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Latest Nielsen Research: Twitter Retention Rate Low and I ask, “So What?”

by Yasmin Ben-Dror on May 4, 2009

For those who are following me on Twitter (@yasminbendror), I know I tweeted about this, but I have the need to write more that 140 characters!
So, David Martin, Vice President, Primary Research at Nielsen Online – a research company that delivers audience and Internet measurement metrics – released some interesting data last week on his [...]

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Takeaways from the Real-Time Communications Conference

by Yasmin Ben-Dror on January 15, 2009

Yesterday the Affect team sponsored and attended the Real-Time Communications Conference in NYC put together by the Business Development Institute (BDI)
I thought it was a great gathering: The keynote speaker was Ray Kerins, VP Worldwide Communications, Pfizer. The panel that followed was moderated by Melanie Milstein, author of Twitter and the Micro-Messaging Revolution with Dave [...]

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LinkedIn Grows Up: The Business Social Network Finally Adds Some Social Features

by Sandra Fathi on November 5, 2008

LinkedIn finally got a clue. I have been ‘using’ LinkedIn practically since it launched. I say ‘using’ because other than updating my profile and occasionally fending off an awkward introduction request to someone 5 steps away from me, it wasn’t very useful. I did find it helpful to be able to read the resume of [...]

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Social Media Angst: Balancing the Demands of Being a Social Media Butterfly

by Sandra Fathi on October 7, 2008

It seems that everyday there is a new social media network that you MUST join. Even on the social media sites that you already have a profile, there are new groups, discussions and projects that plead for your attention. Sometimes it can be so overwhelming that people are paralyzed and really don’t effectively engage in [...]

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