But what happens when a social networking tool and a gaming convention get together?
When I wrote a few months back that video was the true social networking tool, the assertion seemed maybe overstated.
Inside the Obama operation, his staff members are using a powerful social networking tool called NationalField, which enables everyone to share what they are working on.
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It sounds boring compared with Napster and Facebook, but Plaxo was an early social networking tool and a pioneer of the types of viral tricks that helped grow LinkedIn, Zynga and Facebook.
The four-in-hand, the forerunner of the tie, appeared in Britain in about 1860 (like the suit) and was the social-networking tool of its day.
Social networking is an incredibly powerful tool with which one can grow their business.
In fact, a few customers are already using Skobbler's iPhone app, which combines road maps, local points of interest and social networking profiles into an iPad driving tool.
Seven percent of respondents will use the popular social networking site as their primary job search tool.
Mark Zuckerberg and his team have done an amazing job, navigating from a cute tool for Harvard freshmen to a social networking juggernaut.
LinkedIn, a social networking site for professionals, has emerged as the hot tool of choice for resume inundated recruiters.
Thomas suggests using Facebook more like a man would--as a networking tool rather than a microcosm of your social universe.
Nevertheless, the episode reveals how social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter provide parents with a powerful tool if the unthinkable happens and their child goes missing.
The truth is that although it may have started out simply as a social networking site, it is now more than that - a crucial communication tool that almost anyone can use to get their voice heard.
She also updates her social media, including Facebook, on her iPhone, so she considers it a networking tool.
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At a recent corporate executive summit in Gleneagles, Scotland, PR company Edelman revealed that social networking shaved 1% off its bottom line by encouraging its staff to use such websites as a recruitment tool.
Facebook provides a high-profile tool for company exposure and branding, and the wide reach of such a social platform can facilitate business networking.
While Lenovo's primary social recruiting tool is LinkedIn, Ms. Wang said she also uses Tianji, a Chinese-language professional social networking site that is similar to LinkedIn.
Although the service is by far the world's biggest social network, there are key areas, such as China and Russia, where local competitors still remain the online networking tool of choice.
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