The big buzz on the Internet is all about social media, especially with the social media giant Facebook and now Google entering the field with Google Plus. So what exactly is social media? The best way to understand social media is to understand the difference between social media and industrial media. Industrial media consists of [...]

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Social media is a way for people to share information from numerous sources. One of the real advantages to using social media to disseminate information, is it is shared in real time, meaning that when you share it, people can read it immediately. Social media sites facilitate this by giving users the platform to share [...]

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What better way to produce and display content than through a video. There are numerous video sharing sites that allow you to do this. People can create their videos, upload them to video sharing sites and share them with anyone on social networking sites. Videos can go viral, as users have the ability to rate [...]

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I’m sure most of you have heard of Twitter by now. It is a social network that helps people connect and keep in touch by sharing information in the form of Tweets, or little bits of information at a time. You are limited to just 140 characters per Tweet to tell people what you’re doing [...]

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Social media has revolutionized the way people use the Internet. How has it done this? People can now rate how valuable information that is provided by a website. With sites like Reddit, Digg and Stumbleupon, there’s less sorting through garbage, since the top rated information is always at the top of the list, unlike the [...]

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One huge advantage of social networking sites is the ability to establish and promote a personal brand. Establishing a brand and setting yourself or your company up as an expert in your field is time consuming and cannot be accomplished overnight. It is well worth the effort and time it takes though, as being recognized [...]

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In a world filled with social media sites, Linked In stands apart. Using Linked In for social networking opens up an entire world of contacts that can be used for both personal and business reasons. Like some other sites, this one allows individuals to connect with friends. It also allows one to see the contact [...]

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Facebook is the foremost example of a social media service that allows individuals to network directly with others that share similar tastes and interests. It is a site that allows users to create a profile that tells a little bit about themselves and their interests. They are then able to connect over the internet with [...]

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Because of the internet, it’s possible to gather huge amounts of information quickly. You can utilize search engines to gather this information, but it’s not necessarily the best choice. Social bookmarking is an excellent method of gathering information quickly, but not everyone understands social bookmarking. I’m sure you have found websites that you thought were [...]

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Facebook is the preeminent social networking site on the internet. It is geared toward individuals who create and upload profiles, then interact with other individuals who share similar interests. However, more and more businesses are finding it to be a valuable resource for attracting visitors to their websites. Here, we are going to take a [...]

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