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May
Social networking is ultimately about a conversation. Blogging, podcasting, Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, My Space, FriendFeed, ActiveRain, are one of many tools focused on facilitating conversations. The numbers speak for themselves:
Facebook:
- It is the 4th and most trafficked website in the world.
- There are over 100 million active Facebook subscribers
- There are over 55,000 regional work related, collegiate and high school networks
- It is the number 1 photo sharing space on the web with more than 30M photos uploaded daily
LinkedIn:
- It is used by more than 25 million experienced professionals from around the world representing more than 150 industries
- It is the ultimate word of mouth tool. As they say “This isn’t networking, this is what networking should be”. This site facilitates a professionally oriented conversation between you and your prospects, clients, potential employers and the professional community.
- It is a marriage of an interactive resume and your address book. You can create for your prospects a one stop shop featuring a snapshot of what clients, peers, and others have to say about their experience with you.
- You can promote yourself easily, but posting your mission statement, business objectives, and accomplishments.
- You can also demonstrate your “link” to your business connections, which ultimately show your ability to network and facilitate trusted introductions between people you know.
ActiveRain:
- This is the hotspot for real estate professionals to learn from each other.
