By Andrew Hunt at Inbound Sales

“As I sit here and think about some of the mothers who have touched my life, I think about how much society has changed. I first think of my 91-year-old grandmother. As she still drives and goes out every day to see people, and gives her time to volunteer, she is the ultimate in selfless community development.”

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From GotRealMoney.com

“Social Media websites like FaceBook, Twitter, and YouTube, are made for growing your Network Marketing or Direct Selling business. These entities are really functioning for the purpose of building relationships and spreading awareness of things related to your life. They are forums for friendly, conversational interaction. Fortunately, Network Marketing/Direct Selling businesses are most easily grown by starting with developing relationships; by “sharing”, not always promoting your business; and by enabling conversation rather than giving presentations.”

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By Sharlyn Lauby for Mashable.com

“The goal of recruiting is to find the right person at the right time. Logically, that means one source is never enough. You’ll want to tap into diverse mediums to find the best candidates. Social media is no exception. Each platform has its own unique demographic. You’ll want to consider that audience when making the decision about which applications to use for your recruiting efforts.”

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By Chris Garrett at the Social Media Examiner

“Once you find time for social media and move through the social chatter to using social media for a purpose, you’ll see firsthand how difficult it can be to get noticed.

You might be using social media for marketing, campaigning or bringing attention to a worthy cause, but you’ll be battling against every other person who has the same intention or is just there for a fun time.

How do you cut through all the social media noise and get people to notice what you have to say?”

Learn the 10 ways to make sure your message will get noticed … http://bit.ly/dAY3fL

It is always great to hear other businesses’ success stories … here are … 5 Surprising Social Media Business Success Stories from Rick Burnes on Mashable.com …

“Chances are, most of the businesses you interact with as a consumer are on social media. Your local restaurant is blogging, your grocery store is on Twitter — even your favorite candy is on Facebook. Companies in mainstream, consumer-facing industries are all over social media.

But how about other businesses? Manufacturers? B2B service providers? Equine dentists? Are they experimenting with social media?

You bet. Here are five examples, all at different stages of their experiments, and all indicating the breadth of business use of social media.”

Click here to read the 5 success stories … http://bit.ly/axwQj7