A growing number of companies will host your social life and work. Zoho offers one of the broadest selections of applications for personal and, primarily, professional use. The service is free and requires registration to access documents stored on Zoho in order to provide security for users.
The service offers Web-based (that is, there is no [...]
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Biznik is to business networking what locally focused Craigslist is to global eBay: It has a unique focus, but it accomplishes the same thing as other business networking sites with a distinctive local signature. The difference is a distinct local flavor for each region they serve combined with an extremely personal approach to connections based [...]
Home page: LinkedIn
The LinkedIn home page displays recent activity of contacts
Business networking service with blogging, commenting, job listings, contact directories and business information. With a growing stable of partnerships, such as with business television network CNBC, LinkedIn is shaping up as the Big Dog of business networking.
Free and fee services ($19.95/mo. up to $50.00/mo.)
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Home page: Plaxo
Business networking service with contact directories, which provides syncing services with popular email services and mobile handsets. The Plaxo service is a bit notorious for uploading members’ email contact information and flooding their friends and colleagues with email asking for confirmation of their email, phone and address, as well as pitching Plaxo membership.
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Home page: AlwaysOn Network
The AlwaysOn Network home page, featuring links to profiles and opinion posted by members
Technology and leading-edge industry leaders congregate on this popular social network and news site. The site includes blogging, group discussions, commenting threads on news items, and business contact directories.
See Discover Social Media’s business networking primer for strategies to use with AlwaysOn [...]
Home page: Ryze
A Ryze member profile
A business networking service with a focus on making local connections through physical events and online groups. While lagging behind LinkedIn, this site provides non-U.S. members a better chance to break through the noise and find new connections by listing questions and events to attract attention.
Free and fee ($10.00/mo. [...]
Home page: Konnects
A Konnects member profile
Business networking, groups, video-sharing, contact directories and business information. The site provides the social networking for business magazine Fast Company.
Free and fee (as little as $1.99/mo. with one-year commitment; $4.99/mo. for three months).
See Discover Social Media’s business networking primer for much more on using Konnects.
Home page: Xing
The Xing Member Dashboard
Business networking service with a European and Asian focus. Six million members use the site to share contacts, news and opinion postings, group discussions, event calendaring and an marketplace of jobs and services. Xing now supports status feeds.
Free and fee (€5.95/mo. or $7.95/mo. for ad-free and enhanced search features).
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