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April 20, 2009

The (endless) Table of Social Website Platforms for Businesses!

How is Web 2.0 helping everyone stay connected in the business world? What are social website platforms, who are their main users and how do they promote business endeavors and initiatives? How can you find the best website to help you attain the reach and success you aim for?

Thoughtpick always thinks of you when researching a certain topic. Keeping your interest at the top of our mind’s list, we have prepared for you a seemingly “endless” table to help make your online research experience a tad smoother and more informative!

In a nutshell, there are many platforms out there to help a business build a social website. By a social website, we are referring to the ability of having a two-way conversation with your clients, and clients being able to talk to one another thus forming a community around your business.

This following carefully crafted table will discuss and cover the main issues related to social website platforms in terms of their target audience, effort needed to start using them, their interface, business value, limitations and further advices to help optimize your benefit from them. We also added a list of further reading and examples to help you better grasp what we are talking about throughout the table.

Enjoy :)

Here is the table – just click on it to view the full table in full screen:

We hope you feel full after this wholesome meal we have presented you with!

More endless tables coming your way soon :)

  • del.icio.us
  • Facebook
  • Yahoo! Buzz
  • StumbleUpon
  • Sphinn
  • Slashdot
  • Google Bookmarks
  • Mixx
  • Ping.fm
  • FriendFeed
  • BlinkList
  • Technorati
  • HackerNews
  • email

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Beirut: ThoughtPick's Web marketing consultant, content writer and copy-editor. Born into a well-rounded and educated family igniting her interest in reading, writing and research. Graduated from the Lebanese American University with a bachelor's degree, with honors, in Marketing followed by an MBA. Currently an active writer, poet and blogger.
  • Thank you Beirut for another comprehensive well crafted guide.


    That is really a wonderful summarization of whatever options of social network one have on the web.



    I don't really have much preference among them. I find facebook more personal but I can't dismiss its large community and social value. I would go for blogger if I want to add value to my business. I feel it allows for better communication through the nature of blogging, and more openness for being public.



    I also would like to try Ning at some point in the near future, it sounds really interesting.



    Ah, I forgot to add that one thing that impresses me about facebook is - as you put it in the table - the ability to comment on EVERYTHING! I love that :)



    Keep up the good work..
  • Thank you Amer for your input in this table! I always need your "geeky" expertise to reach perfection! :)


    I hope this table will be as beneficial as we want it to be for our readers :)
  • Great endless table Beirut! I like these sort of articles. Instead of having to visit 30 different sites for research, you can pick up the piece of info you're missing from a table.


    Keep up the good work :)
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