{"id":38,"date":"2009-04-17T20:53:43","date_gmt":"2009-04-17T20:53:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/\/?p=38"},"modified":"2020-07-11T15:00:35","modified_gmt":"2020-07-11T19:00:35","slug":"social-networking-for-business-how-facebook-twitter-and-ning-can-help-you-to-connect-with-people-on-a-deep-level","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lemasney.com\/consulting\/2009\/04\/17\/social-networking-for-business-how-facebook-twitter-and-ning-can-help-you-to-connect-with-people-on-a-deep-level\/","title":{"rendered":"Social Networking for Business: How Facebook, Twitter, and Ning can help you to connect with people on a deep level"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry\">\n<div class=\"snap_preview\">\n<div id=\"attachment_1509\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lemasney.com\/consulting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/bcug-presentations-1-800x288-500x180.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1509\" data-attachment-id=\"1509\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/lemasney.com\/consulting\/2009\/04\/17\/social-networking-for-business-how-facebook-twitter-and-ning-can-help-you-to-connect-with-people-on-a-deep-level\/bcug-presentations-1-800x288-500x180\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lemasney.com\/consulting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/bcug-presentations-1-800x288-500x180.jpg?fit=500%2C180&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"500,180\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"John LeMasney at BCUG (Charles Hildebrandt)\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;John LeMasney at BCUG (Charles Hildebrandt)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;John LeMasney at BCUG (Charles Hildebrandt)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lemasney.com\/consulting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/bcug-presentations-1-800x288-500x180.jpg?fit=500%2C180&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1509\" alt=\"John LeMasney at BCUG (Charles Hildebrandt)\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lemasney.com\/consulting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/bcug-presentations-1-800x288.jpg?resize=500%2C180&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"500\" height=\"180\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1509\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">John LeMasney at BCUG (Charles Hildebrandt)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Event: Social Networking for Business<\/p>\n<p>Date: April 17th, 2009 at 7:30 pm<\/p>\n<p>Venue: Brookdale Computer Users Group, <a class=\"zem_slink\" title=\"Tinton Falls, New Jersey\" href=\"http:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?ll=40.2725,-74.0888888889&amp;spn=0.1,0.1&amp;q=40.2725,-74.0888888889%20%28Tinton%20Falls%2C%20New%20Jersey%29&amp;t=h\" rel=\"geolocation\">Tinton Falls, NJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Abstract: <span style=\"font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;\">John LeMasney will talk about how these social networks and others can help you to:<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;\">connect with people in ways that are often unlikely in the real world,<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;\">start new working relationships,<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;\">advertise yourself,<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;\">promote your personal brand, and<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;\">develop an online presence.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Presentation: <a title=\"http:\/\/docs.google.com\/Presentation?id=dckfm9fw_396nx2rf4ch\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/presentation\/d\/1OmbZnSLvpFkOI1Uuwiu-fEZUVBdx7PUssAHoDIqV9mc\/edit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/docs.google.com\/Presentation?id=dckfm9fw_396nx2rf4ch<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Commentary and notes:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h6 class=\"zemanta-related-title\" style=\"font-size: 1em;\">Related articles<\/h6>\n<ul class=\"zemanta-article-ul zemanta-article-ul-image\" style=\"margin: 0; 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