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Social media networking is one of the most effective ways to network for business -- if you do it right. Read on to find out how.

Get social media to work for you by setting up some automatic functions across Twitter, Facebook, Google+, Pinterest and LinkedIn.

Picture this: Now your brand can shine even brighter on LinkedIn.

You don't need to be a social-media expert to be an effective marketer on the platform.

Once you've done the work to build a following, it only takes imagination to dream up new ways to capitalize.

Get a head start on next year's marketing efforts with this batch of apps for all five of the major networks.

How these 7 social networks can help you find clients and generate more sales

The $5 billion photo-pinning site just rolled out 'Interests,' a new way to find and follow pins you dig.

Social media is the greatest fuel for fast growth ever but campaigns done poorly will still fizzle.

Social media is a boon for engaging new customers and keeping current ones happy, but only after a company has considered three fundamental questions.

With businesses having a lot to gain from the visual social network, competition is fierce. Here are a few unique tricks to stand out on Pinterest -- and hopefully gain customers.

What happens when your traditional business 'goes tech'? Suddenly you're more scalable and efficient, but you risk confusing your customers and losing your company's vision. Here is how to make the transition smoother.

No, you're not mean. Just smart. Sometimes it's okay to ignore connection requests on the world's most popular career social networking platform. Here's when you probably should.

While social media is a great platform for reaching consumers in an engaging way, the interactions can also be fleeting. Here are a few tips on getting your message heard and keeping consumers coming back for more.

A data journalist's deep dive into the Twitterverse revealed that the median Twitter account has just one follower.

Your followers are looking for content that is helpful or entertaining. Here's how to offer them something they can use, love and share with their friends.

In a double dose of Twitter news, the microblogging site rolled out an update that makes it easier to track back-and-forth communications and announced its purchase of Trendrr, a social-media engagement tracking company that specializes in following social chatter about TV content.

Just a month after returning to the hands of its founders, social-networking site Bebo has been shut down in preparation for a re-launch.

Social media posts tell a story about you and your brand. Here are cautions to heed, trends to follow, and steps to take as you build your social media brand personality.

Betaworks calls itself a 'maker,' and so far they have helped build some of the social web's biggest companies including TweetDeck, Kickstarter and Tumblr.

Top strategies on how to use social media for financial planners, real-estate agents and attorneys.