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The Private Social Network: It May Just Be What Your Company Needs>   Forbes  An article by Vanessa DiMauro, on Forbes Leadership Forum

Vanessa DiMauro explores the intersection between decision making and social networking >

NYT Best Selling author Sharon Drew Morgan - developer of Buying Facilitation (tm)

reviews a reviews a thought leadership discussion with Vanessa DiMauro

Leader Networks CEO, Vanessa DiMauro, Joins the Social Media Today Blogger Board >

Vanessa DiMauro joins the Social Media Today (SMT)Blogger Board. SMT is one of the industry's most influencial publications.

Communities of Purpose Report>

The Glass Hammer

Vanessa DiMauro is featured in an extensive research report (June, 2010) on Communities of Purpose by the British Consultancy emoderation.

Leader Networks Designs Community Strategy
for Palladium Group >
Press Release and Demo

Palladium Group and Leader Networks Launch a global professional online community for Strategy Officers and practitioners of the Ballanced Scorecard Methodology.
View the press release >
See the blog post about the process >
Watch the Demo of the XPC >

Social Networking Goes Professional >
The Wall Street Journal

Features clients INmobile.org and Sermo.com.

Social Networking with the Elite >
BusinessWeek

Features Leader Network's client INmobile.org.

B2B Online Communities >
PRNews

Insight from Vanessa DiMauro on how executives use peer information to make strategic business decisions.

An Incubator for the Wireless World >
Telephony

Features client INmobile.org and commentary from Leader Networks.

Upcoming Speaking Engagements and recent Interviews

Our CEO, Vanessa DiMauro, frequently presents at industry events, conferences and at company locations. Topics covered include the Future of Social Media in Business, Social Media Maturity Model, Best Practices in Online Communities, So you have an online community - now what? Aligning Social Media Strategy to Execution. Moderation Best Practices. She is a vibrant and engaging speaker that brings her passion about social media for business to each of her engagements.

Some recent talks include International Keynote at the ReTechCon conference (Mumbai) SII, PRSIA, Incisive Media, Cognizant Community Summit, LegalTech, PodCamp, New Comm Forum, and SNCR Research Symposium.  She also offers industry specific talks for major segments such as Retail, Luxury Brands, Legal, IT and Professional Services.

To inquire about booking Vanessa for a talk please email us or call 617-484-0778

Academic Articles by Vanessa DiMauro, CEO, Leader Networks

Before Web 2.0 – Vanessa DiMauro was researching and writing about electronic networks and communities. Here's a look at the pioneering academic articles she has published.

Read the articles >

Top tips for moderators of online communities

This book exerpt by Vanessa DiMauro (Fostering Reflective Dialogues),offers best practice guidelines for moderators to support and encourage participation.

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