Have been building upon Ning and the above networks for the purpose of building upon gemstones and jewelry design business contacts.
Not having any luck with groups from within any of these networks. Tons of members in many groups, but almost zero discussions.
Thought might just post links to my profiles here in an effort to add more contacts to each.
Maybe others here would like to add theirs as well. Social networking is proving to be an excellent method of building an even stronger presence online. These are all free and in a time when my ability to spend any money at all in marketing/promotions, these are a nice way to at least continue investing positive energy into our businesses.
Some of these networks have excellent business related applications that really help staying organized. Keeping up with who is doing what and easily contacting and responding to various activities.
LinkedIn
MySpace
Facebook
Twitter
Will add anyone interested to my friends lists, and of course will do the same in return.