{"id":174,"date":"2009-10-07T13:28:39","date_gmt":"2009-10-07T17:28:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/timandrewsblog-asicentral.com\/timblog\/2009\/10\/07\/brave-new-world-of-social-networking-%e2%80%93-study-results\/"},"modified":"2009-10-07T13:34:49","modified_gmt":"2009-10-07T17:34:49","slug":"brave-new-world-of-social-networking-%e2%80%93-study-results","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timandrewsblog-asicentral.com\/timblog\/2009\/10\/07\/brave-new-world-of-social-networking-%e2%80%93-study-results\/","title":{"rendered":"Brave New World of Social Networking \u2013 Study Results"},"content":{"rendered":"

This year, I jumped on the social network bandwagon in a big way, <\/a> using LinkedIn, Facebook, YouTube and finally Twitter to share industry news and post pics and videos. IMHO itz GR8. \u00a0For the uninitiated, that’s tweet-speak for “In my humble opinion, it’s great.”<\/p>\n

So I was fascinated by the results of a recent ASI Research study showing that an increasing number of you are also tweeting, friending and posting on blogs.<\/p>\n

Our results show LinkedIn<\/a> – the online site for professionals – is used by about 54% of distributors and 46% of suppliers, with more than 85% using it for business purposes.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Facebook<\/a>\u00a0– a more casual online site – has <\/a> the greatest penetration in the industry overall, with 59% of distributors and 62% of suppliers indicating they have a Facebook account.\u00a0 More than 60% of users say it’s for personal use only.<\/p>\n

But, as the study shows, things are always evolving in the online space. \u00a0Nearly 90% of respondents feel social networking already is or will become a good way to promote their business.<\/p>\n

Read the press release by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Let me know your social networking experiences – good and bad – by posting a comment now.\u00a0 Of course, you can also connect with me on Twitter<\/a>, LinkedIn<\/a> and YouTube<\/a>.<\/p>\n

LMK (let me know).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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