Brazil is the only market in which Google, through Orkut, has managed to beat Facebook in the social media sphere.

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Even companies with a lot of enthusiasm, particularly in the social media tech sphere, have postponed IPOs while volatile equities markets have shut them out of the opening prices they want.

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Despite fears related to the safety, compliance issues, and unaccountable ROI circulating in the banking sphere, we chose to move forward with social media implementation in order to communicate where our clients were listening.

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This is one of the few opportunities in social media where organizations can leverage their size and scope to make sure their position is properly represented in the digital sphere.

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Negative attitudes and commentary about autism in every sphere they encounter, sometimes within their families, in the health care environment, in the news media, and at school can grind down self esteem and jack up anxiety.

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