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As veterans make the transition out of military life, social networking has moved beyond mere communication tool to become a support system and lifeline, helping veterans address employment, housing, education and health issues.

Here's where vets can go for a helping hand, and where civilians can go to help the patriots who have served us.

USA Together USA Together, like a Craigslist for wounded warriors, connects injured service members who have unmet needs as they are recovering with people willing to assist. You can offer to help directly with anything from donating appliances to offering driving services to the hospital.

Hire a Hero Providing free employment services to veterans and their families, Hire a Hero is an online professional networking site with direct job search capabilities, resume building and employer contact information.

The Call of Duty Endowment Have a Facebook page? You can help by simply posting a message on The Call of Duty Endowment page or writing a status message to veterans this Memorial Daythen the endowment will donate $1 to Hire Heroes USA, which offers transition assistance, job search assistance, and job placement services to those who have honorably served in the U.S. military as well as to their spouses. The ultimate goal: to reduce unemployment among veterans.

PTSD Coach Veterans dealing with the invisible wounds of post traumatic stress disorder have a new resource to help cope with the anxiety, stress and other mental health problems that commonly occur following trauma. PTSD Coach offers many opportunities to find support through the social network of professionals and connecting with other servicemen and women experiencing similar feelings.

Download PTSD Coach: iTunesDownload PTSD Coach: Android Marketplace

Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America Assisting new veterans and their families, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America connects service members within communities. It's is a resource addressing issues of mental health injuries, health care, and educational benefits.

Student Veterans of America Student Veterans for America site provides peer-to-peer college campus networks for veterans, coordinating campus activities and providing pre-professional networking.

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20-05-2012 21:39 Do you attend every seminar, boot camp, and conference and buy every set of books, DVDs, workbooks, and CDs without ever going back to read them or use them? Impulse buying when in comes to social media is not a good idea.

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21-05-2012 10:57 Facebook About Mobile Ecommerce Social Media Solutions By James Rickman III, Director of iHuman Evolution Recently, Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) accomplished its long awaited initial public offering ($38 per share) raising almost $16 billion. The Facebook IPO came at a time of global economic turmoil but it survived despite the obstacle of poor timing. Facebook also bought Instagram for $300 million cash and 23 million in Facebook stock. Instagram is a mobile photo and video social media networking application that allows users to share visual content instantly on Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Tumblr, Flickr, LinkedIn and Foursquare. To cap off the weekend, in a back yard wedding, Facebook founder, Mark Zuckerberg married his long time college sweet heart, Doctor Priscilla Chan. CLICK HERE READ FULL ARTICLE

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21-05-2012 16:23 Hey guys, I know I didn't say this in the video, but I would really recommend Google+ to everybody. Even if you don't follow me. I think it could be a great website if everyone got behind it like they did with facebook, and that's not going to happen with people being 'scared' of change. Just give it a try, and I'm certain you'll like it.

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BALLARAT V/Line commuters are benefiting from increased information through the use of social networking platforms, the rail authority says.

Around 100 new commuters each month are following a special Ballarat line Twitter account, offering timely updates on service cancellations and delays.

V/Line spokesperson Daniel Moloney said the operator was the first to introduce accounts for specific routes and staff were regularly communicating with passengers in real time.

"Twitter allows us to quickly get information out which passengers see as relevant and up-to-date," Mr Moloney said.

"We will monitor messages which are directed back to us and sometimes they will alert us to something we weren't expecting on the network and we can take action as required."

Mr Moloney said Twitter was providing a free alternative to more costly SMS notifications systems for passengers.

"Hopefully we will get to the point where we can stop using the SMS system in favour of these other methods, but we are not at that point yet," he said.

Public Transport Users Association regional spokesperson Paul Westcott said the initiative was increasing commuter awareness.

"The biggest complaint that we get as an organisation is that passengers are not aware when problems arise on the network or there are delays, and social networking certainly helps that," he said.

"Any method for getting people information as quickly as possible has to be a good development.

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