social networking

Find Your Social Networking Niche

December 2, 2008 By Christina Lemmey

Social networking is a huge phenomenon that became well-known with the popularity of My Space. Once known as a means for teenagers to connect and communicate with other teens, social networking has become popular with numerous people who belong to various niches, or groups.

Some social media websites have a wide variety of people who participate, such as Twitter. On Twitter you can find family and friends as well as famous celebs, mommy bloggers, or internet marketing gurus. The same holds true for Facebook and LinkedIn, although they tend to be more business-oriented.

However, even smaller groups of people from remote corners of the earth or who share a passionate interest in a unique hobby have social networking groups available to them. Here is a small sampling of some niche social networking sites that I found doing a recent Google search.
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Social Networking While Working Your J-O-B

December 1, 2008 By Christina Lemmey

If you do any kind of online work or surf the ‘net on a regular basis, certainly you’ve heard of social networking. These are the sites where you fill out a profile and proceed to accumulate a circle of friends or followers. These online friends with funny looking avatars are your connection to the outside world, especially if you’re working a j-o-b and are stuck in a tiny cubicle.

Social networking provides the opportunity to befriend people across the globe and also to connect with potential business partners. Even if you work online part time on the weekends, you can benefit from social networking to gain traffic to your website or blog or to find a joint venture partner to create a new product.

However, beware of the potential hazards of social networking while working your j-o-b…
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Filed Under: Work & Career Tagged With: finding a new job, finding business partners, social networking

Social Networks for Moms

October 20, 2008 By Christina Lemmey

This article is Part 1 of a series and was written by Christina Lemmey, Editor of Moms Talk News and owner of Multimedia VA.

Working from home has many advantages, including no commute, no work wardrobe, and no extra childcare costs. Many work at home moms believe the juggling act between balancing work and family is well worth the savings they experience, whether they own their own businesses, telecommute, or sell direct sales products.

However, one aspect of working from home that is often forgotten about is the social aspect. How many
times did you “stand by the water cooler” talking about the most recent episode of Grey’s Anatomy? Or did you take a 10 minute break every hour and chat with your best friend about your weekend plans? Even the most quiet employee in a traditional office has the opportunity to interact with other adults and make friends but it’s quite a bit different when working from home.

Many work at home moms (as well as stay at home moms) have gravitated toward the multitude of social networking sites that have popped up over the last few years. A social network essentially is a website where you can set up a profile page describing your interests or business and then link to other profiles or friends. Many of these are meant for business networking and some are meant for social networking. No matter which networking you’re looking for, you have many choices on the internet.
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Filed Under: Home Business & Telecommuting Tagged With: social networking, work at home, work at home moms