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What the Past Can Tell Us About the Future of Social Networking

Both Sides of the Table

I recently spoke at Caltech at the Caltech / MIT Enterprise Forum on “the future of social networking,&# the 30-minute video is here and the PowerPoint presentation is here on DocStoc ). What are the big trends that will drive the next phase of social networks? And so it goes with social networking.

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Too Many Small Businesses Still Ignore Social Media

Startup Professionals Musings

It seems to me that there is abundant proof in the marketplace of the financial returns to both large and small businesses, the low cost of entry, and the ubiquity of social networks. They don’t know if they should move to social networks for lead generation, branding, customer loyalty, or for direct marketing and e-commerce.

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The only 2 ways to build a $100 million business

Version One Ventures

Your business has a high viral co-efficient (or perhaps even a network effect) that lets you amass users cheaply without worrying too much about the monetization per user or spending money on paid acquisition. Even more interesting are businesses that create network effects like marketplaces or social networks.

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How to create a sustainable social media strategy for your startup

The Next Web

Zappos has found great success by keeping social media responsibilities horizontal and flexible. Zappos assumes everyone in the company is on social media and trusts them to participate in growing the brand. Prioritize social networks. Its social media and editorial advertising strategy clearly put the product first.

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It’s Morning in Venture Capital

Both Sides of the Table

The movie, “The Social Network” might have had more of an impact on creating future entrepreneurs than any other event of the past 5 years. And finally it can’t be ignored that we’re not only payment ready, but we’re socially connected. Thank you, Aaron Sorkin!

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Which Social Networks are for Entrepreneurs?

Startup Professionals Musings

Social networking is indeed the new business networking. For example, my personal interest is entrepreneurs, and MySpace is for tweens. Every social network, including MySpace, claims to be a mecca for business people to network and sell products. Entrepreneurs can find like-minded people here.

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HOW TO: Connect with Other Entrepreneurs Online

mashable.com

This post originally appeared on the American Express OPEN Forum , where Mashable regularly contributes articles about leveraging social media and technology in small business. These nine websites will help you track down the appropriate entrepreneurs. Small Business Administration, SCORE gives free advice to entrepreneurs.