About Social Networks  

Social networking
by LSE Library

Article by Yasir Samad









What are the social networks and how do they work?Each network consists of nodes, all linked together in cyberspace and central hub. It’s like a map of the roads leading to and from all the different nodes. The individual members to join the network of “nodes” interconnected with each other for the common interests of business, or simply socialize.You might wonder how social networks have begun. As soon as people realized that the World Wide Web took them almost any type of information available, began wondering how to share this information with your friends. Where there is a need to reach a solution. Social networking has emerged because there was no need for it.For starters, there were two forms of social relationships online. Chat and exchange and linking of e-mail . It was quite good when it comes to one on one communication, but it took an organization linked personal pages to open people to a large number of contacts.Perhaps one of the greatest advances is the development of user profiles. In this way, friends of people can recognize and connect with them, and new friends can know more about them and decide if they want to tame.In the past, in small rural communities or neighborhoods where people have formed groups, opportunities for friendship and meeting new people are many. Social networks these days are generally limited to areas that could reasonably be expected to be at your fingertips.Today, people are moving. Are increasingly isolated in the midst of evolving populations and movement . Keeping in touch with friends and distant relatives? How to know new people? How to share experiences and ideas?In the privacy of your own social networking site, you can see all the activities and news for your network of friends with minimal effort. To scroll a bit and you know exactly what is happening. You also often able to video chat and web chat.In general, you also have the choice to grant or to close the visitors to the page. You can also comment news, videos and photos on a website for friends who have granted access to their sites.The overall assessment is that there are over 200 social networking sites are running, each with its own twist on what they think people want to communicate about.It seems that there is an increasing tendency to specialize in order to attract people with common interests. For networks, for example, an expert in cooking and gardening and automotive systems, animals and pets and networking for singles in search of new friends, partners or even sex itself.

What people are interested, there are social networks so they can share and express themselves. Many large social networks that meet the general interests of socialization also provide links to specialized sites, such as finding employment, health, or any amount of useful information.

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A huge new field of academic research has opened up for social networking. In the old days, many people were just friends in the geographic areas in which they lived close enough together to communicate easily. All this has changed, and a dear friend across the world is only a mouse click.The constant search to be done, both for sociological reasons and simply for commercial purposes: to gain recognition and attract more users. Deliver what people want always the key to success.The success is really what some sites have been submitted. Face book units sold in mind incredible amount of money left at least some of the founders of the billionaires.http://www.onlineyellow-pages.com



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Posted by admin - November 18, 2011 at 2:37 am

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Social networking core is communication and relationship   

Article by Marry









Standing on the New York stock exchange before the mouth hall clock ChenYiZhou somewhat, sighs.

For the United States, it is not strange; In the United States were listed is the head but also dream. Dream twelve years, he also from twelve years ago clear handsome young into adulthood.

At this time, for the first time from ChenYiZhou states have 18 years. In 1993, the ancestral home of hunan wuhan young came to the United States on the east coast of the Boston, enrolled in mechanical engineering at the Massachusetts institute of technology. Europeans is the check from here, the new world, the river landing start national glory and dream. Longing for the future of the future ChenYiZhou right now there is no clear purpose and direction.

Four years later, he came to the west coast of the United States, into the Stanford university studying for an MBA and double master degree in electrical engineering. Here is the most concentrated areas of high-tech industry in history, when the passion comes as the Internet time, entrepreneurial atmosphere is strong, the stories abound to coin money overnight.

Here, the ChenYiZhou clear goal: entrepreneurship.

In 1999, the graduation ChenYiZhou home has twice, once to investigate China’s entrepreneurial environment; the other is the home of registered companies. When the rage chinaren so he built up with partner was very optimistic, imitation yahoo experience, the company a year, two years on the scale of forming, listed three years. ChenYiZhou don’t expect to achieve listed this dream to 12 years.

Today, as China’s market capitalisation of the fourth largest Internet company leader, he didn’t feel the bells are listed their most happy moment. Like to ponder products, in the office think alone he feels that the essence of social networks company found with the core, the company’s future strategy find breakthrough – e-commerce, more let myself to have a sense of achievement. In accepting our newspaper interview, he 11 explained these.

Mining “middle ground”

Everyone online city, known as the “world’s first”, social networks company listed in the drive, the world’s largest social networking site FaceBook, before everyone nets is regarded as listed in China, so the FaceBook won high valuations. When everyone listed roadshow to investors, the story of net analogy is “FaceBook Groupon”, namely “+ + 43,200″ social networks.

ChenYiZhou said, investors in the mainly to see this business, because to MSN or to MSN imaginary space is enough big, have sustained operation possible. Do is because have jan.7 to MSN based.

ChenYiZhou said: 43,200 this concept in overseas unlike in China, China is special so fire. So investors biggest worry is to be burned how many money?

And the concern is that of how to MSN with sina, tencent competition. ChenYiZhou answer is three distinction, “everyone nets is China’s biggest real name to MSN community, sina is social media, tencent is not real name community, the user concentrated in the second and third order city, we are relatively more high-quality white-collar, users.”

Investors don’t understand the importance of the real-name system with American story, he is to convince them. “MySpace is fire, then these people ran to FaceBook is up, reason is a system, a hollow reputation system is made of circumstances. Earned, buddy list larger and more chaos, are basically side real friends, viscous strong. Sina is the media, said things is the whole world knows, dare not say much private things, and social networks, can nearby of the confidential information to share.”

ChenYiZhou further use “absolute value” and “relative value” to explain the difference between in guilin yangshuo, “according to take a the most beautiful scenery, all understand its value, is absolutely value; a girl in somewhere regrets’ days good blue ah ‘, but only friends can resonate, is relatively value”, everyone nets offer more relative value, micro bo provide more absolute value.

Immediately after ChenYiZhou listed, established the next goal, to fill in the blanks, mining social media and socialized network in the middle – social networking opinion be tens or hundreds of friends, social media sharing the information is the whole network transmission, middle ground that is an opinion or information, in tens of thousands of people, thousands of people, this network spread among the absolute value provide “relative”, but also the “long tail” lies.

Realize this, everyone will introduce more products and services, one of the most important product is communication products, everyone nets in early 2007 will push the instant messaging tools “everyone desktop,” second help users production, issued a “relative content of absolute value,” such as everyone station, which is a content publishing, management, sharing platform, the future will introduce more such products.

ChenYiZhou think: social networks that is the core of communication and relationship, to do full time.

Layout e-commerce

At present, the earnings mainly from everyone nets Internet advertising revenue and value-added services. And ChenYiZhou said, the next five years, the company’s biggest profit space is electronic commerce.

Glutinous rice nets is he based on e-business water and explore try. ChenYiZhou explained: everyone nets socialization e-commerce, with other companies will take a different road. Traditional electronic commerce, 团购网 station, stressed is bought. And socialization electronic commerce, to give full play to its advantages, social network is human network value-added services.

Everyone nets to provide the data showed that users of glutinous rice nets 60% from everyone nets, but everybody nets only 1% of the user to the glutinous rice nets. Chen said: “as a 5% to the glutinous rice nets, what is the concept?”

ChenYiZhou said: take platform in everyone net, allowing more everyone marketing net users to be glutinous rice nets users. Across the country in future, establish the ground service team to make more regional everybody nets users enjoy love to 43,200 service. “You can’t let shandong zibo netizens to Beijing 43,200?”

ChenYiZhou said his “personal financial index” don’t value, but investors value and the special value advertising revenues. The biggest income comes from network game, expected this year ChenYiZhou advertising revenue more than game income. The prospectus shows that in the first quarter of the year, advertising revenue growth more than 100%. In the long run may develop the fastest is electronic commerce income, the future will exceed AD revenue.

100% of the advertising growth is cut some advertising resources in the cases obtain. One of the main everyone nets past advertising resources is the top after user login page TongLan advertising. This position in the fourth quarter last year, and this year it will remove all secondary pages top TongLan advertising purify. Meanwhile, everyone nets middle school to see advertisement, user total advertising claims don’t flash. He said: “this can enhance the user experience.”

There are two logic, a ChenYiZhou up for long-term, short-term is first, second is the users with flow and into any other business models are ripe. And visible new business model, criterion with 43,200 as the breakthrough point, with more extensive e-commerce for potential market mode. In 2009, the art dragon everyone investment into online travel market, this will be the communitization of e-commerce again after a piece of pie jan.7.

In the electronic commerce fields of exploration, everyone caught early, including FaceBook, but is, just beginning to explore. ChenYiZhou confident said, the future it will learn from me.

Entrepreneurship is too difficult

ChenYiZhou interview finally, pointing to a picture to say to the reporter: “look, this is my college looked like before, very star.” And then he was laughing. It’s a black and white photos, long hair slightly volumes, handsome face, clear eyes some young of melancholy. This and now he is totally random set in the body, jeans, a white shirt, loose the next two button from arm sleeve half, hey hey smile, like a “neighbor uncle”.

“Still back to go?” Some of his plaint “hey hey”. He is 12 years of serial entrepreneurial experience through hardships, now he is back warned said there is a “renewed, don’t go to venture to business success, not one-time best serial startup, too tired.”

The beginning of foundation he sure do virtual society, have developed many products, are just starting to make homepage with the bus, netease, actually is a virtual space similar qzone, only the first generation than tencent early for many years. Then do alumni record, cartoon game, chat rooms, and instant messaging are done.

Many products ultimately chose alumni record seemingly accurate, reason from random – go to the street, holding people investigation by asking “chinaren?” “Using it.” “Know what he service?” “Alumni record.” Three people a clap to head, leaving the remaining 20 million all in recorded advertising. Alumni

A fire chinaren, but also over fate, campus network bubble burst in 2000, after September 14th, sohu in Hong Kong with 400 million shares announced chinaren, the value of the takeover at about million. ChenYiZhou join sohu, as senior vice President, competent strategy development, responsible for developing new business.

ChenYiZhou did not think so, he said, don’t hit (2000 yuan), then sell them off. Won’t have today everybody nets, won’t have campus. But suddenly clap a 20 million yuan, has wanted to have ChenYiZhou palpitation.

Now he concluded: “this experience teaching is the company must not because money and die. A company’s

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Posted by admin - November 16, 2011 at 5:40 am

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The Power Of Social Networks  

Social networking
by LSE Library

Article by Paul Wauldy









Since the dawn of time, primates have relied on social networks to help the whole group with their environments. This of course applies to humans and our enterprises as well. First of all, information disseminates easier and faster through networks than through hierarchies. This makes it possible for us to gain access to and act upon new information faster. We have the ability to be more responsive. Second, the lack of bureaucracy and hierarchy encourages communication and interaction. This enable premium social media to be at the forefront. Ivy & Associates is a real solution provider to content managers.

This makes it easier for us to share more information continuously. If we put these two things together, networks can help both individuals and groups of individuals make better decisions faster – decisions that benefit the whole group. Most people intuitively know that people who are well connected have an advantage. Informal networks have always been important to get the work done or making things go your way. We use our informal networks on a daily basis to solve problems, get access to expertise and information we need, discover and act on opportunities, get buy-in on decisions and so forth. People who are well connected have the powers to get the work done, even if they are not experts or doers themselves. You need to have your own social network.

And as an increasing part of the workforce in most Western organizations are involved in knowledge work, with collaborative and complex problem solving as the essence of their work, informal networks are becoming even more important. The people who are well connected become even more powerful. Harnessing the Power of Informal Networks. Everyone has informal networks, and informal networks are the operating system of every enterprise out there. More increasingly, network authors require Social Authority.

Yet surprisingly few organizations and knowledge workers seem to understand the dynamics of their informal networks and harness their abilities. Some look suspiciously at the new social networking technologies emerging from the social web, thinking and talking about them as security threats and productivity drains. What is less surprising is that the resistance typically comes from those who are already well connected and who feel threatened by the idea of more people getting well connected. It comes from people who either don’t understand the power of informal networks or who like things as they are.

Treat Relationships as the Foundation. The power to have your own social network is often underestimated by organizations. They overemphasize the value of transactions at the expense of their relationships with customers, partners and employees. It might seem as the value is being created where it becomes visible and tangible. If you find fresh water at the well, what use is it to try to understand where the water in the well comes from? Go get some more buckets!

Since good relationships are much more likely to lead to transactions and value being created than bad or non-existing relationships, businesses necessarily need to focus much more on building and nurturing relationships than they do today. Relationships need to be treated as the foundation for all value creation in a business. Organizations need to shift focus from being purely transaction-oriented to become more relationship-oriented.

This in turn requires a corresponding shift away from the currently dominating one-way and transaction-oriented communication to a richer, more personalized, honest and transparent two-way communication with customers and other stakeholders as well as internally within the workforce. Understanding the Dynamic of Your Networks.Today we also have information technologies such as social software that anyone can use to build, nurture and make use of their informal networks.

As the informal networks become visible, they become more usable to both individuals and organizations as we can better understand their dynamics and how to make proper use of them. In an environment where change is business as usual and being more responsive, agile and innovative is the only way to adapt to the environment, who can afford not to understand the dynamics of networks and harness their power with the use of social technologies? Why and for how long?

Maurice IvySenior PartnerIvy & Associates

The Social Authority For Business 2.0



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Posted by admin - November 14, 2011 at 10:15 am

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Some Misplaced Fears About Social Networking  

Article by Vicky









Networking is networking, whether it is online or traditional. It is basically connecting with people for the purpose of expanding your friends, acquaintances and contacts, whether for business purposes or simply for exchange of ideas.

With the advent of Internet, however, came the necessary distinction between online networking, popularly called “social networking,” and traditional networking. By definition, both are “social” networking in the sense that whether online or not, you are socializing with others to expand your network.

There’s no conflict between the two types of networking. They complement each other. In fact, some networking groups, like the National Association of Professional Women, or NAPW, make full use of both types of networking to advance the careers of their members.

But some people are hesitant to venture into social networking because of fears which, while understandable, are completely misplaced. Most of these people are those who have grown accustomed to networking through events, chamber mixers, charity events and other similar gatherings.

To learn more about it, let’s discuss some of these fears here.

Some people are stuck in tried and tested traditional networking. Some people find it difficult to adapt themselves to changes. It’s the fear leaving one’s comfort zone and venturing into an unknown territory. Their attitude is that they’ve been doing traditional networking all their lives and it worked fine for them, so why try something new and risk?

Some people find social networking too overwhelming. There are just too many things to discover and learn in social networking. For one, there’s the intimidating computer. That alone scares a lot of traditional networkers. Then there are all those tools online that are changing each day. Some people find these things too daunting.

Some people believe social networking is not effective. How do they know if this type of networking doesn’t work when they haven’t tried it out yet? Besides, thousands of businesses have flourished online because of social networking. Just like in traditional networking, some businesses are bound to fail and some will become successful with the help of social networking. It all depends on the entrepreneur.

Some people fear they might do something wrong online. Does it mean you don’t commit mistakes in traditional networking? You are always bound to commit mistakes, especially if you are new in the field. But the potential to commit mistakes should not stop an entrepreneur from giving social networking a try. There are always people who are willing to guide a newbie as he explores the amazing world of social networking.



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Vicky is a social entrepreneur who loves to guide people on how to become successful in their lives and careers. She also likes meeting women of like mind and passion. National Association of Professional Women or NAPW helps here with this.










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Posted by admin - November 12, 2011 at 11:48 am

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The Sudden Rise Of Social Networking Sites  

Social networking
by Jewish Historical Society of the Upper Midwest

Article by Mikael Andersohn









Social networking sites are abundant nowadays. In fact, these are the sites that define the new Internet, the Web 2.0. Social networking sites have become instrumental not only in bringing people together in the World Wide Web, but also to propagate the different Internet-based businesses that exist.

The Different Kinds of Social Networking Sites

There are different kinds of social networking sites that you can find in the Internet. These are, namely: social bookmarking sites, community websites and the dating sites.

Social bookmarking sites are sites that allow users to share and bookmark information which they think are useful to other users. These bookmarks are viewed and voted for by other users, and this rank is used as a basis for the bookmark’s popularity. If a site or page is popular enough, it will appear permanently on the bookmarking site. Several businesses have taken advantage of these bookmarking sites to build up backlinks and gain rank in search engine result pages. Example of a social bookmarking site is http://Digg.com.

Dating sites are built specifically to help people find their match, either for a serious relationship or just for plain companionship. There are different kinds of dating sites in the Internet. There are some that are meant for a specific race, or nationality. Some are also exclusive to people of a certain faith like Jewish people, Moslem people and Christians. Others are aimed towards a specific sexual orientation, and are either heterosexual or homosexual.

Community websites are a type of social networking site that are true to the purpose of social networking sites and, that is, to bring together people. They allow people to share information about each other (although privacy is still an option) as well as media, files, and photos. These websites can also function as dating sites, although they do not have the matchmaking feature that dating sites are known for.

Examples of Social Networking Sites

Friendster is a good example of a social networking site. First appearing in 2002, it was once the number 1 social networking site until 2004. Friendster’s algorithm is based on the theory that the world is small and round. Indeed, it shows how people are connected to each other through a network.

Friendster is protected by a patent that was issued to it in 2006. This patent protects its algorithm which details how it calculates the social relationship of two users inside the friendster network. If a user is not part of the other’s network, the system can show how they are related by showing which people are common in their individual networks.

Another example of a social networking site is Multiply. In contrast to Friendster, Multiply is an attempt to simulate a real-world network of relationships in a website. When a user is adding a contact to his network, he can specify how he is related to that person, or something close to the actual connection. Multiply allows a user to share his life with his contacts and even the whole community through blogs, videos, music and pictures.



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Posted by admin - November 10, 2011 at 5:10 pm

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Do You Really Know What Social Networking Is?  

Social networking
by LSE Library

Article by Uchenna Ani-Okoye









In many cases, if you put a bunch of internet guru’s together you’ll generally find that the conversation turns to Social Networking. Social Networking is currently seeing significant growth with new sites, different applications and many new portals popping up daily. But do you really know what Social Networking is?

Once upon a time internet users were restricted to just viewing information online, with the invent of Social Networking, users can now interact with people, place comments about information they provide, rate their information, add to it, promote it and much more.

Social Networking allows people to talk to one another and build up relationships in almost every area of life. Whether these people find they have a lot in common or not, it simply doesn’t matter.

Many people who use social networking sites, use them to build up a network of friends who may possibly have the same things in common, this allows them to interact, offer support, give advice and of course exchange information.

Many internet marketers out there use Social Networking to promote their business and attract like minded people to do JV (Joint Venture) Partnerships with. It allows them to advertise their services or products to people who are currently seeking that which is being offered. These people generally build up their network of friends by specifically searching them out and inviting them to join their network or group. Over time they are able to build up relationships, interact and then promote their business opportunities.

A good amount of successful internet marketers are now using Social Networking to increase their incomes, simply because of the many people who join their groups actively seeking the information being sold. It has also become a good place to find people to do JV Projects with.

If you’re currently running your own online business, not being a part of Social Networking would be a big mistake. You can use music, text announcements, video and much more to build and brand yourself or company online. Many of Social Networking sites offer you a free blog which you can use to promote and express your ideas.

Using social networking to generate backlinks to your websites has become an increasingly popular activity for many internet marketers out there. It has also become a way of life for many top celebrities and rock stars in order to keep their fans informed about what’s happening.

Being a part of social networking is simply a must for anyone looking to build a successful online business. It helps you achieve excellent rankings in the major search engines and also helps you identify potential JV partners.

With tons of social networking sites to choose from, including, Facebook, MySpace Bebo etc, one new arrival to the scene is looking to change the rules.

Wowzza is a new social networking site developed by business people for like minded people. They literally pay you to become a member for an extremely low monthly cost, you can generally additional incomes and advertise all your services to your members. You really should consider integrating social networking into your business as without it you’re really missing out. Wowzza is tipped to become the essential way for all internet marketers to promote their businesses, so, along with Facebook and MySpace, make sure you check out Wowzza.



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Posted by admin - November 8, 2011 at 6:15 pm

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Social Networks  

Social networking
by LSE Library

Article by Joseph Boyle









Social networking sites are internet clubs where you can find new friends and contacts. If you dont use the internet yourself, you might be at a loss about social network sites, or what happens there Even though there is danger in such interaction, usually social networking sites are safe to use. Social networking opens the door for people to have their own personal slot on the web.

Many such sites now allow you to show a video of your own this is very good for loved ones abroad

It also means that ordinary people can have an internet presence without any technical knowhow. It only involves uploading the video to You Tube or other other sites that offer that facility

Social networking is going to be with us for good. It is todays way of socialising, making new friends and business connections. It is the direction things have taken, and can be used to advantage by anyone to suit their own purposes.

Social networking can be used for website promotion. Many of these sites have global membership, this one for instance http://moneymatch.way.to When you have your profile up. avail of the free publicity at your disposal. When you get the feel of things you will be contacting many networking members, and making new friends.This can run into thousands of contacts and their extended social groups.With your website on view to this volume of people you are bound to attract visits to your site,even if it is just out of curiosity. So use your social network to get traffic for your website.use your url as a signature on your emails, tell your group members about new projects. talk about the personal satisfaction you get from improving your website. Show it off,tactfully of course. Dont wear out your welcome by singing the one song all the time.

Yuwie is a social networking site with a large dedicated following.You may have your personal profile,write blogs,send e-mail and comments, upload videos, etc.Free membership and members get a share of the companies takings.You can make money in this way http://www.bestsocialsite.com/r/18409/

Part of the social networking scene is dedicated to finding romance.Indeed moneymatch.way.to caters for both business and dating.

If a person finds themselves confined to the house.A social life is still possible.It possibly could be the door to lifechanging contacts and opportunities.I know people who met their spousesin social networks. Others I know have found careers and business deals.It s all there in the social networking scene.

As I said before,many have free membership,so when you have an internet connection,there is no reason to not have a look.There will be some more to your liking than others.

Start with the likes of Facebook, and branch out. Do a search for “social networks”.Look out for sites being advertised or mentioned in blogs and forums. See what type of membership there is. Keep an open mind and see whats on offer. Once you join you will soon know if you want to stay., give it a bit of time and see how it goes. The social networking sites that I stayed with longterm, were ones where I was welcomed by other members.With that said,dont wait for those initial contacts.Browse and look at other members profiles, send a few introductory emails and get things moving.Be sensible and use an alias or username, in no time you will know the score.Most of all,enjoy the networking, and who knows what you might find.Make the most of it, and have fun. http://www.happiness-health.com

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Posted by admin - November 6, 2011 at 9:20 pm

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Choosing the Right Social Networking Site  

Article by Mohamed Yasil









With increasing demands on time, more and more people are finding it difficult to stay in contact with their friends by meeting regularly. However, the need to communicate and share information, opinions, feelings and whatever else with others having similar interested, thinking is pushing people to access and use social networking sites as a tool for connecting and expressing themselves. Painting a rosy and attractive picture with the help of clever marketing campaigns, these websites promise susceptible people an array of services as well as more. Today, social networking sites have become the chosen tool to stay abreast of trends, remain connected, and gain popularity and recognition in an increasingly isolated existence.

Highly popular and reputed to be a ‘hip’ way to break away from traditional barriers, these social networking services have a steadily growing young breed of people as supporters. If the ever-growing roster of these websites is any indication of their acceptance in the virtual world, the related issues are also equally, if not more, significant. However, when it comes to choosing the right social networking site, how do you decide?

In order to make the right choice, you also need to understand the types of social networking sites. Broadly, there are 3 categories:

Generalist Social Networking Sites – These are large (having a larger number of users) networking sites and attract a wider and more general audience. Examples include MySpace, Facebook. These websites target different demographic and include sub-groups that allow people to network with other users who have similar interests. Today, MySpace and Facebook are the two most popular and active social networking websites on the Internet. Facebook even has privacy options that empower you to decide who can see your personal information and who can’t. Visit these two websites to know more about them.

Niche Audience Social Networking Sites – Created especially to attract niche audience, whether a particular age group or interest/hobby, these niche audience Social Networking Sites are rapidly gaining popularity and populating the virtual space fast. Examples include Sobercircle (a networking site that is for people who are trying to kick their addictions), MyArtInfo (a niche social networking site for artists). The biggest advantage of a niche audience social networking site is that it offers you a good chance to grow as an individual and learn more about your field of work besides make friends with those who share similar interests as yours. However, such a social networking platform may not present itself as a viable option in the long run.

Business Networking Sites – These sites help you create your meet people who belong to the same industry as you. Increasingly, business networking sites are being considered as a good way to networking with professionals located in different parts of the world and offer your expertise and experience for their businesses if the demand presents itself. Examples include LinkedIn, Ryze.com. The biggest advantage of these networks is that they help you connect with those who can offer you a better work opportunity or even a business opportunity based on your profile and skill sets.

So, the bottom line is that you must choose wisely. Making the right choice is possible if you do your homework and background check prudently. Always study and compare the various benefits, privacy, copyright, and security measures taken by these websites before you sit down to fill the membership form and click ‘Submit’. Start slow, and keep in mind that it’s better to be deeply involved and active on one social networking site rather than have multiple profiles and fall an easy prey to the virtual predators that are creating mayhem in the virtual space.



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Posted by admin - November 5, 2011 at 1:26 am

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Mobile Social Networking: Connect with your Mobile Phone  

Social networking
by Jewish Historical Society of the Upper Midwest

Article by Nisha Garg









Mobile Social networking is a means by which people find it increasingly possible for them to interact with others. The social networking websites have appeared in huge numbers and so people can make use of these websites to socially interact with others. The phenomenon has brought people to a common platform where they can interact with others and develop social bonds that remain vibrant and strong for ever.The websites catering to social service can be accessed on computers or mobile phones, as the case may be. With social mobile networking becoming more and more popular, it is possible for people to use it for developing bonds with others that would live on for ever. Thus, people have come together with the aid of the Social networking on mobile to understand each other and also in-order to make new friends. Thus, these sites open up the avenues for people to find someone who would be their best friend and a console.The services offered by the social networking websites on mobile phones are extremely low cost ones. There are also websites that offer free service to others. It is so increasingly possible for people to use the free mobile social networking service in order to develop firm bonds with others.Information about social networking on mobile and websites that offer the service is available on the internet. Users just have to search on the different search engines and the result gets displayed. People can opt for the best websites that cater to mobile social networking. The services offered by them are intended for developing a very strong bond among people. The reason that these websites can be accessed on a mobile is what makes them so popular.Thus social networking on mobile definitely provides mobility to the people. This is the reason why people are accessing it all over the world. It opens up an avenue for people to stay connected with others and socialise with people on their mobile phones. The system is incredible and leaves people stunned with its awe-inspiring services. Users now can send text messages, share images and videos with others very easily. Even files can be attached and sent across to people while forwarding a message.The reason why so many options can be made available with the online site is that they work on technologies such as VoIP. The VoIP network allows these social networking websites to bring to users various kind of services apart from social interaction. This is the reason why social networking on mobile has become so interesting.Free mobile social networking is also an incredible means by which people can contact others on their mobile phones or on their personal PC. As websites can be accessed on a mobile as well as a PC, so this has become possible. People can now send messages over a PC or a mobile phone. Thus the social bonds are made stronger than ever before with the social networking service.



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Online Recruiting Vs Social Networking  

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by Jewish Historical Society of the Upper Midwest

Article by Natasha









Thanks to the multitude of social networking sites on the Internet today, recruitment companies no longer have to find new ways of recruiting candidates online. Instead of only limiting themselves to posting job announcements on their web pages and other career sites, companies now have other options that are more appealing and eye-catching to Generation Y.

For the most part, these new online recruiting ideas play a pivotal role in the recruitment process. With younger candidates preferring to use the Internet to source out jobs, companies will find that newer and better options for attracting the right employees will continue to emerge.

Social networking sites are now providing employers with the ability to connect with highly-qualified candidates on a higher, more personal level. These sites are all a good way for employers to locate passive jobseekers that form a valuable part of the job market and that are many a times hard to reach.

Online Recruitment Sites Vs Social Networking Sites

The most frequently asked questions these days are whether social networking sites are as effective as online recruitment sites. Many recruiters believe that social networking sites differ from online recruitment sites in the spectrum of skills and levels that they each cater to. Both these types of sites have well-defined and well-demarcated solutions for users and thus the effectiveness of one over the other cannot be clearly generalized. The key benefit of any social networking site would have to be credibility, since users will be able to better view public endorsements by former business partners and colleagues that are available for all to see on the person

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Using Social Network Websites to Grow your Business  

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Article by Andre Gomez









Marketing online is changing rapidly. A short time ago no one cared anything about the social network websites, at least not as far as business promotion is concerned. The world has changed. When it comes to easily finding and communicating online with other internet users, social network websites are, perhaps, the best way to go. Any serious Internet marketer will make use of the social networking sites, or will miss big opportunities.

Joining a social websiteIf you are interested in joining a social network website, the first thing that you will need to do is find a network to join. You can easily find a number of networks by performing a standard internet search. For the best search results, you may want to search with the words social networking or social network websites. In your search, it is likely that that you come up with a fairly large number of different networking sites. Popular sites that may be included in your search results may include, but will not be limited to, MySpace, Stumble Upon, Digg, DirectMatches, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Orkut etc etc. You may have heard of all of these and there are hudreds of more out there. We use Twitter, MySpace, LinkedIn and many more. Remember that our primary purpose in belonging at all is to promote our businesses.

Once you have made the decision to join a particular social network website, whether or not it is one of the ones mentioned above, you will need to register with the site. Even free networking communities require that you go through the registration process. Once you are registered, you should be able to start communicating with other community members. Before you start communicating, you may need to develop your online profile or profile page, depending on the networking site in question. Although it may seem easy enough to create a profile, there are many internet users who are unsure exactly what they should and should not include.

Your picture – IMPORTANT!Perhaps, one of the most important things to include in your profile at each social network is your picture. While a personal picture is optional, it is ideal. Many internet users enjoy taking to someone that they can see in their minds, without a picture this is difficult. Personally, from the standpoint of using social networking for business promotion, we think it is unprofessional to not include a decent picture of yourself. If you are looking to use social network websites just to meet new friends you may not necessarily need to post a private picture.

Personal information – SafetyIn addition to your photograph, you may want to include your name. Now, when it comes to your name, you need to be cautious. You are advised against giving your full name, especially if your profile or profile page contains a personal photograph of you. In addition to your name, you may want to put down your location. As with your name it is important to display caution. Your picture, your address, and your full name can be dangerous, especially if it falls into the wrong hands. As much as you would like to fill your social networking profiles with personal information, you are advised to think about your safety before anything else.

You may also want to include information on yourself. This information may include your hobbies, issues that are important to do, your likes, and your dislikes. With many social network websites, including MySpace, you will find that there are preset profile fields for this information. In addition to preset questions or categories on your likes and dislikes, you may also find additional information, including fun questionnaires.

By keeping the above mentioned points in mind, you should not only be able to create an online social networking profile that is filled with valuable information, but you can do so while staying safe at the same time. Your safety on the internet is in your hands, that is why it is important to think about safety, as well as internet popularity.

Once you are established with a social network or two, you will need to spend a little time at each learning what is available. Once you have built a few relationships it may be time to start putting a little marketing in.

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How To Profit With A Social Networking Blog  

Article by Dechen Lau









One of the more unique and more helpful techniques of developing a presence thru social networking is to form a social networking blog. – the 1st is to join a general social networking site that gives a social networking blog, and include a blog as an element of your private profile,.

- The 2nd is to join a blogging-based social networking site where the complete point of the site is to maintain a social networking blog, meeting folk thru your writing.

Blogging is a particularly critical way to reach out to folk when it comes to social networking, because a blog can be just as private as a private profile on one of these sites. Social networking blogs are springing up all over the Net. By making a social networking blog, you are reaching out to users in the community in new and more customized techniques, which is what social networking is truly all about. The first focus of social networking is to make something private letting others online know precisely what you are all about.

When your profile is viewed or your blog is read, other users in the community will get a good feel for who you are, what you bring to the community and what you’re looking to do on the site. Keeping a social networking blog, then, is a superb way to try and appeal to new potential chums, buyers, business partners and even relations. So long as you are open, truthful and personal about what you need and why you are on the site, you may certainly attract like minded folks over a period of time.

Profiles on social networking sites are comparatively static. After you put them together, they don’t change much unless your interests seriously change. If you make a social networking blog to go with your profile new info will show up doggedly, and folks who view your profile will have more to go on when they attempt to get to know you. To paraphrase, if you need to get the maximum out of social networking, you fully need to keep a social networking blog.



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Posted by admin - October 28, 2011 at 2:23 pm

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Mobile Social Networking and Used Cell Phones  

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by Jewish Historical Society of the Upper Midwest

Article by Jerry Atkins









Mobile social networking is a trend that is growing at an incredible rate; it could soon overtake the need to access a computer for all social networking activities. Social networking companies, like Facebook, Twitter, or MySpace, have partnered together with mobile phone carriers and mobile phone manufacturers to ensure that their communities not only featured prominently within the web start pages but that their mobile applications function correctly on all internet-ready mobile phones. This is allowing people to be in constant contact with their online social communities.

The growing popularity of social networking is reaching mobile phone users from all walks of life; students are taking advantage of mobile social networking to help them stay in touch with their peers, family, and even with their schoolwork. Many schools (universities especially) have permitted their teachers and other activity groups within the schools to form private groups on social networking sites. These groups allow students to connect with one another when not in the classroom, get help with their homework, and keep up with assignments. The groups are accessible via the mobile networking applications; so long as the mobile phone being utilized is capable of loading the full application onto it. Parents of teenagers may not be willing to spend a small fortune upgrading their mobile phones so that they can have better access to a social networking website; however, a used cell phone that is adequate for accessing the social networking sites can be purchased more affordably from a reputable third party cell phone seller.

In addition to the student population using mobile social networking, there is a rather large contingent of stay at home moms using the available social networking sites to keep in touch with other stay at home moms, friends, family, and even with support groups that have set up presences on social networking websites. For a busy mom that has little to no time to sit down at a computer, the ability to quickly post a message, respond to a message, or check out an invitation in the palm of their hand is an invaluable tool!

The social networking companies mentioned above do have fierce competition in companies that provide only mobile social networking; they have little to no web presence. With lower overhead and limited marketing budget, these companies rely on consumer word of mouth to ensure their communities grow.

As the technology grows and the available software improves, the communications on social networking sites will no longer be limited in nature; consumers will be able to perform all functions on a mobile phone that they would using a computer. In fact, with each passing day, mobile phones are becoming more and more like mobile computers – with functionality beyond web-interfacing like work processors, picture editors, and so on. Mobile phones that are technologically advanced will become more and more affordable for all consumers; however, for those who have a limited budget to spend and do not mind being one generation behind, a good refurbished used cell phone will be a great option.



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Jerry Atkins specializes in writing articles about the used cell phone market. He supports used cell phone vendors who offer used cell phones for sale at discounted prices.










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Will Social Network Platform Suit You  

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by Jewish Historical Society of the Upper Midwest

Article by Veronica Tan BK









Basically, there is an inherent need in people to talk to others and have a social understanding of others. Social network platform allows massive sharing of information as well as communication on the Internet. It is not just for social connections. If you learn to use it correctly, it can benefit you greatly.

In recent years, there has been a shift in how people discover, read and share news, information and content. Social media supports the human need for social interaction with technology, transforming broadcast media monologues (one to many) into social media dialogues (many to many). It supports the democratization of knowledge and information, transforming people from content consumers into content producers. Social media has become extremely popular because it allows people to connect in the online world to form relationships for personal, political and business use.

Some of the social network platform include:-MySpace – a social network platform with interactive, user-submitted network of friends, personal profiles, blogs, groups, photos, music etc… MySpace used to hold a dominant position in the social media arena previously with more than 200 million members.

FaceBook – a social network and communication platform with over 200 million members and having overtaken MySpace as the world’s leading social network website.

YouTube – the largest video-sharing website with more than 13 billion views per month.

Twitter – considerably a ‘new kid on the block’ with a revolutionary microblogging tool with 8 million users and expanding by 40%.

LinkedIn – a popular networking site mainly used for professional networking.

Blogs – also known as weblogs, these are typically online personal or corporate online diaries and consist of text, images and links to other blogs, webpages, and other media.

With the huge numbers of users and members on social network platform, here are some examples of people and companies who use social network platform with great success on the personal front as well as for their business.

* Major corporations e.g. Starbucks, British Airways, Amazon to maintain brand presence* Neighbourhood businesses to update their customers and fans with offers and deals* Would-be business owners who perform market research and surveys* Job seekers* Network marketers or business owners wanting to generate leads* Website owners looking to generate targeted web traffic* Those looking for clients* Those looking to promote their product and/or service* Businesses intending to build their brand

If you use social network platform correctly, it should be effective in helping you to achieve your goal. Learn to leverage on the power of the internet.

Remember that in business; it is not what you know or who you know that matters. It is who knows you. Social network platform is the best way for people to know you if you use it effectively and have a system that can help you with your image branding.



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Veronica Tan BK is a successful home based business entrepreneur and owner of Easy Leads Mentor. Her passion is to help others achieve a full-time income working from their home. Here is a free exclusive interview with world famous internet marketing giant to get a head-start in your working online from home business.










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Social Networking

Social networking
by Jewish Historical Society of the Upper Midwest

With the advent of internet the term social networking is growing to be a favorite option to many people especially the youngsters. But it is not at a new term. Our ancestors lived in groups. Since there was no language it became essential to have some knowledge about their relationship like who are the friends, to whom we have to fight with etc. The need of gossiping arose. As there was no language they used grooming to communicate their relationship. So grooming is the first social networking application.

When the group became too large language was discovered instead of grooming. It was effective than grooming because one can communicate with number of people with language simultaneously. So language evolved to communicate and maintain social relationship.

Web based social networking solves the same purpose. The communication ability through internet has created large group social network. You can get social network with people all over the world. You can meet and communicate with people who have identical minds.

You can register your name in any of the famous social networking web site like My space. The registration procedure is simple and you can do it within minutes. Then you can create your own profile page. This will be a best way to communicate with many people. You can make new friends. You can share your views, ideas, and your favorite things like movies, music and much more.

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You can also add video clips, your photos and so on. What you enjoy more is that the freedom you have in this social networking application. The traditional web sites will allow you to meet and talk to other members. But social networking web sites allow you to include your horoscopes, videos, photos, chatting, passing messages instantly and more.

The social networking web site will ask you to provide certain information like why you want to meet other people where you can have three options business, personal and both. Then you will be asked to write your name, date of birth, marital status, religion, education and so on. If you want to date or just meet people you can give the seat preference like where you want to meet. You can also add some details about you.

You can use social networking for your business purposes. There is separate social networking platform which you can use for business purposes. Linkya is a business social networking web site that allows you to get new partners, new business contacts, and ideas and so on. It is an international web page and so you can have more business contacts. You can register your name here and write about your profile. This will help in increasing business contacts and you can flourish your business as you can get international customers. This web site is especially for professionals and business people.

If you want to search any professionals like consultant, web designer etc you can do it within seconds through this web site. You can also search for any new business opportunities.

You can enhance your business relationship through social networking web sites. You can register your name in this web site absolutely free of cost. You can write about the business details in the space provided.

There are separate social net workings for singles, families and so on. You can find your friend, life partner etc through social net workings. Quick search of old friends or clients is possible. You can meet and share your thoughts with any one you like.

The flexibility and safety in the web sites have attracted many people. Your pass word will be encrypted and the details provided by you are not for global viewers. You can communicate only with those you want. If you want to share some common thoughts then you can do it also.

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Posted by admin - October 23, 2011 at 1:11 am

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4 Social Networking Pitfalls… And How To Avoid Them  

Article by Tracey Lawton









Social networking sites originally became popular as a way for friends to stay in touch with one another and to keep up-to-date with what was happening in their lives, but they quickly became a place for business owners to grow their networks too. These days you can use these sites as a business building tool, but, more importantly, you can get to know your prospects, clients, and colleagues in a more relaxed and friendly environment.

This means that if you’re active on these sites and regularly contributing and seeking out new connections you can very quickly build your network and have a ready audience of contacts who are interested in what you have to say, your services, programs, and products.

However, I hear of many solopreneurs saying that they’re spending hours of time on their social networking activities, whether that’s on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, or one of the other popular social networking sites, but are not seeing any benefits as a result of their time i.e. the amount of time they put into social networking is not comparable to the returns they are seeing. And so they lose interest and wonder what all the fuss is about.

As with any of the list building strategies that I teach, the real key to success is consistency. If you decide that social networking is one of the lead generation strategies that you want to implement then you need to be consistent in your approach to make it successful. You need to be spending time each week (several times a week) visiting each of your social networks, contributing, and building relationships.

Even though there are many, many advantages to this latest marketing strategy, there are several pitfalls that can easily be avoided if you’re aware of what they are.

Today I’d like to share with you my top four social networking pitfalls so that you can avoid making these mistakes and so utilize this strategy to grow your network:

1. Not updating regularly. If you’re a beginner in this area, then you may believe that all you have to do is sign up for an account at one of the more popular sites, add your details, and you’re all set. In order for this strategy to be effective, you need to be a regular contributor to the network, actively seek out new connections, and participate and post regularly.

2. Your profile is lacking in information. Add pictures; make yourself sound interesting and fun! People want to know about you, what your interests are, and see you. Always include a photo, and, the beauty with social networking is that because it’s informal, you don’t always need your photo to be a professional head shot – a more informal photo works just as well; let your contacts see the ‘real’ you.

3. Not thinking relationships first! Social networking is all about building relationships with those people in your network – it’s not about getting new clients. Although you’ve probably heard of colleagues getting new clients via social networking, it really is about creating and building relationships with those people in your network. Remember… relationships first!

4. It’s not about sell, sell, sell! If all you’re doing when you visit the various sites and post your updates is pitch your latest program, product or service then it’s no wonder you’re not seeing results. Share information with your network, whether that’s your own information or you’re passing along information from clients and colleagues. The more you share, the greater your results will be.

Whichever social networking arena you’re active in (and it may be more than one) remember the “social” in social networking – it’s to build relationships, make new contacts, and socialize. Inform your network, not sell to them.



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Do you feel like there’s simply too many social networks you have to manage? You aren’t alone. On the heels of Google opening Google+ to the public, the people over at College Humor decided to create their own social network: Not Google+. Joining Not Google+ is simple: “Don’t join Google+.” The next step is simple as well. “Once you’ve done that, don’t invite your friends to join Google+.” While College Humor picks on Google for the entire two minute video, it does make a good point: do we really need another social network? Google seems to think so. College Humor thinks you should play tetherball with a small Portuguese child instead. Let us know what you think of the phenomenon of social networking overload in the comments. Meanwhile relax and listen some music! www.winamq.com Original location of this video – http

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What is Social Networking?

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by Jewish Historical Society of the Upper Midwest

Social networking. We have all likely heard of it before, but not everyone knows what it means? If you were asked to define what social networking was, would you be able to give an accurate definition? Unfortunately, most individuals cannot, even though it is likely that they participate in some form of social networking, especially online.

Social networking is defined as the grouping of individuals together into to specific groups, often like a small community or a neighborhood. Although social networking is possible in person, especially in schools or in the workplace, it is most popular online. This is because unlike most high schools, colleges, or workplaces, the Internet is filled with millions, if not more, of individuals who are looking to meet other Internet users and develop friendships. 

When it comes to social networking online, websites are used. These websites are known as social networking websites. Social networking websites are, in a way, like an online community of Internet users. Depending on the social networking website in question, many of these online community members share a common bond, whether that bond be hobbies, religion, or politics. Once you are granted access to a social networking website you can begin to socialize. This socialization may include reading the profiles or profile pages of other members or even contacting them.

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The friends that you can make are just one of the many benefits to social networking online. Another one of those benefits includes diversity. Unlike in most schools or workplaces, the Internet gives individuals, from all around the world, access to social networking sties. This means that although you are in the United States, you could develop an online friendship with someone in Japan. Not only will you make a new friend, you but may also learn a thing or two about a new culture.

As previously mentioned, social networking often involves grouping specific individuals or organizations together. While there are a number of social networking websites that focus on particular Internets, there are others that do not. These websites are often deemed traditional social networking websites. These types of websites typically have an open membership. This means that anyone can become a member, no matter what their hobbies, beliefs, or views are. However, once you are inside this online community, you can begin to create your own network of friends; thus eliminating others that do not meet your criteria.

If networking on the Internet sounds like something you would be interested in, you are encouraged to learn more about it, such as the dangers of social networking. These dangers often involve online predators or individuals who claim to be someone that they are not. Although danger does exist with networking online, it also exists with networking out in the real world. As when you are meeting friends at a bar, school, or work, you are advised to proceed with caution online. By being aware of your surroundings and who you are talking to, you should be able safely enjoying social networking online.

Once you have learned everything that you feel you need to learn, about social networking online, you can begin to search for networking communities to join.

This can easily be done by performing a standard Internet search. Your search will likely return a number of results, including MySpace, FriendWise, FriendFinder, Yahoo! 360, Facebook, Orkut, Friendster, and Classmates.

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Using Social Network Websites Sites to Grow your Business

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by LSE Library

Marketing on-line is changing rapidly. A short time ago no one cared anything about the social network websites, at least not as far as business promotion is concerned. The world has changed. When it comes to easily finding and communicating online with other internet users, social network websites are, perhaps, the best way to go. Any serious Internet marketer will make use of the social networking sites, or will miss big opportunities.

If you are interested in joining a social network website, the first thing that you will need to do is find a network to join. You can easily find a number of networks by performing a standard internet search. For the best search results, you may want to search with the words social networking or social network websites. In your search, it is likely that that you come up with a fairly large number of different networking sites. Popular sites that may be included in your search results may include, but will not be limited to, MySpace, Orkut, Yahoo! 360, FriendFinder, FriendWise, Facebook, and Classmates. You may have heard of all of these. I personally use three, but am registered with a few more. I use Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn. Remember that my primary purpose in belonging at all is to promote my business.

Once you have made the decision to join a particular social network website, whether or not it is one of the ones mentioned above, you will need to register with the site. Even free networking communities require that you go through the registration process. Once you are registered, you should be able to start communicating with other community members. Before you start communicating, you may need to develop your online profile or profile page, depending on the networking site in question. Although it may seem easy enough to create a profile, there are many internet users who are unsure exactly what they should and should not include.

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Perhaps, one of the most important things to include in your profile at each social network is your picture. While a personal picture is optional, it is ideal. Many internet users enjoy taking to someone that they can see in their minds, without a picture this is difficult. Personally, from the standpoint of using social networking for business promotion, I think it is unprofessional to not included a decent picture of yourself. If you are looking to use social network websites just to meet new friends you may not necessarily need to post a private picture.

In addition to your photograph, you may want to include your name. Now, when it comes to your name, you need to be cautious. You are advised against giving your full name, especially if your profile or profile page contains a personal photograph of you. In addition to your name, you may want to put down your location. As with your name it is important to display caution. Your picture, your address, and your full name can be dangerous, especially if it falls into the wrong hands. As much as you would like to fill your social networking profiles with personal information, you are advised to think about your safety before anything else.

You may also want to include information on yourself. This information may include your hobbies, issues that are important to do, your likes, and your dislikes. With many social network websites, including MySpace, you will find that there are preset profile fields for this information. In addition to preset questions or categories on your likes and dislikes, you may also find additional information, including fun questionnaires.

By keeping the above mentioned points in mind, you should not only be able to create an online social networking profile that is filled with valuable information, but you can do so while staying safe at the same time. Your safety on the internet is in your hands, that is why it is important to think about safety, as well as internet popularity.

Once you are established with a social network or two, you will need to spend a little time at each learning what is available. Once you have built a few relationships it may be time to start putting a little marketing in.

Wayne C. Weeks —
Wayne is a published author, writer, blogger and Internet Marketer who spent more than 30 years in the mortgage industry. Wayne is also a Christian, Businessman, Award Winning Winemaker, Lay Minister, Private Pilot, Master Hypnotherapist, Husband and stuff like that…

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Posted by admin - October 17, 2011 at 10:00 am

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Misuse of Social Networks by SEO Experts and Web Marketing Professionals

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by Jewish Historical Society of the Upper Midwest

Initially, Social Networks were intended for people to connect with each other, keep in touch with friends you can’t regularly meet and know what’s going on in their lives, share information, photos, interesting stuff and much more. Simply put, social networks emerged as everything it took to relieve day to day monotony and bond with family and friends.

After some time, another aspect that highlighted the use of social networks came forward, when business professionals thought of it as a good way to promote their products/services and target those who were interested. Although this was a good thing considering the fact that social networks were also planned to connect people of same nature, looking out for the same things, but were strangers. This made social networks a platform for people having same interest but no interaction, to communicate with each other and fulfill their requirements.

But no one knows how this simple plan turned into a rotten marketing practice, and now it has taken the social networks by storm. If you happen to have an account on any of the social networks like MySpace, Facebook, Orkut, Twitter, StumbledUpon etc. you must know exactly what I’m talking about. Yes! You got me…I’m talking about unknown friendship requests you get, I’m talking about that new friend you just added whose constantly filling your profile by advertising unwanted products, I’m talking about the unasked emails you receive in your mailbox with reference to your social network subscription, and so much more!

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What’s all this nonsense anyways? In simple terms, we call it “misuse”. Social networks are being badly exploited by many SEO experts and marketing professionals. But the worst thing is that these so-called specialists do not even know whom to target and how! One free of cost tip for all you SEO’s and internet marketers would be to create a proper group regarding the entity you are promoting and then target the audience whom you think will be interested and ask them to visit that group. You can also join all the groups that relate to you and then add connections.

This will not irritate the users as the thing you are marketing will be of their interest (which you have identified earlier through target market analysis) and it will broaden your chances of getting some solid customers. This will also diminish the misuse of social networks, and will improve the productivity of it.

There is a dispute among web marketers about which marketing method is more effective—social networks or search engine optimization? With the growing hype of social networks, many believe it works wonders and supersedes SEO, but the truth is quite opposite. So, without going into further details I’ll explain how.
Take it like this: when people create a profile on social networks they don’t do it to purchase certain products and services, they do it for relaxation and to keep in touch with those whom they have lost regular contact with. But when a person enters search phrases in the search engines, they are definitely seeking out for something. This evidently shows that a social network user is less likely to respond to your marketing message as compared to the search engine user.

So all you internet marketers bombarding social networks with useless marketing advertisements, take a moment to consider whether it’s giving you something in return or not, or is it just harming your credibility even more? Utilizing social networks is not a bad idea, but only if you know the right tactics, made at the right time, and on the right targets. Otherwise you’ll just end up wasting your time for no good! To know more about how social networks work and how can you positively use them to promote your business, contact SeoGP. We excel in providing complete SEO and internet marketing services that will get you recognition in the SERP’s as well as among your potentials.

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Top 8 Social Networking Sites for Online Computer Programmers

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Top 8 Social Networking Sites for Online Computer Programmers

Widely been regarded as the creators of social networking sites, online programmers use these sites on a regular basis. With social networking sites, online computer programmers can get career opportunities and also increase their social circle. At present, you will not find many social networking sites that are based at programming but still there are few that can help you in getting rid of your loneliness. Widely been regarded as the creators of social networking sites, online programmers use these sites on a regular basis. With social networking sites, online computer programmers can get career opportunities and also increase their social circle. At present, you will not find many social networking sites that are based at programming but still there are few that can help you in getting rid of your loneliness.

Find below details of top 8 social networking sites for online computer programmers.

OpenSocial
For online programmers, OpenSocial is one of the best social networking sites. It is basically a new collection of Google’s application programme interfaces. The main function of application programme interfaces is to create social network sites. With OpenSocial, you can go through the application gallery and can develop or edit application programme interfaces.

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My 9 Rules
My 9 Rules is a programming oriented blogging community that can help you in your career prospect. The interface and design of My 9 Rules is terrific and you are not going to face any problem in using it. If you are looking to find other professional computer programmers, you would love the My 9 Rules social network.

If you are interested in a high traffic social networking site that possesses advanced applications then Facebook is the way to go. As a computer programmer, you will get an opportunity to contribute in the Facebook by submitting code or concept for widget or an application.

Fark
Online computer programmers that need some timeout from code debugging would love going to Fark. Fark can be termed as a collection of interesting news stories on various new gadgets and technologies. When you go to Fark, you will find that they regularly features “Photoshop this” contest where you get an opportunity to enhance your Photoshop skills by developing funny images from a sample picture.

Advogato is one of the few social networking sites that are dedicated entirely to free software development. When using Advogato, you will find that you can combine the latest entries from the diary of a user in a feed commonly known as recentlog.

GamerDNA
GamerDNA is one of the best social networking sites for online computer programmers that are looking for information related to computer games.

Ning
Online computer programmers looking to create their own social networks would love going to Ning. At Ning, it is totally up to you what kind of features you are interested in.

SNetBase is one of the most popular social networking sites for online computer programmers. The most important thing to note about SNetBase is that it offers you a forum where you can discuss all the matters related to computer programming.

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