In the social media universe there are a mind boggling array of applications and technologies constantly emerging that have real business value. However, unless you are prepared to fund the cost of keeping up with changing standards, hiring new staff & skills, examining and testing new platforms, patching old fixes and scrambling to harness hot new trends – outsourcing to a professional services group may make a lot of sense to you. Read the rest of this entry…

From O’Reilly’s Web 2.0 conference, Guy Kawasaki, author of “Reality Check” discusses starting a company on the cheap as well as his new company alltop.com.

Learn How to Get Started on Twitter.

A video overview explaining what LinkedIn is and how it works.

A quick and plain English intro the micro-blogging service Twitter.

Web sites offer business owners advice on starting up profitable businesses.

Source: Wikipedia A social network is a social structure made of individuals (or organizations) called “nodes,” which are tied (connected) by one or more specific types of interdependency, such as friendship, kinship, financial exchange, dislike, sexual relationships, or relationships of beliefs, knowledge or prestige.

Illustration of the nodes and ties created through social networking relationships

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