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Why Do We Feel The Need To Be On

February 15, 2012

No matter how much you use or ignore social networking, at some point you have probably considered the same question: Why did this become so popular and important so quickly? The newest study of the...

Identifying the Allure of Social Networking: Traits, Behaviors and

February 13, 2012

The power of social networking goes well beyond following celebrities or exchanging messages with friends. At its core, social networking is about the basic human need for connection, a connection that has evolved from the...

Mobile Phones Play a Huge Role in Social Networking

February 9, 2012

The fast changing and growing world of social networking might actually be on the cusp of even greater change and growth. As with so many areas of the virtual world, improvements in technology are both...

Building a Social Network = Sales

February 7, 2012

Like it or not, companies need a social network presence to build sales. The growing reality is that shoppers use social networking connections with friends to get opinions and feedback, but use company connections to...

Untangling the Social Web Report Debuts Today

January 31, 2012

If today is a typical day more than 350 million people worldwide will log into their Facebook pages, with more than 120 million of them doing so before they get dressed or have breakfast. By...

Untangling the Social Web Report Debuts Today

January 31, 2012

If today is a typical day more than 350 million people worldwide will log into their Facebook pages, with more than 120 million of them doing so before they get dressed or have breakfast. By...

Notes From This Year’s NACS Show

October 24, 2011

This year’s convention marked the 50th anniversary of the founding of NACS and it was clear that the organization is full of vitality. Here are a few things that caught my attention, that if I...

The Total Cost of Turnover

October 17, 2011

Entrepreneur magazine http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/220254 ran an interesting story recently about the full cost of employee turnover. In the on-line version of the publication, a special article talked about how turnover impacts productivity, customer satisfaction, co-workers and...