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Facebook Company Pages and Business Websites

Are Facebook Company Pages Replacing Business Websites?

A debate is brewing among traditional website firms and social media experts about whether business websites are still necessary in light of the rise of Facebook Company Pages. At the recent ILM (Interactive Local Media) East conference, keynote speaker Maz Sharafi, Facebook’s Senior Manager of Local Monetization, cut to the chase, asserting that with the [...]

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Facebook and Your Fan Base

7 Ways to Build Your Fan Base on Facebook

If your business has a presence on Facebook, then you’ve already taken the first step toward connecting with your current and potential customers on one of the most popular social networking sites to date. But to fully benefit from having a fan page on Facebook, you’ll need to actively engage your fans to maintain their [...]

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Facebook and Your Business

Your Business Needs to Be on Facebook—Now

It’s hard to believe, but Facebook started only six years ago (of course, from a dorm room at Harvard). Since then, the website has beat out tough competitors, like MySpace™, and now has more than 400 million users. It’s a case of spot-on timing, good design and listening to the community. Plus, Facebook is downright [...]

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Twitter for Small Business

CoTweet vs. HootSuite: Which Twitter Service Is Best for Your Small Business?

When it comes to tools and services available to manage Twitter, there is a virtual bounty—a Twitter-copia, if you will. . . . But when it comes to tools designed to help small businesses best manage their Twitter accounts, there are two major contenders in the space right now that you should consider: CoTweet and [...]

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Social Networking for Your Restaurant

How Social Networks Can Deliver More Customers to Your Restaurant

Many restaurant owners may wonder how they can monetize their presence on social networks such as Facebook and Twitter. If you feel you don’t have the time or resources to get involved with social networking sites, then you’re missing out on free, valuable tools that can help you reach local (and vocal) prospects and expand [...]

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