The 5 most-clicked links in SmartBrief on Social Media this past week:

6 ways to make LinkedIn work for you
11 unbreakable rules for corporate Twitter users
How to choose the best Facebook strategy
10 mistakes of Twitter novices
Stop marketing, start building communities

Study: Consumers less likely to trust their friends

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General-interest networks such as Facebook and Twitter take up so much of our attention that more focused sites sometimes take a back seat. It’s a shame, really, because LinkedIn combines many of the best features of the more popular networks with a practical focus on career advancement. If you’ve been neglecting to sign up for [...]

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The 5 most-clicked links in SmartBrief on Social Media this past week:

5 tips for tapping the power of LinkedIn
The single biggest social-media mistake
How to run a legitimate Facebook promotion
To build a fan base, pick a fight
What Twitter means for bloggers

Study: Consumers less likely to trust their friends

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SmartPulse — our weekly reader poll in Smartbrief on Social Media — tracks feedback from leading marketers about social media practices and issues. Paul Chaney, Internet marketing director for Bizzuka, author of “The Digital Handshake,” and member of the SmartBrief on Social Media Advisory Board, helps create the questions and analyzes the results. We run [...]

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The 5 most-clicked links in SmartBrief on Social Media this past week:

5 tips for catchy headlines
Employers are split on traits of texting generation
Survey: Discounts drive users to friend brands
Privacy group seizes control of 289 Facebook groups
LinkedIn syncs updates with tweets

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SmartPulse — our weekly reader poll in Smartbrief on Social Media — tracks feedback from leading marketers about social media practices and issues. Paul Chaney, Internet marketing director for Bizzuka, author of “The Digital Handshake,” and member of the SmartBrief on Social Media Advisory Board, helps create the questions and analyzes the results. We run [...]

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The 5 most-clicked links in SmartBrief on Social Media this past week:

Executives lean on subordinates for social-media help
10 social apps for startups
Social media’s benefits are worth loss of privacy
Tool eases Facebook customization
10 tips for asking good questions on LinkedIn

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The 5 most-clicked links in SmartBrief on Social Media this past week:

3 tools to make social media manageable
Can The Wall Street Journal build a “LinkedIn killer”
Hacker attack brings down Twitter
Hospitals use social media for education and marketing
Delicious gets a Twitter-friendly makeover

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