Posts Tagged ‘Facebook’

Top five business-social networking sites to aid your business

Tuesday, May 11th, 2010

We’ve already discussed the advantages of social networking sites to help with your b2b communications in a previous blog entry; however we haven’t really looked at what the sites are and how they can benefit you.

There are a myriad of social networking sites used worldwide – some more popular than others, with some catering to specific markets. themonsterbusiness.com brings you their top 5 social networking sites (excluding ourselves – we are modest, after all).

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Pro’s and con’s of social media for business networking

Wednesday, April 28th, 2010

Social media can provide a fantastic way to network within your own and with outside businesses (b2b).

Social media is a huge benefit for personal use and time outside of work, however as simultaneous communication becomes an ever-present requirement in business networking, social media is quickly becoming ‘business media’. For those companies who do not have the facilities or time to attend networking events or organise regular meetings, social networking is a fast and effective way of maintaining communication with other businesses.

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Simple networking tips and lead generation ideas

Friday, February 26th, 2010

Do you need help generating leads and getting your name known? Themonsterbusiness.com are here with some simple  tips to help you navigate the fierce world of business networking!

Life has been hard on small businesses, during the recession and the newly starting recovery. People aren’t keen to spend money so finding work is more difficult than ever. But whether you’re surviving or not, these tips will help you out. (more…)

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Google set to launch into social networking

Tuesday, February 9th, 2010

Fresh from the news that more and more SMEs are using social networking for business purposes, Google have announced plans to launch a similar programme to compete with the likes of Facebook and MySpace.

The Financial Times reports that the search engine giant is planning to add features to it’s already popular Gmail service which would mirror aspects of other social media sites. These would include allowing users to aggregate the updates of their various contacts and creating a stream of notifications, similar to those on Facebook. Google have attempted to get into the social networking world before but with little success. (more…)

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SMEs hit hard by social networking spam in 2009

Monday, February 8th, 2010

A large number of SMEs have revealed they experienced a large jump in spam and malware attacks via their social networking sites in 2009.

Security firm Sophos questioned 500 firms and found that nearly 70% had experienced a rise in both attacks and spam. More than 50% reported a rise in spam, while 36% experienced more malware attacks. Facebook was found to be the biggest culprit for security risks followed by MySpace, Twitter and the business networking favourite LinkedIn. Most of the businesses questioned said they worried that their staff’s actions could lead to security risks. (more…)

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2014: A fifth of firms will use social network over e-mail

Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010

Analyst Gartner has predicted that by 2014, 20% of all SMEs will use social networking as their main means of communication.

Recent research has shown that many SMEs use online networking as the primary means of networking and this popularity has led to more demand for systems such as Facebook and Twitter. It’s thought greater security and a wide choice of programmes have led to increased toleration from businesses for staff members to use personal accounts for networking purposes. Gartner doesn’t believe that e-mail will be wiped out completely though. (more…)

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92% of SMEs back online networking

Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010

A new survey has revealed that two thirds of UK SMEs say they feel closer to their intended market via online networking.

WeCanDo.biz questioned 250 small businesses and found that SMEs were so impressed with online networking that 92% would recommend their contacts to network online professionally. And it seems this confidence in online networking is paying off. 59% of those surveyed admitted to securing a business deal via online networking, while half plan to increase their online networking in the next 12 months. (more…)

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