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Archive for the ‘Social Networking News’ Category
Social networks actually increase face-to-face time
Last month’s “Social Mythbusting” research by ExactTarget and CoTweet showed something rather surprising: social networks actually increase face-to-face interactions, rather than decrease them.
LinkedIn CEO’s advice? Get involved to get value.
I came across this video of VentureBeat’s interview with LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner that I thought was really great, but that most folks might not take the time to view.
6.5 things you may have missed about LinkedIn
The social network we all know and love, LinkedIn, has been busy making improvements lately. They have quietly grown to over 70 million users and it appears that steady slow growth we are used to is accelerating. If you haven’t been following all the news here are 6 things you may have missed, plus a [...]
CMO Guide to Social Media
I just came across this great social media summary from CMO.com. According to a recent survey by The CMO Club and Bazaarvoice, 81% of CMOs plan to link their annual revenues to their social media investment. I think this is a great start but I would like to see columns for Lead Generation, Sales, Customers [...]
10 reasons you should use social networks for business
A while back The Harvard Business Review posted an article titled The Uber-Connected Organization: A Mandate for 2010. In the article they shared details about companies that are still blocking access to social media sites and those that have started to embrace the value these sites can offer. We’ve already shared some stats around companies [...]
Gartner’s social software predictions for 2010 and beyond
Gartner recently released a set of predictions on the use of social software in the enterprise. If you are like most executives you can feel the pressure from your organization to become more social. If you are already a consumer of social applications you will probably be nodding your head in agreement. I won’t analyze [...]
Helping State and Local Government Agencies Get Social
Our very own Chris Richter was recently interviewed on Federal News Radio 1500. The topic was social networking use at state and local government agencies, how to protect the agencies infrastructure and how to ensure compliance with laws, such as the Freedom of Information Act. Some of the questions answered in the interview are: – [...]
Socialware featured in the Austin Business Journal
Staff writer Christopher Calnan just published a profile piece on Socialware and the need for Social Middleware. The article gives an overview of the company, the problems we are solving in the social space, background on our funding and a perspective from the industry. On that front here are a few of my favorite quotes: [...]
The convergence of social in the enterprise
There is a lot of buzz these days about the social enterprise, social CRM, social business, enterprise 2.0, collaboration platforms and everything in between. Just look at a few of these recent articles and reports. – TechCrunch listed Social CRM as a top 10 trend in 2010 – There are full blown conferences focused on [...]
Bringing financial advisors into the modern world
InvestmentNews, a publication specializing in delivering news and analysis essential to the business of financial advisers, posted an in depth look at Socialware and our solutions this past Friday. Most of us take for granted the use of social networks at work. However, for registered investment advisors or broker-dealers, they must juggle using these tools [...]
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