TITLE

WILL YOU BE MY 'FRIEND'?

AUTHOR(S)
Shafer, Todd
PUB. DATE
April 2008
SOURCE
Dealernews;Apr2008, Vol. 44 Issue 4, p70
SOURCE TYPE
Trade Publication
DOC. TYPE
Article
ABSTRACT
The article offers information on the use of social networking sites for business development and expansion. It is stated that although social networking sites including MySpace and Facebook are used for sharing photos, videos or blogs, they can be used as a tool in the context of social network marketing as well. Social networking sites are considered to be a good platform to attract good leads and driving quality traffic to intended sites.
ACCESSION #
31885523

Tags: CORPORATIONS -- Growth;  ONLINE social networks;  INTERNET advertising;  ELECTRONIC commerce;  MARKETING

 

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