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Is Facebook Replacing Traditional Websites?

Small Business Labs

» July 13, 2010 Is Facebook Replacing Traditional Websites?   We've noticed a steady increase in the number of small businesses using Facebook as their primary or exclusive website.    They are doing this because it's cheap, easy and their customers are on Facebook.

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Strategies for Expanding Your Professional Network

Eat Your Career

While I don’t believe this entirely (to me, it’s both what you know and who you know), I definitely agree that having a strong professional network is a critically important part of creating career success. Unfortunately, a lot of people don’t think about expanding their network until they need something—like a job.

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More Evidence Facebook is Taking Over the Web

Small Business Labs

Main | Smallbizlabs Bidding on Newsweek » May 05, 2010 More Evidence Facebook is Taking Over the Web Nielsen released their March data on the top social networking sites.  social networking sites play a major role in the web marketing industry. social networking sites play a major role in the web marketing industry.

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Why Networking Is Essential For Career Success (and Everyone Should Do It NOW)

Eat Your Career

Networking. If you’re happily employed and your career is chugging right along, networking often gets put on the backburner. I see a lot of people who only start thinking about networking when they “need” something—like a new job, for example. Networking also gives you access to a wealth of knowledge and experience.

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Time Spent on Social Networks Exploding; Email and IM Fading

Small Business Labs

  From the article: "the uptick in social networks led to the 28% and 15% declines in email and instant messaging, respectively."   According to the research, Americans now spend 36% of their online time "communicating and networking across social networks, blogs, personal email and instant messaging. . 

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The constant craving to put numbers on working relationships

Workplace Insight

Nor can we rely on tech to meet all of our hardwired needs for interaction and networking. Tribal instincts One of these certainties is that networks are primarily based on our physical interactions. These can be very powerful in their own right, albeit that their dynamics are different to those of personal networks.

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How Veterans Can Find a Job in the Private Sector

On The Job

Joe Kearney retired from the Army after 23 years and has two words of advice for fellow veterans who will be looking for a job in the private sector: "Start early." Another source he found helpful was RallyPoint , a professional military network launched by former Special Forces Capt.