Social networking and the entrepreneur

For entrepreneurs social networking has enormous potential.  With each technology sea change comes new opportunities.  Small businesses such as Google and YouTube have grown to major global concerns.  Try to think of traditional sectors where this has happened in the last 15 years?

For an insight into social networking I recommend listening to the Standford Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders podcast.  It features, amongst others, the key individuals form Facebook, Myspace and Ning in a panel discussion.

I find it hard to think of non technology sectors where this kind of cooperation and openness would happen.  A more cynical view would be that this particular cake is more than big enough to share.  Whatever your view, the expectation is social networking will become part of our lives just like email and mobile phones.

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Comments

[J Perez]

Check this great Global Entrepreneur Social Networking site!

www.biztoo.com

BizToo is a social networking site for entrepreneurs worldwide. BizToo is an online community that lets you meet new business contacts. It's also an online business marketplace and social business networking site where you can ask
and get business advice form global entrepreneurs. Also BizToo helps business reach new frontiers by increasing Social networks.

[William Paton]

I've just looked at the BizToo website, it looks very useful global networking.