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		<AUTHOR>M. Roche*</AUTHOR>
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	<YEAR>2009</YEAR>
	<TITLE>Social Age Organisations, Book: The Social Factor: Innovate, Ignite, and Win through Mass Collaboration and Social Networking</TITLE>
	<SECONDARY_TITLE>The Social Factor: Innovate, Ignite, and Win through Mass Collaboration and Social Networking</SECONDARY_TITLE>
	<PUBLISHER>Pearson plc (Published as IBM Press)</PUBLISHER>
	<PAGES>17 - 30</PAGES>
	<ABSTRACT>&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Harness the Power of Social Networking to Promote Innovation and Drive Growth&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
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    &lt;div&gt;A treasure trove of strategic and tactical insights for the business leader&lt;/div&gt;
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    &lt;div&gt;Provides relevant experience from a host of powerful case studies and compelling business scenarios&lt;/div&gt;
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    &lt;div&gt;Secrets for avoiding costly mistakes that can cripple a social networking initiative&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Millions  of people use social networking sites, and companies are increasingly  turning to social networking to build relationships with customers. But  companies routinely miss the best opportunities to create value and  promote innovation&amp;ndash;by using social networking to build thriving  communities of employees, partners, and customers.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Business  leaders and strategists can drive immense value from social networking  &amp;ldquo;inside the firewall.&amp;rdquo; Drawing on her unsurpassed experience deploying  innovative social networking systems within IBM&lt;sup&gt;&amp;reg;&lt;/sup&gt; and for  customers, Maria Azua demonstrates how to establish social networking  communities, and then leverage those communities to drive extraordinary  levels of innovation. Azua offers specific techniques for promoting mass  collaboration in the enterprise and strategies to monetize social  networking to generate new business opportunities.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Whatever  your industry, you&amp;rsquo;ll learn how to choose and implement the right  social networking solutions for your unique challenges...how to avoid  false starts and wasted time...and how to evaluate and make the most of  today&amp;rsquo;s most promising social technologies&amp;ndash;from wikis and blogs to  knowledge clouds.&lt;/p&gt;</ABSTRACT>
	<NOTES><p>* Clique Industry Partner</p></NOTES>
	<URL>www.amazon.com/Social-Factor-Innovate-Collaboraion-Networking/dp/0137018908/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;s=books&amp;qid=1259769226&amp;sr=8-1</URL>
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