<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
	xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
		>
<channel>
	<title>Comments on: Businesses Can’t Avoid Social Networks Forever</title>
	<atom:link href="http://samhowat.com/businesses-cant-avoid-social-networks-forever/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>http://samhowat.com/businesses-cant-avoid-social-networks-forever/</link>
	<description>I&#039;m a partner at Avelient.com, an entrepreneur, adventurer and husband. Posting thoughts on web, tech and life since 2000.</description>
	<lastBuildDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 21:29:00 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod>
	<sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency>
	<generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2</generator>
	<item>
		<title>By: Are You A Social Media Ostrich?</title>
		<link>http://samhowat.com/businesses-cant-avoid-social-networks-forever/comment-page-1/#comment-3763</link>
		<dc:creator>Are You A Social Media Ostrich?</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Oct 2010 15:03:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://samhowat.com/?p=306#comment-3763</guid>
		<description>[...] or reputation online. This is completely false. I wrote a blog post about this several months back: Businesses Can’t Avoid Social Networks Forever. In this article, I showed several examples of companies that learned the hard way that they cannot [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] or reputation online. This is completely false. I wrote a blog post about this several months back: Businesses Can’t Avoid Social Networks Forever. In this article, I showed several examples of companies that learned the hard way that they cannot [...]</p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: Building an Online Social Media / Marketing Campaign for your Business</title>
		<link>http://samhowat.com/businesses-cant-avoid-social-networks-forever/comment-page-1/#comment-2955</link>
		<dc:creator>Building an Online Social Media / Marketing Campaign for your Business</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 May 2010 07:03:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://samhowat.com/?p=306#comment-2955</guid>
		<description>[...] don’t let that throw you. You can’t avoid bad reviews by simply avoiding the social networks, your customers are still going to talk about you even if you don’t participate. I wrote several articles about that and have been a strong advocate for engaging your customers [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] don’t let that throw you. You can’t avoid bad reviews by simply avoiding the social networks, your customers are still going to talk about you even if you don’t participate. I wrote several articles about that and have been a strong advocate for engaging your customers [...]</p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: Benefits of Small Business Social Media Marketing</title>
		<link>http://samhowat.com/businesses-cant-avoid-social-networks-forever/comment-page-1/#comment-1903</link>
		<dc:creator>Benefits of Small Business Social Media Marketing</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2009 05:01:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://samhowat.com/?p=306#comment-1903</guid>
		<description>[...] Businesses Can’t Avoid Social Networks Forever [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] Businesses Can’t Avoid Social Networks Forever [...]</p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: Sam Howat</title>
		<link>http://samhowat.com/businesses-cant-avoid-social-networks-forever/comment-page-1/#comment-1882</link>
		<dc:creator>Sam Howat</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2009 16:42:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://samhowat.com/?p=306#comment-1882</guid>
		<description>Thanks Mariano... I can&#039;t claim all the fame. I tried to just use real-world examples, and collected some great resources like Derek&#039;s vlog. 

I&#039;ve used this write up with several businesses when explaining social media / networking. It was fairly easy to turn it into a blog post!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thanks Mariano&#8230; I can&#8217;t claim all the fame. I tried to just use real-world examples, and collected some great resources like Derek&#8217;s vlog. </p>
<p>I&#8217;ve used this write up with several businesses when explaining social media / networking. It was fairly easy to turn it into a blog post!</p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: Mariano</title>
		<link>http://samhowat.com/businesses-cant-avoid-social-networks-forever/comment-page-1/#comment-1881</link>
		<dc:creator>Mariano</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2009 16:40:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://samhowat.com/?p=306#comment-1881</guid>
		<description>Excellent article Sam.  You bring up some GREAT points that are completely valid when advising about social media to a small business.

Thanks!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Excellent article Sam.  You bring up some GREAT points that are completely valid when advising about social media to a small business.</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: Sam Howat</title>
		<link>http://samhowat.com/businesses-cant-avoid-social-networks-forever/comment-page-1/#comment-1880</link>
		<dc:creator>Sam Howat</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2009 16:25:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://samhowat.com/?p=306#comment-1880</guid>
		<description>Would love to hear your thoughts, questions and experiences with social media and business. Has it effected yours?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Would love to hear your thoughts, questions and experiences with social media and business. Has it effected yours?</p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
</channel>
</rss>

