Here's the latest article from the Blogs / Social Networking site at BellaOnline.com, with a link to a hot forum topic and a newsletter-only freebie for you at the end of this message!

Facebook is one of the most beloved and popular social networking websites around. This book introduces why, and presents the fun things you can do there:

FACEBOOK FOR DUMMIES REVIEW:
A thorough start to discovering Facebook - how to get setup with your profile, what to do with your time when you visit the site, and even how small businesses can use Facebook as a social marketing tool.

http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art29450.asp

HOT BLOG TOPIC OF THE WEEK:
Twitter Etiquette
Dos and don'ts of using the world's most popular micro-blogging platform, with questions, answers and links to full articles on Twitter Culture.
http://forums.bellaonline.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=466326#Post466326

SHARE THE KNOWLEDGE:
Please send this newsletter to friends who are just getting started with blogs and social networking, so they can sign up if they wish to. I promise discuss things simply and hold your hand the entire way!

Jill Florio, Blogs / Social Networking Editor
http://blogs.bellaonline.com

PS: HERE IS YOUR WEEKLY FREEBIE: listen to this fun one-hour podcast (online radio interview) of self-help gurus Flylady and Alan Levy, as they discuss the basics of using the new social media in life and in business. They interview John C. Havens, author of Tactical Transparency - How Leaders Can Leverage Social Media to Maximize Value and Build Their Brand.

Good discussion of Astroturfing (and why you shouldn't do it), how to share the sandbox of social media, using Twitter to keep on top of emergencies/disasters, how airline Jetblue got in trouble for tweeting about William Shatner's hairpiece, and much more in a easy-to-understand, laid back manner:
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/stations/flylady/nowisthetime/2008/11/19/Now-is-the-Time

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