Get Connected & Stay Social with Business Social Networking on Plaxo
Business social networking and online address book provider, Plaxo, has been gaining popularity and, according to their website, currently “hosts address books for more than 40 million people (and growing rapidly).”
Goodreads
Goodreads is a really cool site for personal use and the business social networking opportunities are also terrific. Add some books you’ve read from your target market’s industry, write some thoughtful reviews & voila, easy business social networking.
The Social Media 101: Business Use of Social Media Marketing
For those of you following this series on the business use of social media and implementing the tips on using social media in your business, this article and research firmly supports your efforts at using social media to interact with the community and promote your brand and business.
Tumblogging with Tumblr
Have a few links, photos, or quotes you’d like to share with the world, but not really a lot to say? Then tumble on over to Tumblr and easily express yourself with your own tumblelog.
Biznik: Business Networking That Doesn’t Suck
Are you an entrepreneur, small business owner, self-employed individual or freelancer that wants to get your business noticed and collaborate with other independent business people? Then Biznik may be the social network you’ve been looking for.
Free Local Business Directory: Insider Pages
Insider Pages is a free local business directory where customers can read and write reviews that has an interesting twist – Insider Pages will donate money to fundraising groups in return for users posting reviews.
Social Networked Blogging with Live Journal
Blogging meets social networking at LiveJournal. Users can select a theme for their journal, add a profile page, upload photos, post via the web, text messaging, by phone or by instant messaging and then socialize with other users.
CNBC Gets LinkedIn
If you aren’t already one of the 27 million people that have LinkedIn to the professional social networking site and would like to join, it’s simple and free. Create a professional profile that summarizes your accomplishments and provides friends and associates insight into your current situation and then get networking.
Local Search & Social Networking with Yelp
Get a free local business listing on Yelp inlcuding: Business information, categories, website, URL, business photos and the ability to create announcements. Business owners can view how many members have visited their page, access reviews and message members that have reviewed their business.
Clip Your Way Around the Web with Clipmarks
This post is basically writing itself, thanks to Clipmarks. Clipmarks is a free service that provides users the ability to clip pieces of web pages – sentences, paragraphs, images, videos – then save it, share it, post it in a blog or email it to others.
