About TrackBig

TrackBig.com is a provider of quality Xanga utilities like Xanga tracking service, Xanga modules, Xanga layouts and images. It provides the following unique features:

• Visitors Photo

• Xanga Layouts

• Last 10 visitors

• Tracker Statistics

• Personal messages to your visitors

• Email alert when a friend visits your Xanga page

• Blocks unknown users

• Disables right click

• Graphs, IP statistics, Visitor Statistics, Referrer Statistics, Pageview statistics and much more!

How does TrackBig work?

Xanga members first need to create an account, which comes absolutely FREE. After the account is activated, they need to login and install two codes into their Xanga page, namely the Tracker Code and the Module Code.

The Tracker Code is a JavaScript code that tracks the Xanga users who are visiting the Xanga member’s Xanga pages. The code is available in the ‘Xanga Tracker’ Section.

Another code which needs to be installed is the Module Code. It is available in the ‘Xanga Module’ Section. This is also a JavaScript code which provides the features like

• Displays the recent 10 visitors in their Xanga page.

• Displays visitor count stats in their Xanga page.

• Shows personal messages to their visitors.

• Sends email alerts to you when friends visit their Xanga page.

• Blocks unknown users from visiting their Xanga page.

• Disables right click ability on their Xanga page.

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Website: http://www.trackbig.com

* Brand/promote your company to millions of people across the world

* Use it as a recruiting/human resources tool for your company – find new employees or clients

Plaxo makes it easy to connect with both new and established business contacts. Plaxo is similar to other social networking sites but offers unique features such as:

Pulse – Main dashboard page allows you to see and interact with your contacts. You can post status updates, messages, etc. This is the hub of Plaxo. Suggested friends and your contacts’ birthdays are also shown on your Pulse page.

Share photos, videos, links and reviews with your contacts. You can maintain your own privacy and control what others can and can’t see on your page.

In the Profile section, you can add and share websites that you frequently use (such as Flickr, Digg, YouTube, Twitter, etc.)

Set up your profile and you decide what to share with others. This is a great marketing tool because you can also add your company name and bio information.

In the More section, you can sync your address books to your Plaxo account and add your business contacts (you have the option of connecting them as either friend or business contact)

Add Calendars from Yahoo, Google Mail and Outlook to Plaxo – helps keep you on track during your busy work week! It’s also compatible with Mac.

Set up Pulse and the address book on your mobile phone – network while on the go!

Ryze is a great way to build business contacts and increase company sales.

Business networking home page

* Re-connect with business contacts/colleagues you already know

* Interact and send personal messages other Ryze members

* Join specialized Networks according to your niche/industry, location and/or interests.

* When you sign up, Ryze sends you links of other business contacts in your geographical area (country, state, etc) to check out.

* Over 500,000 members in 200 countries

* Publicize company events, products and services on Networks

Naymz boasts over million members to help expand your professional networks. If you want to expand your business or career, this dynamic professional social networking platform does it all!

* Exchange ideas, status updates, etc. in “real time”

* Reputation Assessment/RepScore – Asks members to fill out assessment of contacts and score each other – encourages trust and relationship building amongst members (add ONLY quality contacts)

* Network Activity – Sends updates any time your contacts make changes to their profiles, etc.

* Reputation Monitor – Keeps tabs on your reputation. Sends you updates when your name/company name is cited on blogs, websites, social networks, etc.

* Visitor Reporting – Alerts you when someone visits your profile and allows you to see who’s interested in you/your company.

BizNik appeals to entrepreneurs and small business owners who want to help each other succeed. Biznik puts business contacts face-to-face with other in the virtual sense.

Biznik’s features include:
* Members use their real names and company information – allows for a stronger, reputable online presence

* Join appropriate niche/industry-related groups – allows you to interact and send direct messages to group members

* Write professional articles and share with other members in your industry – position yourself as an expert in your field

* Connect with business contacts specifically in your city (based on geographical locations/regions)

* Add company events to the “Events” Section (cross-promote special events, etc.)

* Biz Talk forums allow you to introduce yourself to other members, ask questions and share your professional experiences.

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Dr. Vinton G. Cerf, “The Father Of The Internet” and VP, Chief Internet Evangelist for Google shares with ogilvyone Singapore on how brands can tap into the social media phenomenon. For more enquiries, email socialmedia.apac@ogilvy.com

Mashable.com is one of the largest and most trafficked blogs on the Internet. It keeps track of such social networking giants as Facebook, Myspace, Youtube and Bebo, plus many other social networking sites. When a new social networking site is created, when an existing one adds a new feature, when there are problems with a networking site, Mashable reports it.

There is a lot to be said for using social networking sites to promote and sell your real estate. Social networking sites are home to millions of users, some of which, it must be allowed, are searching for property. The social networking phenomenon is a relatively new one, though, so it pays to keep track of what applications and updates can benefit you as a realtor. This is where Mashable comes in.

A casual search on Mashable.com for keywords relating to real estate nets articles about Trulia.com integrating their search with Google Streetview, Zillow.com’s funding being now worth $87 million, and the introduction of propertyqube.com, a new social network for people interested in real estate. And these are just three examples of information relating directly to the real estate industry on a popular blog that doesn’t target it as a subject.

For the busy realtor, a site that keeps track of innovations in the social networking scene can be invaluable for taking advantage of the latest and hottest sites, features, and applications. If you’re using multiple social networking sites to promote your real estate, it can be time consuming to keep track of the latest innovations and websites.

Mashable isn’t just a passive information repository. It also has an active community, a web-related marketplace and hosts a huge social network grid where you can search for fellow Mashable members on popular networking sites.

Finding out what potential clients are using to keep connected and how to connect to them is a crucial element of using the Internet to find property buyers. Mashable.com makes a great shortcut and is a huge repository of information for the social network-minded realtor.

Alex Brown’s love of horses started long before he launched the blog, Alex Brown Racing, but it was Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro that pushed the blog into prominence — and eventually established it as a site dedicated to the welfare of horses. Along the way, Brown learned many things about creating and nurturing an online community using tools, including Wikis, Facebook and Twitter, and following certain principles, such as: Be authentic, be transparent, be consistent and build trust. Brown, one of whose goals is to rescue horses destined for the slaughter house, talked with Knowledge@Wharton about his strategies for bringing attention — and money — to the cause. Transcript can be found at: knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu

This video from LinkedIn Success Stories shows Sasha Strauss, CEO of brand strategy consulting firm Innovation Partners, talking about how he used LinkedIn to hire everyone in his agency – through trusted referrals.

There is no doubt that LinkedIn is widely used in the business community as a type of “online resume.”  Anyone that has conducted a successful LinkedIn job search can tell you, it’s so much more than that. It’s a powerful tool to reach out to your industry in a new and credible way.  Follow these steps and  you’ll be one step closer to making strong connections to employers and industry recruiters on LinkedIn.

Step 1
Complete Your Profile
Your profile is like your online resume, only better, because people can endorse your work right on your profile.  If you haven’t fully completed your profile, you aren’t giving anyone enough information to determine if you are a person they would want to share networks with.  You are asking for people to open their rolodex to you, so to speak.  You must have a complete profile that shows them you are worthy networking partner.

Profile description with personality – this is the place where you need to sell yourself. Think “cover letter meets 30 second elevator pitch.”

List all positions – Listing all your past positions allows the system to find more people who you may already know or who have a workplace or school in common.  LinkedIn suggests people to network with based on information in your profile.

Education – For the same reason, list all the schools you attended.  It may seem silly to list your high school in a resume, but LinkedIn is different.  Since it uses this information to help bring people together, it’s important to include everything.  You never know where your fellow classmates ended up that may help your career.

Recommendations – Endorsements are always important.  LinkedIn is no exception.  Ask people from each sector of your worklife to endorse the work you did when they knew you.  Make sure you get clients, bosses, employees, vendors, etc.

Link to Website – You can provide up to 3 websites that relate to your work, either an online resume or your website if you have one, or one that you worked on.

SEO your profile – Always think “keywords, keywords, keywords” in everything you do online.  Make sure you that are using the same words when you write your profile that someone would use to search for someone like you.

LinkedIn Applications – Utilize the applications that are relevant, integrating blogs, presentations, etc.

Step 2
Reach Out – Build Your Network
When you make a first level connection with someone, it means you know them directly.  When you connect with someone, you gain a broader reach than just that person because all of the people that they know are now part of your network as 2nd level connections.  Similarly, all of the second level’s connections now become your third level connections.  What all this means is that you can exponentially grow your network by making smart connections to people you already know or strategic people in your industry. 

Building your network is helpful if you want to ask an industry question to your connections.  Your entire network is posed the question, so the more people you are connected to the more brains you are reaching.  When you get ready to search jobs, the broader your network is, the greater your access to jobs posted by your network.

Connect to people you already know – Import your address book to see who you know that is already on LinkedIn.  Reach out to colleagues, friends, classmates, vendors, etc.

Strategic new connections – See who your connections know.  Do you also know them?  Should you know them?  If so, invite them to connect with a personal message of why it would be beneficial for them to share networks with you.

Step 3
Build Credibility
http://www.linkedin.com/answers

LinkedIn’s Answers section is a great way to build your industry credibility in your online community.  If you have strategically connected with people in your industry, they will see your posed questions, or see that you have answered questions and come to realize that you are someone who has something meaningful to contribute. This can help you in a job search, or for general industry networking.

Step 4
Research
Once your profile has been built and you have begun your quest for online industry credibility, you are ready to start searching for positions posted by people in your network.

Search Jobs
http://www.linkedin.com/jobs
LinkedIn Jobs has openings posted by people in your network.  You can search LinkedIn only or you can search throughout the web for any jobs posted online that fit your search criteria.

JobsInsider tool
This LinkedIn tool allows you to see who you know at any company who has listed open jobs, request an introduction to the hiring manager and see open job postings at Monster, CareerBuilder, HotJobs, Craigslist, SimplyHired, Dice, or Vault.  The link to download the tool is located at the bottom of each LinkedIn page:
http://www.linkedin.com/static?key=jobsinsider_download&trk=hb_ft_jobsins

Companies Section
This section of LinkedIn contains information about various companies whose employees are on LinkedIn.  It will show you who is in your network at that company, who has recently been hired or promoted there and will list their open positions. It also shows you where people who work there used to work, and where they went after they worked there.  Knowing what’s up at a company is important for networking your way in.

Step 5
Request Introductions
When you are ready, you can request an introduction to someone in a company that either has an opening, or one that you wish you target.  Professionally request the introduction, letting them know why it would benefit the receiver to know you, so the referrer feels confident in making the introduction.  Make sure you have something to contribute. If it’s all about you, there is a chance your request will be ignored.    Once the introduction has been made, be sure to thank the referrer.  Make contact with the person and show them why connecting with you is a great career move for you both. 

Get Started!
Now you are well on your way to a successful job search via LinkedIn.  Be sure to commit time and effort to growing and maintaining your network.  Help put others in touch so they will help you in return.  Networking has always been a strong career development practice.  It hasn’t changed, we just have more tools available to help make it easier.  But just because it’s easier, doesn’t make it any less important.  Now get out there and network!

Building on work from chrisbrogan.com this post shares how I promote my blogs using social media and other websites