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Social Networking for Business: Does it Really Work? :: Women on.

Women on Business

Example 1: During the 2004 election season, I connected with a new friend through a grassroots Asian Pacific Islander political group. EVEN MORE: Yet another example: a good friend of mine from the 2004 Dean campaign, who was active in the 2008 Obama campaign as well, put in a request for web developers through his Facebook e-mail.

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An Insider’s Account of the Yahoo-Alibaba Deal

Harvard Business Review

content (news, finance, weather) into two Chinese languages, and directory access to 20,000 web sites, an approach that the company had adopted elsewhere. The idea was simple: Combine the best of both companies into the new Yahoo China, which was projected to generate more than $25 million in revenue in 2004.

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Using Supply Chains to Grow Your Business

Harvard Business Review

One result is that they keep their cards close to their chests about what they are looking for (at first), while expecting you to reveal everything – your finances, pricing, ownership, human resources, production processes, quality assurance, customer service procedures, KPIs, and existing customers.