Tag: Social networking service

How to Use Quora as a Marketing Tool

Anyone who has used LinkedIn Answers is probably disappointed to …

LinkedIn Answers Gets Pink Slipped

Say good-bye to LinkedIn Answers. I received an email from LinkedIn today stating they are eliminating the application from its site on Jan. 31. Instead, the social networking site says, “we’re focusing our efforts on developing new and more engaging ways to share and discuss professional topics across LinkedIn.” And it says more details will be available in the coming months, “so please stay tuned.”

Gloria Rand’s Top 10 Blog Posts of 2012

With 2013 on the horizon, I think it’s a good time to take a look back at 2012. It was certainly a tumultuous year for… Facebook! (Yes, it was an election year here in the U.S. but there are plenty of other blogs that can comment on that front.) The social networking site made headlines all year long: switching business pages to Timeline, launching an initial public offering (and seeing its share price tank), and then struggling to monetize its business by introducing new advertising initiatives. Of course, Facebook wasn’t the only big story of 2012. Pinterest introduced business pages to tap into its growing popularity as a social network. Google+ struggled to stay relevant by introducing communities (I’m still not convinced!), while Twitter and LinkedIn both updated the look of their profile pages.