Some reports even suggest that as much as 90% of enterprise social networking projects either falter or die on the vine within the first 3-6 months.

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Google has been trying to tap the fast growing social networking market despite perceived failure of its projects Buzz and Wave.

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He is said to be focusing on strategic projects and is particularly interested in social networking.

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Unlike what you might see on public personal social networking sites, most of the discussions revolve around projects, customers, enterprise issues, glocal events, or requests for assistance.

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For job search and career advancement, networking enables you to hear about the unadvertised jobs or the plum projects that could propel your career forward.

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These objectives are achieved in co-operation with competent non-governmental and intergovernmental organizations, and through networking of specialized centres of excellence that organize training activities, workshops and research projects on a collaborative basis.

UNESCO: Basic Sciences

You may no longer be considered for prime assignments and projects, and this can hurt you in a multitude of ways from your confidence level to your networking capabilities when you need them at an all-time high.

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