The other day, I wrote an article about a new social media platform called Jaspud.com. After I was done publishing it on Digital Journal, I asked myself the following question: Do we really need another network to connect with people?

I have grown tired of Facebook. While I love the fact that the platform allows me to showcase what I do through my Fan Page, I honestly find that the social network has become unreliable. Too many changes occur too often. You never know what will happen next, and for someone like me, who does everything on their own, it is annoying to have to spend hours figuring out any new change.

A business can only thrive if its leader(s) and employees are committed and dedicated to making it work. Getting traffic is important. However, what is even more important is to understand that credibility is only awarded to the individuals who are genuinely interested in and interesting to others.

• Interaction is key

Twitter is a fantastic promotional tool. Unfortunately, a lot of users do not know how to use it properly. And at least 20 percent of accounts are completely idle.

Since its launch at the end of last month, Google+ has garnered a great deal of (well-deserved) attention. Hundreds of thousands of people have been busy testing it out, asking questions, sharing tips, and casually chatting with one another.

Are you among the lucky ones who have been invited to use Google Plus? And are you looking for tips to make the most of this very promising social networking site? If so, this article is for you! Here are 10 tricks that you may want to implement right away.  

Google Plus vanity URL

For the moment, users of Google+ cannot claim their vanity URLs. However, there are ways to get around that problem.

After the recent launch of Twitter's new Follow Button, it is Google's turn to upgrade one of its social bookmarking tools. Rolled out in March 2011, the +1 Button only allowed Google users to recommend content to their friends and contacts directly from Google search results and AdWords ads. The functionality has officially been extended to websites since yesterday.