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LinkedIn

Just saw a great quote on the distinction between “Social Media” and “Social Networking”:
Social Media are tools for sharing and discussing information. Social Networking is the use of communities of interest to connect to others. You can use Social Media to facilitate Social Networking. Or, your can network by leveraging Social Media.
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Facebook vs LinkedIn

by John on November 20, 2008

So you’ve heard about them.  Been invited to join them by that crazy friend of yours.
Maybe even read where “real professionals” in your field have discovered them.
But now you’re staring at a registration screen and panic starts to rise…
So let’s start with where to start. If you’d like to try out social networking as a [...]

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Who me?? Use Social Media?

by John on November 19, 2008

For the last few months, I’ve been bugging everyone in my field (rural healthcare and policy) to take the plunge and start using social media.  Defined by Brian Solis:
social media describes the online tools that people use to share content, profiles, opinions, insights, experiences, perspectives and media itself, thus facilitating conversations and interaction online between [...]

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