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    B Uttich replied to the thread Does Your Dealer Block Social Media?.
    Keep all channels open as a mean to sell more cars! Have your employees share your message with their friends. The more eyeballs on your...
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    Adam Boalt replied to the thread Does Your Dealer Block Social Media?.
    I have read a lot of studies on this topic and found that when employers lock down these pages, employees will just use their smart...
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    James Calero (blog) replied to the thread Does Your Dealer Block Social Media?.
    Our dealer blocks social media save for the Internet Department that I manage.  So 3 employees have use of it.  Initially the thought...
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    Gwenny92 replied to the thread Does Your Dealer Block Social Media?.
    We do block social media...we actually block many websites.  In my opinion I think it's a mistake.  I think it is a great way to...
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    Meredith Soleau replied to the thread Does Your Dealer Block Social Media?.
    As an HR Manager at a dealership who writes a personal humor blog, writes for an online magazine, and for an HR blog... I would really...
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    Ed Brooks replied to the thread Does Your Dealer Block Social Media?.
    There's a great Ted Talk on the biggest obstacles to getting work done at work - Social Media isn't the problem. Jason Fried: Why work...
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    Tom White Jr. replied to the thread Does Your Dealer Block Social Media?.
    RT @Dealerrefresh: Does Your Dealer Block Social Media? Comment right here -->> http://bit.ly/n1SohB
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    JQ replied to the thread Does Your Dealer Block Social Media?.
    Does it really even matter anymore if the dealer is on Facebook?  Seems to me like we're chasing, chasing, chasing...  I'm starting to...
  • Grant Gooley
    An employee who uses Facebook to distract them from their work is using other forms of distractions as well, like a phone to call their...
  • bpreston
    I haven't restricted social media sites, yet. We have trained our people and encouraged our people to leverage the opportunities that...
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    Ryan Thompson (blog) replied to the thread Does Your Dealer Block Social Media?.
    Anyone with an iphone is getting "social" on their own terms.  Hovering over the receptionist and distracting her from her work, can't...
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    DealerRater Unveils Enhancement to Further Integration of Dealer Reviews with Dealers’ Facebook Fan Pages July 29, 2011 –DealerRater®...
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    German Sosa replied to the thread Internet 5.0.
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    Alex Snyder (blog) replied to the thread Internet 5.0.
    I knew somebody was going to get picky :)
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    Alex Snyder (blog) replied to the thread Internet 5.0.
    I don't have those answers and nobody does at this time.  All I know is it is coming.  It is just another growth step in the "organic"...
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    Mike@Carfeine replied to the thread Internet 5.0.
    Great article Alex. Think you need to add a 4.1 with the mass advent of API's that allowed the type of cross platform interoperability...
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    questionsgetanswers replied to the thread Internet 5.0.
    If everything works on one platform created by one or more companies, what happens if that platform fails? Gets hacked? Has a coding...
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    JQ replied to the thread Internet 5.0.
    Internet 5.01: Jorts available in the Cloud.
  • Alex Snyder
    Before I get into the details of what version 5 of the Internet entails let's define what versions 1 through 4 are in the incredible...
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    ms replied to the thread Google Places Removes Third Party Reviews.
    Dealer rater is a terrible company. I am glad that Google punted them as well. They use barbarian tacktics and lied to there customer...
  • LBeaubien
    One thing that has inspired a lot of speculation here is that the folks at Google often change their minds as part of the innovation...
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    April Rain (blog) replied to the thread Ignite! Dealer Summit.
    Jeff thank you for posting. We are extremely excited about this event and I hope you are able to attend we'd love to have you. 
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    dealerinsider replied to the thread Why You Should WANT Gen Y Workers in your Dealership.
    Ouch, seems like a lot of hate against the Gen Y'ers on this blog and some very ignorant comments.   Jade is absolutely right.  I work...
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    Fh Kibbles replied to the thread Why You Should WANT Gen Y Workers in your Dealership.
    As someone who is on the cusp of Gen X and Y, I see a bit of both sides here. I work in an office full of Gen Y'ers around 23/24, who...
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    Amen, Joe!  http://www.youtube.com/user/ToyotaUSA/?x=venza I wonder if Y knows they are being (gently) teased here? Jade's last post...
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