TITLE

LINKING IN

AUTHOR(S)
Horowitz, Barry
PUB. DATE
November 2009
SOURCE
Journal of Commerce (15307557);11/23/2009, Vol. 10 Issue 46, p23
SOURCE TYPE
Periodical
DOC. TYPE
Article
ABSTRACT
The author comments on the impact of social networking sites or the social media on the freight and transportation industry in the U.S. He identifies several social networking sites which include Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. He provides statistics related to social media. He encourages those in the industry to participate in the trend.
ACCESSION #
47030179

Tags: ONLINE social networks;  SOCIAL media;  FREIGHT forwarders;  TRANSPORTATION industry

 

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