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December 23, 2007
Online Social Networks Get Down to Business
BY TINA REED
The Ann Arbor News
It'd be nice to be able to meet every possible business contact face to face.
But for Ann Arbor attorney and consultant Don Blumenthal, time and money
constraints make that impossible, so he turns to LinkedIn and Plaxo, online social networks that've been established as meeting places for business.
"There is only so much you can do unless you have an unlimited travel budget," said Blumenthal, who specializes in technology, law and policy. "I can't fly out there to meet (contacts) and it's better than a cold call."
Social networking online is not just for the young.
Web users of all ages in Ann Arbor have embraced online social networks, jumping on sites like LinkedIn - a strictly business network that creates a form on online resume; Plaxo - a network that catalogs and updates contacts' information; and even the popular social network Facebook to spread information, reach out to customers, contact and collect connections they've met in person and collaborate on business projects.
http://blog.mlive.com/annarbornews/2007/12/online_social_networks_get_dow.html
Posted by schnitzr at December 23, 2007 11:18 AM