According to the Silicon Alley Insider and comScore, Facebook has taken over as the place where people spend more time online than even Google sites. This is a first apparently for Facebook who now seems to make a habit of reaching new milestones on a regular basis

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Is Facebook the New Face Time?
One of the key benefits of social media is the ability to create dynamic, long lasting relationships with customers. Creating a useful community can really add value to a brand or product and greatly increase return business. If you have a community that’s both inviting and interesting to a customer then you’ll develop a stronger bond with them and have the opportunity to reduce sales cycles

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The golden rules of community management
When Facebook entered the location arena with Facebook Places this summer, many were quick to assert that this would spell the end for smaller players in the space.

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Facebook Places Propels SCVNGR to 100,000 Downloads in 48 Hours
Online marketers are forever looking to perfect the recipe for foolproof viral videos. But those chasing that dream should take note of a new study from Harvard Business School

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The secret to viral video success: a big ad budget
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Google Launches AdWords Help Site For Small Business Google has announced a new website aimed at offering tips and advice for small business owners that use AdWords
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SearchCap: The Day In Search, September 9, 2010
Bill Zielke is senior director of Merchant Services at PayPal , which recently announced the initial rollout of Mobile Express Checkout . Bill is responsible for the development and marketing of product strategies related to PayPal, and for counseling merchants with product recommendations

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Why Your Business Needs a Mobile Commerce Strategy Now
Google has announced a new website aimed at offering tips and advice for small business owners that use AdWords.
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Google Launches AdWords Help Site For Small Business
Some of the most innovative brands have already begun to experiment with lesser known social platforms that cater to targeted audiences and test the waters of new advertising models. Many of these campaigns are pure trial-and-error efforts, and there certainly aren’t any one-size-fits-all solutions out there.

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10 Emerging Social Platforms and How Businesses Can Use Them
( click ads, via ) It's print industry self-promo ad day on copyranter. The London business broadsheet has a long reputation for quality journalism.

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Smart newspaper runs stupid ads.
Here in the United States, there has been 15-year trend to so-called business casual clothing in the workplace. My first job, in New York in the 1980s, required me to wear a suit and tie with polished shoes every day. At that time, "casual" (for men) meant that after 5:00 you could loosen your tie.
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