Posts Tagged ‘social networking sites’

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 simpleĀ  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…)

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…)