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Be Careful not to Become a Conference Ho

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You see them on Twitter, Facebook or Plancast plotting out their next 12 conference. They are professional conference attendees. Inevitably a certain number of entrepreneurs feel compelled to attend every conference. It’s not possible to be a conference ho and a leader at the same time. Look at me!

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Conference Organizers Suck at Name Tags

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… It OUGHT to be really obvious how to create a proper tag for a conference, but my observation is that 98% of conferences suck at name tags. It makes networking much more difficult / awkward. If you agree with me, please forward this post to people organizing conferences to save us all the future hassle.

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Understanding the Power of Your Human Networks

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The critical skill is not just your immediate network but the network beyond that you can tap into if you’ve earned the right through nurturing your 1-degree relationships. Building Your Network. Either you have a well established network or you don’t. It always struck a chord with me. How did I get here?

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How to Connect on Social Networks

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I wrote recently about etiquette when you meet people at conferences or events so now that I have this done I feel I need to say some words about connecting on social networks. Let’s start with a discussion of existing social networks and then how to approach people on them. The old standard business networking tool.

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BUMP Network Raises $2.3M

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San Diego-based BUMP Network , a developer of online software used by membership programs to manage registrations and partnership programs, has raised $2.3M BUMP Network said its customers include large shopping malls and retailers, conference companies, medical services providers, sports companies, and others.

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Social Networking Addiction Bears Fruit

Eric Greenspan

I’ve been engaged with social networking for some time now, starting with Myspace and Facebook and just recently (within the last 30 days), Twitter. Through the use of social networking, we have sold out all 150 spots available for this event two weeks before the date and recently added another 50 to accommodate the demand.

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AnyMeeting Targets Network Marketing Firms

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Huntington Beach-based AnyMeeting , which provides free web conferencing and online meeting services, is announcing this morning that it is aiming at large "network marketing" firms with a new program.