"Partnerships would be easier if we had more social connections, " says Matt Maloney, co-founder of GrubHub.
Instead, the ability to forge social connections and engage in "diplomacy" is often much more important.
Reps want to use social interactions and social connections to let prospects know a little about themselves.
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When Web 2.0 companies began to emerge, they seemed to gravitate to the importance of social connections.
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Those numbers suggest that the social connections on Facebook remain the strongest of the social networking sites.
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Having backed a company built on Huffington's social connections and personal brand, they were at her mercy.
Also, extroverts are more likely to form social connections than introverts, he said.
The bank's web of social connections, obligations and institutional relationships put it at the core of power in Japan.
The companies that thrive and win as social enterprises will be those that do the most with their social connections.
We built a scalable Web profile page that worked for each Rich lister, combining real-time content, data and social connections.
We crave the social connections and the conveniences provided by information exposure, and tend to prioritize that over privacy concerns.
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And Marini says that the social connections within Facebook provide a better network of closer friends for people to help find jobs.
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Those seeing that their friends, loved ones, and random social connections are voting are more likely to get themselves to the polls.
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Even the briefest glance at the selection below will reveal an emphasis on fashion startups that facilitate or rely upon social connections.
Each Rich-lister got the exact same page, with proprietary data, real-time content and their social connections all neatly organized in three columns.
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Because social connections are a key (perhaps the key to happiness), the fact that Twitter technology connects people makes this effect even more intense.
Crowdfunding, essentially, builds on our hunger for social connections to raise awareness, pique interest, and channel that into opening access to capital for worthy projects.
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They have in common a certain frugality (until recently, Lazard in New York occupied an office without air conditioning), and an appreciation of social connections.
Facebook and Google are starting to leverage the data from social connections and activity to target ads more effectively, despite ongoing privacy concerns about both companies.
And so, just as important as preparing financially for retirement, planning ahead to maintain and build new social connections can be a crucial part of smart retirement preparation.
And as the young people who grew up playing these games embark on their careers, they will begin to establish business and social connections through the same networks.
You can filter the social connections based on everyone that is on Stik with your parameters or whether they are a friend of one of your Facebook friends.
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Strong social connections will also keep the years piling on.
For example, in the US about 20% of jobseekers reports checking with acquaintances and friends and about 50% of existing jobs are reported to have been obtained through social connections.
Mann and her colleagues compared the strength of social connections between both male and female spongers and non-spongers that lived in the same area, thereby eliminating differences in habitat that could potentially affect grouping behavior.
The tech companies could move to higher ground, of course, an option not available in the Maldives, but the geographical web of social connections is so intense in the Valley that there are strong reasons to persist.
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However, when we asked retirees what they actually missed the most since ending their work lives, they responded in no uncertain terms that more than anything, it was the social connections that they missed most after they retired.
By leveraging the social connections in a network like Facebook or MySpace, phishers could send messages to a site's users that seem to be sent by a friend, and suggest visiting a page infected with bank code stealing software.
Making social connections around learning is not a new idea, though social networks mean it takes less time and, given the potential for reaching around the globe for these networks, the difference in background of those involved can be refreshingly wide.
As someone who remains a bit skeptical of how much social connections and sharing will provide purchasing intention signals anywhere near as effective as searches, I think the so-called interest graphs that Sparks surfaces could provide potent indicators of intent to purchase products.
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