News & Views



Articles and Press Coverage

Legal Marketing in a Web 2.0 World >
Mass Lawyers Weekly
Vanessa DiMauro and co-author Steven Seekler offer 21 tips for lawyers who want to use social media for generating business and supporting their thought leadership roles.
Networking Your Way To The Boardroom>
The Glass Hammer
Vanessa DiMauro is quoted in The Glass Hammer on how executive women can use professional networking to advance their position.
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.
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See the blog post about the process >
Watch the Demo of the XPC >
Networks for Counsel 2009 Study Results >
Press Release and Report Download
Leader Networks conducted the second annual international study of lawyers use of social media.  This famous study examines the state of the state for global lawyers and their professional use of social media.
Download the study here >
101 Women Bloggers to Watch for 2009 >
WE Magazine for Women

Vanessa DiMauro's blog "Building online communities for business" named a top industry blog.

Networks for Counsel 2008 Study Results >
Press Release and Report Download

In July 2008, Over 673 attorney's were surveyed about their use of Professional Networking in this joint study by Leader Networks and Lexis Nexis Martindale-Hubbell.
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Download "Networks for Counsel2008" study results>

Social Networks Around the World: How is Web 2.0
changing your life >
Book Chapter

The impact of business networks is explored by Vanessa DiMauro

Social Networking Goes Professional >
The Wall Street Journal

Features clients INmobile.org and Sermo.com.

Social Networking with the Elite >
BusinessWeek

Features 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.

CAS Gets a Community Center >
Light Reading

Features Vanessa DiMauro and client Larstan Business Reports

Three Questions for Vanessa DiMauro >
CommunItelligence

Vanessa shares her views on the future of online communities.

Surviving the Workplace of Tomorrow >
Dice

Vanessa DiMauro provides guidance on using professional networks for collaboration.

Wikis at Work >
Dice

Can wikis meet business users' needs? Vanessa DiMauro weighs in.


Upcoming Speaking Engagements and recent Interviews

Our CEO, Vanessa DiMauro, frequently presents at industry events, conferences and at company locations. Some recent talks include Incisive Media, Cognizant Community Summit, LegalTech, PodCamp, New Comm Forum, and SNCR Research Symposium.

Vanessa DiMauro serves as Judge for the Emerging Techology section of the Summit International Awards.
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Leader Networks CEO Vanessa DiMauro is featured in this in-depth interview on ITBusiness Edge.
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Vanessa DiMauro discusses the future of Business to Business Community in an Expert Interview by Forum One Networks.
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The Differences Between B2C and B2C Online Community (webinar)
Listen to an informative and in-depth webinar about the big and small social, technical and design differences with building B2B communities. Learn how to build award winning and well used online community for enterprise.
Replay the teleconference >
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Building Professional Peer Communities
This in-depth white paper, based on an interview with Vanessa DiMauro, covers the business impact of professional peer communities as well as best practices, real-world examples, and expert advice.
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Developing a Successful Enterprise Web 2.0 Strategy (webinar)
Leader Networks' Vanessa DiMauro helps companies sift the consumer hype from the enterprise opportunity in this informative teleconference, sponsored by The Advisory Council.
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Online Communities and Innovative Marketing
In this interview with Jenerous.com, Vanessa DiMauro shares her thoughts on the process of building online communities, some of common mistakes that companies make, and what does – and does not – work in the online world.
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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.

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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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