate blog of LinkedIn, the world’s largest professional networking site.

Grow My Company Thanks Trey Pennington for a terrific blog post about what college kids think of social media
Source: treypennington.com
Social media is not just “kids’ stuff” but college students can teach you a lot about social media. What you learn from them might just keep you relevant for the rest of your career.

Grow My Company: Hazards of Social Media, Part 2: Online reputation management - protecting yourself
Source: growmyco.typepad.com
You have likely worked hard your whole life to be perceived a certain way, and this has likely transferred from your offline to online life. You're probably careful about how you speak to people and the things that you say, so they are not misconstrued. ...

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Facebook has the most accurate data about user relationships and is
increasingly likely to become the default online identity provider:
Source: www.allfacebook.com
Facebook has continued to grow at an impressive rate throughout the year, most recently announcing the 300 million user milestone. According to Facebook's own advertising statistics though, th ...

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"It’s important in the age of the blog and Twitter that people
understand that a clause claiming all “intellectual property” created
during the term of employment would be property of the company would
cover tweets and blog posts."
Your Company May Own Your Tweets, Pokes, and YouTube Videos « Web Strategy by Jeremiah Owyang | Soci
Source: www.web-strategist.com
Your Boss May Own Your Facebook Wall PostsBoth employers and employees may be surprised to find that employee created blog posts, YouTube, LinkedIn profiles, Facebook profiles, and even tweets may be owned by companies. ...

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Largest study to date of social media use by business professionals reveals inner workings of key medium business. Study of nearly 3,000 North American professionals identifies top trends; webinars & podcasts earn top honors, Facebook outshines Twitter in B2C, and CIOs should rethink limiting access to social networks at work.
http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRele ase/idUS107766+05-Nov-2009+PRN20091105
Source: www.reuters.com

Grow My Company How to handle someone who wants to make your life hell on social media.
Source: growmyco.typepad.com
I've teamed up with fellow social media marketer, Erica Friedman, for this two-part series about problems that you may encounter within your social media experience and suggestions about how you may handle them. ...

Grow My Company This sounds like a step in the right direction:
Source: mashable.com
Earlier this year, Facebook was hammered for changes it made to its Terms of Service. The result was an uproar that eventually led to the Facebook Democracy, an

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Facebook doesn't break out figures for small businesses, but says it
has 1.4 million business "pages," with an average of 100 fans per page.
Source: www.latimes.com
Reporting from San Francisco - Charles Nelson, president of Sprinkles Cupcakes, the Beverly Hills' baker for the stars, doesn't have a Facebook profile. Nelson, who works seven days a week, has no time for chatting online with Facebook friends.But Nelson is logged on to Facebook all the time. ...













