Others use them as a social tool.

其他人则把它们当作社交工具。

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Compromise is a good social tool.

妥协是个很好的社交工具。

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This social tool will also be useful for investors.

这个社交工具对于投资者来说也大有用处。

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Several people are credited with being the first to use microfinance as a tool for social improvement.

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"In the past two years, candidates are not seeing social media as a place that we have to keep private from prospective employers but as a tool that will assist in my search."

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Whether or not a realtime, social tool like Twitter is the right delivery mechanism for news of this sort is already a moot question.

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Also, make sure to download Rapporative, which is a social tool allowing you to view all of a contacts footprint on twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn.

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But my Facebook page remains a fan zone, and I've come to the conclusion that Facebook is a social tool for engagement and not journalism.

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