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In a nutshell, the internet, and especially the social media, offers us numerous tools to ease our approach to work, communication and the way we do things. To say the least, the internet offers tools that, if well utilized, could enable individuals realize their full potential in terms of success and performance. The social media developed out of the internet and, in many ways, has revolutionized the way things are done. Today, collaborations are conducted remotely by marketers, software developers, journalists and many others just to name a few. Through the social media, marketing methods never heard of before have been natured and developed. From the simple approach of creating low cost polls by marketers to the engagement of video contests with potential customers and into the depth of the more complex, yet feasible, interviews with industry leaders online, the social media has been a buzz of activity when it comes to methods of marketing through the platform(s). Suffice it to say, the internet and more so the social media have provided limitless avenues that can be effectively used by individuals and whole marketing departments to market themselves and their products.