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How Dare They Block My Facebook at Work?

Startup Professionals Musings

Based on a survey just last year by Robert Half Technology , over half of today’s companies block social networks completely, while another 19 percent only permit it "for business purposes." Social networks have become a great vector for Trojans like Zeus and URLZone. Contractor, temp, or outsource worker off site.

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Pour And Stir II – Managing Your Cost Per Customer

InfoChachkie

Affiliate Network – Affiliates are third-parties which are only compensated when they perform a particular action on your behalf. As such, a number of marketplaces have arisen to address this issue, such as Commission Junction , Google Affiliate Network and LinkShare. Such fees must be factored into your cost per customer calculation.

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Build Social Media Into the Customer Experience

Startup Professionals Musings

That means forget using interns or outsourcing this function. Before social networking, an unhappy customer might tell three people. Don’t force customers to go offline to your customer support phone or email for resolution. You need insider “deciders” here. Be proactive and put on your listening ears.

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How to Make a Real Social Media Customer Connection

Startup Professionals Musings

That means forget using interns or outsourcing this function. Before social networking, an unhappy customer might tell three people. Don’t force customers to go offline to your customer support phone or email for resolution. You need insider “deciders” here. Be proactive and put on your listening ears.

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Are MBAs Necessary for Start-ups or VC?

Both Sides of the Table

on all the computers and established a network using Novell. I don’t believe you can hire great business people who outsource the development to a hot incubator who builds you code to match your ambitions. Many MBAs took marketing courses but have never been on the front line of A/B testing, email campaigns or PR initiatives.

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Interview with Adam Wicks Walker, Hydra

socalTECH

One of those firms is Hydra (www.hydranetwork.com), which is a cost-per-action affiliate advertising network. The online advertising world is full of ad networks, so we had Adam Wicks Walker, Chief Strategy Officer at Hydra, tell us where they fit into the market. Adam Wicks Walker: It's a broad field these days.

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Interview with Adam Wicks Walter, Hydra

socalTECH

One of those firms is Hydra (www.hydranetwork.com), which is a cost-per-action affiliate advertising network. The online advertising world is full of ad networks, so we had Adam Wicks Walker, Chief Strategy Officer at Hydra, tell us where they fit into the market. Adam Wicks Walker: It's a broad field these days.