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Tag: social networking
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Facebook Admits Social Networks Can Make Us Feel Bad. Its Solution? More Social Networking
Spending too much time can have a negative impact on people's feeling of well-being. Facebook has a solution for that
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Addressing Gender Bias in the Workplace: A New Approach
Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg once said, “The world has gone social. And women are more social than men.” This isn't merely Sandberg's opinion. Sandberg has access to copious Facebook data to back up her claims.
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Jive Software Acquired by ESW Capital for $462M
Jive Software kicked off its JiveWorld conference this morning with a surprise announcement: ESW Capital has acquired the enterprise collaboration provider for $462 million in cash. The move confirms what many analysts had predicted for Jive in the last few years: a buyout for a company whose value peaked at
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Facebook Workplace Free Model Could Drive Adoption, But At a Cost
Facebook revealed a new free model for its Workplace enterprise collaboration tool last week which some speculate will open the door to a “deeper pipeline of customers.” But like many free enterprise software tools, the model lacks crucial features such as administrative controls and analytics.
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The Doctor Is In: Practicing Enterprise 'Social Radiology'
As we become increasingly consumed in our digital world, a common question we hear is “does our online behavior mimic how we are offline?” Digital natives are now entering their thirties, and the digital divide, as we know it, will be cast aside into the annuls of the history books.
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LinkedIn's Connected: A 'Selectively Useful' App?
LinkedIn has extended the functionality of an app designed to help you stay in touch with your network to Android users. The Connected app debuted on iOS in July.
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This Is Not A Social Network
It is a medium that connects, conveys and spreads a social network. It has moments of brilliance, hours of banality, and wondrous conversations sometimes slide into noxious platitudes.
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ROI Is the Wrong Tool to Justify Social Investments
Social media and social networking have become core business tools in the business world. Every major brand has some level of social media account or social engagement with its customers at this point, but the question remains how to measure the value associated with social media and social networking.
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SWAM: When LinkedIn Locks Down Social Networking
If you post updates to LinkedIn groups, think twice before you click the "Share" button. Say the wrong thing and you might get sent to the LinkedIn penalty box for an extended period of time.
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Why Can't Lawyers Learn to Use Hashtags?
Lawyers have a lot to learn about digital content and social media. A second study confirms US law firms haven't grasped the potential of digital and social technologies, as CMSWire reported two months ago. The new study by Living Ratings (.
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2013 - The Year Social Business Got Real, What it Means, What's Next
Just recently I've seen a number of industry discussions that allude to the death of social business, posts about the declining interest in communities, big moves from industry peers who are moving on and conversations about how social marketing is now mostly blended with advertising.
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3 Practical Ways to Boost Your Google+ Profile
What was unclear back in 2011 is certain now -- the direct influence Google Plus has on search rankings makes this network important to your business.
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Enterprise Social: Driving Productivity or Driving to Distraction?
Social tools have the potential to increase productivity, engagement and communications. They also hold the potential of turning into an enterprise-wide time suck.
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Social Insights Show How Recruiters Engage on Twitter
Previously, we've reported on how various segments of marketers engage on Twitter from digital marketers to B2B marketers, as well as brands. But what about those who actively recruit marketers and brand influencers -- how do they use Twitter to connect and create open, informal networks? Recruiters Go Social
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