Social Networking, Web 2.0 

Social networking and web 2.0 are actually obscure terms. It comes in many shapes and sizes. You may have heeded these terms bandied about; wondering what exactly they are and what they mean for your business.

So let’s dig right in and make a clearer picture about social networking and web 2.0.
Since people buy from people they like, know and trust; engaging with and empowering your customers as an extension of your marketing efforts isn’t new. However, over time, there are new tools and philosophies to more effectively listen and engage with customers. So social networking using Web 2.0 techniques has become a fabulous business internet strategy.

Web 2.0 cover forums, blogs, online profiles, networking, document publishing sites, online videos, social book marking etc. It describes the transition of the internet from flat, static, standalone Web sites into a participative, adaptive, consumer-centric medium. Using Web 2.0 in social networking allows you to cultivate a more significant community, enhance your brand, build relationships and create evangelists along the way.
Different social networks have sprung up – catered in different languages and countries. Social networks such as Myspace, Facebook, Orkut and many more are a great way to get your ideas and products in front of a lot of eyeballs. There are also sites built by business people for business people – where entrepreneurs connect with one another, create business networking events, create business groups, ask and get business advice from global entrepreneurs, find business resources, f business partners, post business classified and post business jobs. 

List of Example of Social Networks
http://360.yahoo.com

http://spaces.live.com

http://www.MySpace.com

http://www.orkut.com

http://www.facebook.com

http://www.hi5.com

http://www.friendster.com

http://www.fotolog.com

http://www.livejournal.com

http://www.bebo.com

http://www.xanga.com

http://www.multiply.com

http://www.linkedin.com

http://www.piczo.com

http://www.last.fm

http://www.stumbleupon.com

http://www.broadcaster.com

http://www.gaiaonline.com

http://www.mybloglog.com

http://www.squidoo.com

http://my.opera.com/community/

http://www.buzznet.com

http://www.imvu.com

http://www.twitter.com

http://www.slashdot.org

http://www.wayn.com

Strategies that will help you maintain your website position in the search engines

Do not get relaxed after getting indexed in the search engine results, there is so much to do afterwards to maintain the position of your website in the search results. Here are some of the important tips that would help you maintain your website’s position in the search engines:

1. Keep updating your blog or website at least twice a day, you can do that by posting two articles of 200 words as it does not take much time to write a 200 words article, make sure all posts are strictly related to your website/blo

2. Avoid keyword stuffing, as per experts from Google; too much stuffing of keywords may ban your website from search engine results permanently.

3. Keep changing Meta tags, title tags and descriptions of your website, as most of the search engines take these things into consideration while indexing a website to their listings

4. Submit your URL to free directories at least twice a month to ensure that your site stays in to the search engines.

5. Follow the Google guidelines as most of the search engines rely big time on Google for search results.