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LinkedIn: The MySpace for Adults

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I noticed today when I logged into Typepad that it is promoting the LinkedIn widget (ChipIn is the featured widget in the gallery , BTW). I joined LinkedIn in 2004, but I only recently actually completed my profile and given some attention to adding people to my network which now has what one friend say "a crap load of contacts.

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A Social Media Reality Check

Care2

If you work in Communications, escaping the latest hype around social media can be tough. You may even find yourself obsessing about it and have a condition called FOMO (Fear of Missing Out) because you are not posting or monitoring the chat on Facebook, Twitter or LinkedIn. LinkedIn: 0.37% of the U.S. population is on LinkedIn.

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Four Reasons Why Nonprofits Should Question Facebook’s Integrity, Longevity, and ROI (Return on Investment)

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Facebook would do well to follow the lead of Twitter, MySpace and YouTube. 4) Twitter 5) LinkedIn 6) Facebook. Most of it comes from Twitter and LinkedIn. There is some ROI, but there is also a lot hype about Facebook. I don’t think so. Those sites let users know in advance when changes are coming. Not even good.

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Guest Post by Steve MacLaughlin: Creating a Social Networking Strategy (Part 0)

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Is that MySpace friend an activist? Is that LinkedIn connection a donor? Hope from the Hype So why does social networking matter? There is still a lot of hyper-hype, but the opportunity and potential is very real. Don't fall into the silo syndrome trap. Learn from the mistakes of the past. The Illusion of Control Web 1.0