According to a recent social media survey by BlogHer, the women’s blog network, along with iVillage and Compass Partners. 42 million women in the United States (roughly 53% of the 79 million adult women in the United States who use the Internet) participate in social media at least weekly.

Not surprisingly, the findings of this survey highlighted heavy usage of social networking sites by women. Given the very long arm of social networks, it seems as though the Internet is helping to level the networking playing field for professional women. Women are definitely engaging online; for instance, 55% of FaceBook users are female .

Women have always found themselves caught in the demands on their lives – be it personal or professional. They missed out on building their powerful networks or a village . A decade ago, no one would have thought that there could be solution for keeping all your connections and interacting with them online…if you want to.

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