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10 Ways to Get More from Your Credit Card Through Social Media

Social media is for staying in touch with your old college roommates and sharing silly cat photos, right? Clearly. But it can also be a smart way to get more out of your credit card.More of us are realizing that social media channels such as Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, Foursquare, Instagram, Google+ and YouTube can help us resolve problems, find out about perks and maximize the benefits we get from our credit cards. All you have to do is look at the growing number of followers and likes for credit card companies on these sites. (See " Credit card issuers' social media links " table below for details on how to connect with your card issuer).Not every card issuer has figured out how to use social media for something other than advertising. "Some companies do very little when it comes to building a relationship with customers that are their friends or followers," says William McCracken, CEO of Synergistics Research, which analyzes the financial industry. "But there are other providers t...

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