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Companies are mining the social web to build dossiers on you. Information posted publicly on blogs, Facebook , Twitter , forums and other sites is fair game. It is yet another reminder that people need to be aware of what they are posting on social networking sites and to whom they're connected. Jules Polonetsky, director and co-chair of the Future of Privacy Forum , said online users have no clue that a comment they made on a blog is being added to a database for some unknown use. "I don't think users expect that," he said, and if consumers think idle chatter and casual conversation can be used against them by institutions, it's almost certain to create a backlash, according to Polonetsky. He said the Federal Trade Commission is right now re-examining the current privacy structure in the U.S. But at the same time, he said consumers are always very comfortable with Amazon using data to recommend books they might like. "When users are in control of it, it'...

After launching Buzz last week, Google have continued on the social track by now acquiring social search service Aardvark. The deal, rumoured to be worth around $50 million, could see Google use the social search engine as an answer to, well, Yahoo! Answers. Through IM, Twitter and e-mail, Aardvark lets you ask full-text questions and then takes your social connections and attempts to identify the best person within your network (or extended network - friends and family) who might be able to assist in giving that answer. Here is how Wired explains the concept behind Aardvark: Users who sign up give (Aard)Vark access to one of their social networks - Facebook, LinkedIn or the e-mails in their contact list. Users then say what things they are confident answering questions about (e.g. chess, cooking, country music). Vark then routes future questions - such as what's the best country band out of the south from the 1970s or where's a good sushi restaurant near Santa Monica - to the ...

Many people ask me how I get so much business....and it is a very simple answer but you may not believe it but I have my own Social Network. Some people use Facebook, LinkedIn, MySpace etc - I use the Robert J Russell Social Network If you would like to join the Robert J Russell Social Network - simply click on this link: http://robertjrussellsocialnetwork.ning.com/profiles/members/ Come Join us today !! Robert J Russell - 972-679-9029 Technorati : facebook , linkedin , myspace , robertjrussell Del.icio.us : facebook , linkedin , myspace , robertjrussell Zooomr : facebook , linkedin , myspace , robertjrussell Flickr : facebook , linkedin , myspace , robertjrussell

This group was created for any members who are interested in receiving free advertising for their business. We welcome and encourage you to advertise on the Wall any website that you can. We will not allow any sites that are not suitable for children to see - if you post something that is offensive you will be banned from this group. Post any websites in the LINKS section! Thanks for your time and hopefully you find my methods as useful as I have. Share this group with everyone: http://groups.to/freeadvertisingwor ldwidegroup Group Owner - Robert J Russell - http://www.robertjrussell.com 972-679-9029 Technorati : advertising , facebook , real estate , worldwide Del.icio.us : advertising , facebook , real estate , worldwide Zooomr : advertising , facebook , real estate , worldwide Flickr : advertising , facebook , real estate , worldwide

I wanted to share just a little Trivia for you. FACTS on FACEBOOK : More than 250 million active users More than 120 million users log on to Facebook at least once each day More than two-thirds of Facebook users are outside of college The fastest growing demographic is those 35 years old and older Social Media could replace email one day Facts on Twitter : Twitter has approx 2 million users right now Twitter will allow you to post TWEETS via your telephone - simply call a number, and your message is converted to Text and posted on your Twitter page. So - why not start your own Social Media ? Crazy ? I don't think so.... Here is what mine looks like - Sign up and see what you can do! http://robertjrussellsocialnetwork.ning.com Technorati : Facebook , FriendFeed , Network , Twitter Del.icio.us : Facebook , FriendFeed , Network , Twitter Zooomr : Facebook , FriendFeed , Network , Twitter Flickr : Facebook , FriendFeed , Network , Twitter

We view social media as a critical aspect of our marketing strategy and focus a good deal of time and energy implementing our social media plan. This has generated new business for us, helped us make new friends, meet local business leaders, and is an enjoyable part of our day. Social Media has become an inexpensive way to reach hundreds, thousands, and in some cases, even millions of people in an instant. This is great when you are broadcasting a new blog post to generate traffic to your website or announcing a new listing. What happens when someone is dissatisfied or has a gripe about a business or service - or worse yet - about your business or service? It too, can spread quickly across the world wide web. There have been several examples of this recently, including the disgusting Domino's Pizza video on how not to make pizza that was made as a joke by some employees and posted on YouTube and was broadcast across social media sites to a huge audience, causing quite a headac...

... It's Kind of a BIG DEAL! All of us are being bombarded with advice, seminars, etc. about the importance of having a presence on the important social media platforms. Great advice.... not very helpful, though, without also giving some advice about developing a strategy for using your presence on all of these sites! When I first started posting our team's profile and information on sites like: ACTIVE RAIN, FACEBOOK, TWITTER, AND MYSPACE... I wasn't quite certain how I was going to use these profiles to market our business and to generate buzz, interest and leads. In hind site... I now realize that developing the STRATEGY is the first step that you should take in this effort... not the last! You must use the strategy that you develop to generate the keywords, titles & the content that you write for your profiles on all of these social media sites. It is much harder to do this in reverse, because you waste a lot of time rewriting and optimizing after the fact if you do...

Twitter: What Does the Future Hold? There was an interesting article in the Wall Street Journal yesterday about Twitter , the darling of the social media world, and the future of the site. Here's a link to the full article, "Twitter Trips on Its Rapid Growth" - I recommend you read it. No, the article was not a doomsayer, predicting a failing. But it did raise the question of what lies ahead in Twitter's future in terms of their ability to mange growth and their business model. Twitter is a business . And like any company it has a business model...well, sort of. Like so many start-ups it may be more concept and visionary that a real model The problem for Twitter, and one which the owners/founders must wrestle with in the near term, is financial. Like many start-ups, especially on-line, Twitter has had amazing growth in its first years of existence. I don't know how it compares to some of the other on-line businesses that has sprouted up, but with about 32 million...

Some people are predicting that Social Media will soon replace emails.....here is a list of Social Media Websites to check out..... To learn more about some of the most popular networks that are part of the Internet's second generation, read the blurbs below and then visit these sites. You'll find some easier to use and understand than others, but as you browse, ask yourself: How could our agency benefit by using this network? • Facebook ( www.facebook.com ): A free online social media network created by Mark Zuckerberg in 2004 while he was at Harvard University. Named for the paper booklets that colleges distribute with names and photos of students, Facebook spread to other universities and now has 150 million subscribers worldwide. • LinkedIn ( www.linkedin.com ): A network of 33 million professionals from around the world, representing 170 industries and 200 countries. Launched by five partners in 2003, the network exists to "find, be introduced to and collaborate wit...

1) It makes you think - It becomes really easy, as a Realtor to become an information "lemming." You hear something about the market at a meeting and next thing you know, you are parroting it to your clients. Investing the time to actually WRITE about the market encourages new thought. You gather the data, and You create the information. 2) It makes you different, and different = better - One of the marketing theories I have been espousing over many years is how important differentiation is to Realtors. Realtors do what Realtors do. Do you? Don't. Create your own marketing that is different than other Realtors and writing your own original blog sets you apart as well. You need to stand out in a crowd. Blogging will help. 3) Blogs get Read by other Realtors- and they comment. This gives you feedback, often valuable constructive feed back on your ideas. It allows you to wash your ideas through others so by the time you give your VALUED opinion to your clients. it is well t...

Jenny has not returned my calls in roughly a year. She has, however, sent me a poinsettia, poked me, and placed a gift beneath my Christmas tree. She's done all this virtually, courtesy of Facebook.com , the online social networking site where users create profiles, gather "friends," and join common interest groups, not to mention send digital gifts. Though Jenny has three children, ages 4 to 14, and rarely finds time for visits, phone calls or even e-mail, the full-time mom in upstate New York regularly updates her status on Facebook ("Jenny is fixing a birthday dinner," "Jenny took the kids sledding") and uploads photos (her son in the school play). After 24 years, our friendship is now filtered through Facebook, relegated to the online world. Call it Facebook Recluse Syndrome, and Jenny is far from the site's only social hermit. Though Facebook started as an online hub for college students, its fastest-growing demographic is the over-25 crowd,...