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Facebook Finds India Essential: Golden Age Of Social Networking?
2012-02-06 09:01:00 Mankind’s basic need is to stay & feel connected. This is echoed perfectly in Facebook data analyst, Inside Facebook Gold’s 2011 data which revealed that India was the third biggest Facebook market after US and Indonesia. In terms of growth rate, at 162.4 per cent, India is second only to Brazil. No wonder, Facebook finds India indispensable. We tried to analyze the reasons: Orkut was the pioneer of Social Networking. Facebook, which still respects Orkut, however, swept the ground from under its feet. We think, owing to Orkut’s cluttered interface & growing menace of SPAM, users, slowly but steadily shifted towards the simpler & fun to use interface of FB. On the other hand, Google+ may be growing, but it has still to go viral in India. Guess FB has the first mover advantage here? One might say, Orkut pulled-in the crowd & Facebook kept them engaged! FaceBook has always maintained a streamline approach & “The Wall” concept was simply brillian...
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Networking Sites for Web Design Companies
2012-01-27 23:31:00 Getting your web design company’s name out in the public, as well as networking with other businesses is a great way to draw in not only potential clients but also new ideas. Every web design company should take the time out to create online profiles on various networking web sites. A company should not limit ...
Become A Social CMO. CMOs Must Experience Social Networking To Lead The Br
2012-01-07 00:50:00 However, only 16% of CMOs think that it's necessary to become proficient at social media themselves to be successful leaders. Forrester believes that CMOs who personally participate in social media will be better at leading the new brand experience, an...
Females Spend More Time On Social Networking Sites Reveals Report
2012-01-05 07:43:00 Paying close attention to gender behavior comScore has reveal-ed in a report that females ranging from the age of 15 and above spend more amount of time on social networking sites. Though the relative importance of social networking varied across regions, women were found to be consistently more social on the Web than their regional male counterparts. The variation could be attributed to overall cultural differences, but the fact remained consistent. Social Networking’s reach among women was highest in Latin America, where it reached 94% of females online. The case wasn’t that dissimilar in North America & Europe saw their female populations visit a social networking site & stay active for approx. 2 hours. Meanwhile in Asia Pacific, where many regions still face low broadband penetration and site restrictions, the number of women active was a surprising 55%. On reading this, many of our users must have checked their friend list, like I did. Honestly speaking, ...
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Over $50 Off Sony's 7.1 A/V Receiver with Networking
2012-01-02 09:00:00 List Price: $799.88Deal Price: $214.77You Save: $585.11 (73%)Enjoy HD surround sound and network connectivity with the Sony STR-DN2010 7.1-channel 3D surround sound A/V receiver. Connect to the internet and access Rhapsody and Shoutcast music or stream the tunes stored on your PC using your home network. Seven HD inputs offer plenty of connectivity options while 2nd zone allows you to share your music in multiple rooms. You can also download the free A/V Receiver Remote iPhone or iPod Touch app.Expires Jan 9, 2012
Social Networking Fueled By Mobile Internet: Android Apps Fueling The Trend
2011-12-30 07:23:00 More than 300 Million or almost 40% of Facebook’s users are accessing the site using Mobile Apps. If the data from a recent report of Benedict Evans prepared for Enders Analysis is anything to go by, users of largest Social Networking site Facebook are increasingly accessing the portal through Apps on various mobile platforms. This trend is primarily being attributed to increasing use of iOS & Android apps. Earlier in September, Facebook had confirmed the number of monthly active mobile users to be 350 Million, thereby making Facebook one of the most mobile-optimized online service. However, this number includes mobile web users as well as users of its mobile apps. Mobile Web users are those who access Facebook through browsers on their mobiles. In this case, a mobile-optimized version of Facebook is displayed or accessible. Breaking down the numbers, Evans reports that over 100 Million from the iOS & Android community, from the total of 225 Million, have installed the ...
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“Facebook” Is The Top Keyword Of 2011: Social Networking The King?
2011-12-26 07:22:00 Web-monitoring firm Experian Hitwise has revealed that in 2011, the search term “Facebook” topped the list followed closely by YouTube. According to Hitwise, the the top ten keywords punched into Google & other search engines, consisted of four variations of heavy-weight Facebook – Facebook.com, Facebook, Facebook login and of course www.facebook.com. Not surprisingly, Social Networking has remained dominant in the second consecutive year, with a 46% rise over earlier year. This was closely followed by popular video-sharing site YouTube. In the United Kingdom, people are known for their brevity & here, they merely chose the abbreviation ‘FB’ & that made the top ten for the first time this year. The top 10 most searched for terms for 2011 in US were: Facebook YouTube Facebook login Craigslist Facebook.com Yahoo eBay www.facebook.com Mapquest Yahoo.com As evident above ‘Navigational searches’ dominated the top search results as “users typed in terms a...
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LinkedIn Bullish In Asia Pacific: Professional Networking Preferred In Asia
2011-12-22 08:26:00 Professional Networking website LinkedIn will double its staff at its Asia Pacific Headquarters located at Singapore to support it expansion in the region. Opened just 7 months ago, they have added more than 3 million members. That’s more than two members per second! With a world-wide subscription crossing 135 Million, the site is ranked 33 in terms of unique visitors! This strength was recently endorsed by JP Morgan. Singapore was chosen as the company felt, the country attracts the region’s best talent an serves as an ideal entry point into the local regional markets. With a recently opened office in Japan & 3 in India, LinkedIn already has a total of 7 offices in the region. LinkedIn has tasted huge success with its evaluation doubling on Public Issue launch, going upto US$ 8.9 billion! Current worldwide user base has already crossed 100 Million mark, with 1/10th of them in India alone! We had earlier studied how LinkedIn became a force to reckon with. Basically the firm...
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Search & Social Networking The Top Two Uses Of Mobile Internet, Reports
2011-12-21 14:16:00 India is the fastest growing market for mobile devices and poised to become the largest market. Internet penetration is also increasing rapidly and the number of people accessing internet on their phones is at an all time high. Smartphone prices are dropping and that promises to make mobile internet more lucrative in the days to come. We have earlier spoken a lot about mobile advertising and how a data usage on phone is fast outstripping the traditional usages, like calling and SMS. Now we will look at what ‘we the people’ actually do when we are connected to the internet through our phones. Opera Software, the company behind the popular Opera Mini mobile web browser, conducts an annual survey to determine the most visited and popular websites which people visit from the mobile web browser. As was expected search and social networking were two top verticals. User-generated content is another vertical which gained a lot of momentum in 2011. Wikipedia, Spaces and Blogger (the blo...
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Save on IOGEAR Networking Products
2011-12-11 09:00:00 For a limited time, save big on IOGEAR networking products from Amazon.com.Expires Dec 18, 2011
Activities that build relationships
2011-11-21 16:30:00 We all know that it’s easier to do business with someone we know, at any level, than with a cold contact. Often, however, I struggle with finding and getting to know “new people” to expand my circle of relationships, which is critical to growing my personal and professional network, and hence, my business. This morning, ...
Social Networking Sites Lowering Productivity, Says A New Survey
2011-10-12 14:15:00 Facebook, Orkut, Twitter, MySpace & many others have long been part of our lives. However a new survey conducted by Ponemon Institute has revealed a rather disturbing “fact”: Low employee productivity and reduced information technology (IT) bandwidth are the biggest reasons for the rise in the use of social media at work. The “Survey” comprising of only IT & IT security practitioners across 12 countries including US, UK, France, Germany, India and Brazil “confirmed” in large majority of 90% that use of social media at work hits the productivity of employees, while 73% said it resulted in lowering the available IT bandwidth. The reasons supporting these allegations were lack of IT policies, especially for Social Networking Sites. About 39% of organizations surveyed, did not have a policy that informed employees clearly about the acceptable use of social media at workplace and in the ones that did, only 49% respondents said the policy was actually enforced. Thou...
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Vodafone And Myriad To Bring Social Networking To You Via SMS, USSD
2011-09-27 15:13:00 Social Networking via Mobiles is already on the rise. More people are using their mobiles as replacements for computers. However, a large number of phones in India are still in the entry level range and a new development spells good news for them. Vodafone and Myriad Group AG (SIX Swiss Exchange: MYRN) have entered a partnership to bring Mobile Social Networking and other web services to Vodafone subscribers. What makes the deal different is that this will skip the traditional EDGE and 3G channel and be via SMS and USSD. Vodafone is India’s 2nd largest Telecom Provider with 143 Million subscribers country wide. Myriad is a Swiss company and a global leader in Mobile Tech, having shipped nearly 4 Billion Apps worldwide. They develop and deliver mobile services for global operators in emerging markets. Mr Kumar Ramanathan, CMO, Vodafone Essar, said, “Adoption of social networking on mobile devices across India is growing exponentially. In order to keep pace with market...
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2011 IAWRT International Awards for Excellence in Documentary Making
2011-08-25 03:38:00 I have an exciting news for all the female directors and journalists all over the world, especially here in Cambodia. The International Association of Women in Radio and Television (IAWRT) - of which I am a member of - is extending invitations to the 2011 IAWRT International Awards for Excellence in Documentary Making. The IAWRT Awards celebrate outstanding documentaries made by women and are open to all female producers, directors and journalists working with radio, television and film documentaries anywhere in the world. Documentaries must be about women who are making a difference to their own lives or to the lives of other women. Entries must be between 20 - 90 minutes long for Film and 15 ? 60 minutes for Radio and have been broadcast, or shown at a competitive festival from October 2009 ? September 2011. This competition is open to all female directors and journalists worldwide. I'm helping spread this information, so if you know someone, or someone you know ...
Niche Social Networking Bridges Demographics and Advertisers
2011-08-14 13:31:00 We feel the need to belong, to form a part of a group who make us feel wanted, and loved and understood. And what better place to do that than the Internet? We’re not suggesting you stop going out more often, but there are increasing signs of “like-minded” individuals e-huddling together and carrying out activities which are of common interest, and this is where niche social networking steps in. By targeting a specific audience, a niche social networking site is able to create an automatic bond between people. Niche social networks center around a specific hobby or activity. Which means if you like planting cactus in your garden; chances are you will take help from the Internet, where you will most probably find a bunch of like-minded people who prefer cacti to lilies or roses. Someone who is deeply obsessed with the same idea has already created some kind of interactive forum or web page where fellow cactus-lovers unite, and voila, a “niche” is created, which will be t...
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Personal Development Group
2011-08-08 21:45:00 I love sharing and connecting with like-minded people. Years ago when I discovered the power of personal development, and journaling, I decided to write much of what I learned in this blog, share with the world, and make friends in the process. Throughout this time, this blog has given me the opportunity to meet thousands of ...
Networking Garments
2011-08-04 12:00:00 According to industry experts and cell-phone manufacturers NFC (Near Field Communication) will become a standard function in the near future for short range wireless communication between portable devices. NFC works on high frequency like Bluetooth but over a shorter range, ...
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Foursquare Hits 10 Million Users With Geo-Location Networking
2011-07-20 10:00:00 The most sought after social networking platform Foursquare has appeared in the numero uno position. Just the way Foursquare helps people and places connect through interfaces like mobiles, there are many other players in the same arena. Facebook Places, Loopt and Gowalla are trying to beat but Foursquare appears to be victorious with a whopping 10 million users giving a whole new dimension to the geo-location based networking ear. This milestone has been elucidated by Foursquare in a beautiful infographic. The Foursquare growth traction is 10 million in two years as compared to Twitter that took two years to reach a user base of 1 million. The interesting part is the dynamism of Foursquare in engaging its customers with enthroned mayor-ships and check-ins. Apart from individuals, Foursquare has added a lot of value to the local business-patron relationship. There are some very popular Foursquare chains such as : What was the main metric for Foursquare? It was indeed happiness. ...
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A Networking "How-to" ...
2011-06-29 19:11:00 Well, co-Job-Stalker Gordon Dymowski came up with a goodie this week ... his reflections on networking, both his own experiences with the subject, and something of a how-to for its implementation. As I've frequently pushed here, networking should be an essential part of not just job-seeking (but it is a key element there), but in professional career-building in general. --- --- --- One of the things that I am extremely grateful for - especially in my job search - is really knowing how to network well. For me, it can be very easily frustrating to feel like I'm not "in the loop" because I am not attending every available evening and lunch time networking event. Part of it is...
Google+ A Challenge To Facebook Networking
2011-06-29 10:16:00 Have you ever be in a situation where you want to share something on your status with your chosen friends and keep unwanted friend out of the discussion. Google have set up a new social network called Google+ which aspires to share information among small group of friends rather than spreading the information to other social connections mostly including colleagues and others. You can check out the video and see for yourself the introduction of the new social network The main reason behind Google+ network is to share information among chosen ‘Circles’. It allows users to create specific social sphere among categories. For example: you are looking forward to party with your friends but you do not want your parents to know about it. Simply, user can create a separate circle for your friends and for your family. This will successful send across message among your chosen friends. Google+ also features called Sparks where people can talk and share specific topics like news...
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Battle of Sexes On Professional Networking Site – LinkedIn
2011-06-23 14:57:00 Just few days back, LinkedIn was celebrating the fact it has 10 million professional users in India and around 100 million users worldwide. According to some of the insights and info-graphics on Linked Blog, men are more savvy networkers on LinekdIn in comparison to women. Going through the statistics globally and in U.S , LinkedIn have declared the winner on the basis of two factors: The ratio of connection male members have in comparison to women members. The ratio of male members on LinkedIn in compare to women members. According to the report, professions like health care, hospitals, cosmetics are no longer female savvy industry but majority male are part of it. And industries like ranching, tobacco consists of female savviers. This data was taken from U.S. In India, the ratio between men and women are equally savvy in industries like real estate, professional training, photography, entertainment and retail. But according to us, it is very sexist to say that women are n...
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Networking With Bloggers
2011-06-18 07:16:00 Rabiya Sulaiman - CIO Pakistan With Network!! Pakistan?s First International Media Summit, CIO Pakistan and PC World Pakistan, for the first time in the history of Pakistan, recognized the efforts...
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Around Town: Connect Inspire Grow Networking Event
2011-06-14 22:00:00 The latest Chicago networking event, Connect Inspire Grow, features 5 Chicago entrepreneurs on a speaking panel, including In Her Shoes blogger Corri McFadden.
Social Networking More Important To Indians Than Money: Survey
2011-06-13 13:59:00 You read that right, nearly 75% of Indians are more concerned about their social networking account getting hacked as opposed to their personal information getting stolen or their credit card being misused. A survey conducted by Microsoft India on their Windows And Me Facebook page with over 2,07,000 fans revealed this information. The survey was aimed at understanding the online security needs of Indian consumers. Other findings of the survey were one fourth of Indians had been a victim of cyber crime over 90 per cent Indians realize the importance of Anti-viruses 62 percent of Indians feel that their job is done once they install an anti-virus on their PC The very low figure of just 5% of Indians being worried about their credit card info being stolen indicates that even though ecommerce sites are flooding the Indian internet market, very few Indians actually use their credit cards online. What would you be more concerned valuable to you, your social networking account, you...
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Stop, Look, Listen- Not Your Father's Networking Event - League of Pro
2011-06-07 14:06:00 Stop, Look, Listen- Not Your Father's Networking Event - League of Professional Networkers Aims High With Launch
Emerging Mobile Technology Trend Conference: Networking Opportunity
2011-06-06 20:26:00 Some of my best business and job leads have risen out of conferences. It is a terrific place to meet leaders in your industry, all in one place. There is a valuable event coming up you should consider attending next week. The Connected World Conference is the premier event for networking visionaries and bringing together business leaders and upwardly mobile professionals seeking to drive tomorrow's technology initiatives. This event will be held June 14-16 at the Lincolnshire Marriott. So, if you are a top senior executive, or a top tech firm, or professional just starting out in your career, this is an event for you. The Connected World Conference will deliver insight into the emerging technology trends shaping the future...
Meet the Authors: Tim Ferriss and Ramit Sethi
2011-05-29 08:57:00 “Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.” ~Mark Twain Now that the second year is behind me I get about a minute to breathe as I transition into clinic and start studying for the board exam. My idea of using that minute is spending time with good ...
Content Rich Portals & Social Networking Sites Dominate Mobile Web Spac
2011-05-27 10:56:00 The mobile web space in India is growing at an incredible pace and with the advent of 3G it is poised to grow even more. Majority of the phones have at least a WAP browser to access basic information on the internet.Opera’s April edition of its monthly report titled “State of the Mobile Web” attempts to find usage statistics of internet surfers using the Opera Mini Web browser on their phones. The report finds that Social networking is the most preferred activity of mobile phone users. Facebook is the most used social network in India, UK and other western countries while vKontakte is used by people in Russia and other CIS countries (Commonwealth of Independent states). Even though Facebook is used by 42% of mobile users in India it only accounts for 27% of all pageviews. This can be attributed to the existence of alternative ways to use facebook like SMS, voice updates and USSD. Sunil Kamath, Director of Sales for India and SAARC, Opera Software raised a ...
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Speaking of networking events ...
2011-03-31 04:13:00 As you know, I try to make it out to 2-4 networking events per week, to keep myself "in front of" folks that I already know, and meeting others that I haven't yet. And, as I've noted, there are several very useful resources out there which list many hundreds of events every week in the Chicago market. Today I was off at a luncheon that was co-hosted by 435Digital, TribNation, and EventBrite, the latter being one of those useful sources for networking event info. On the spur of the moment (and this whole event was "spur of the moment" for me, as I didn't even register for it until 3am this morning!), it occurred to me that having one of...
More tales from the networking world ...
2011-03-24 04:55:00 Well, I didn't have any "industry" profile this week, no "guest post", nor other handy thing lined up to bring to you today, so I guess you're stuck with my regaling you about my latest networking adventures. As regular readers will recall, I try to get out to 2-4 events a week, but haven't been making that many of late. This week, however, I'm already up to 3, having had two yesterday, a breakfast featuring one of the authors of Content Rules, and a Chicago Tweet-Up in the evening that was a fund-raiser benefiting the Red Cross' relief efforts in Japan. Tonight I was off at Ignite Chicago to help my P2PMicroversity associate Ed Hubbard with his presentation. This is...
Black Wall Street Chicago Meet and Greet, Networking Reception With Million
2011-03-16 21:00:00 Special Announcement from Mark S. Allen, Board Member of Black Wall Street Chicago and National Spokesperson for National President of National Black Wall Street-USA Office 312-624-8351 or direct cell 773-392-0165 Black Wall Street Chicago Fundraiser Reception and Networking Event featuring KENNY LEWIS Just $25 to come meet and greet in person, Mr. Kenny Lewis, a legendary Black millionaire businessman, founder of Kenny's for Ribs, The Harrambe House Banquet Facility, Dusties and other successful business investment ventures. Come see, meet, greet Kenny up close and personal as we talk about more ways to sustain and increase Black owned businesses and jobs. RSVP NOW for our Black Wall Street Reception. FRIDAY, March 18th from 6:00 PM until 9:00...
Beware the "scam" networking events ...
2011-03-12 05:22:00 http://www.flickr.com/photos/ra-inerebert/4894416197/I'm usually a great advocate for getting out and doing networking events in almost any context other than those "room full of unemployed people" functions (which are always depressing and rarely prove to be anything other than useless), however I got suckered into something last night that "is going to leave scars". This was an event run by a local "institute" which I'd heard mentioned with a certain amount of frequency in various settings over the past several years. I'd never had an opportunity to check them out before, and they were offering a "networking event" with a presentation, which was going to have a few hundred people attending.I figured, a new networking context, a lot of people, maybe I...
Networking, contacts, and links (oh my!) ...
2011-02-25 18:46:00 Had a bit of a whirlwind day yesterday ... my alma mater (Lawrence University) hosted the first event for a new Chicago-area alumni group at lunch (a great success with 80 attendees), which was followed by a meeting with folks from one of my consulting projects (about a new thing they're pitching involving Second Life), followed by the Chicago instance of a nation-wide (there were 11 cities doing these, plus a live Twitter chat) event, the "HAPPO Hour" set to mark the first year of the HAPPO - "Help A Pr Pro Out" organization, whose mission is "to use social media to leverage relationships and help connect those seeking a job in the PR industry with employers" ... a useful...
Disney Acquires Kids’ Social Networking Site Togetherville
2011-02-25 12:40:00 Disney has acquired Togetherville, a social networking website for kids. The social network is known for parent-child interactions. Togetherville’s terms of use now reads, “Welcome to the Internet sites of the Walt Disney Internet Group,” and CEO Mandeep Dhillon’s LinkedIn profile shows his designation as Vice President, Togetherville at The Walt Disney Company. Togetherville, a social networking site for children of age group 10 or younger, brings the experience of adult social networking sites, like Facebook, in an age-appropriate and parent-monitored environment. Togetherville provides many fascinating features. It allows children to play games, watch videos, create art and take polls. They are also allowed to create their neighbourhoods and connect through school communities. The social network also allows parents to connect with each other and with their kids after logging in with their Facebook accounts. In TogetherVille, parents constantly keep an eye o...
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Snowpocalypse- Social Networking & The 2011 Blizzard
2011-02-04 09:27:00 Facebook has changed the way life unfolds- especially during a blizzard like this week.
Personal Social Networking Sites Help People Avoid Privacy Issues
2011-01-12 06:30:00 There is no denying the fact that we have nothing to compare with Facebook and Twitter when it comes to social networking. In spite of that, sometimes the privacy issues and the unrelated clutters of these sites bug everyone and give them a pain in the wrong place If it has been your wish to get rid of those, then there is nothing that you can do except creating your own social networking space that allows you to connect with your friends and acquaintances. And doing that is quite simple. There are as many as 40 web-based services that allow you to build your own social networking site. By doing so, you can add or remove features that you want or hate. Some of the popular sites that offers the service include Ning, KickApps, CrowdVine, GoingOn, CollectiveX, Me.com, PeopleAggregator,Haystack and ONEsite. According to Net4India, a popular web design and hosting company in India, there are many groups of users including college students, professionals or business houses that create t...
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Facebook And Twitter Were The Most Unsafe Social Networking Sites In 2010
2011-01-10 06:30:00 While many of us are rejoicing over the ways Facebook and Twitter have changed the way we connect to our friends and acquaintances, there is a lurking danger of we possibly losing some of our valuable information or assets sooner than later. Internet Security major PandaLabs in its 2010 Annual Security Report has revealed that Facebook and Twitter were the most unsafe social networking sites last year. In fact, every social networking site became a victim of the wrath of privacy in 2010. Just as social media booms, privacy breaches also increase manifold. PandaLabs has said that social media sites are the perfect working environment from cyber criminals since most of the internet users have more trust on these sites than on traditional online sites and tools such as chats and emails. Its report revealed that apart from Facebook and Twitter, others like LinkedIn and Fotolog have also been affected. Some of the several techniques that the cyber criminals employ to hack Facebook and Tw...
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Social Networking On Mobile Expected To Keep Growing In 2011?
2011-01-04 05:15:00 Social Networking has seen a sudden boom in India during 2010. A lot of this is due to the use of social networking services through smartphones. Analysis Mason has revealed that the number of users in India who use social networking services on mobile web would reach 72 million by 2014. The major factors behind this are the receding cost of smartphones and data charges. Smartphones running on Android are being manufactured by Indian companies also, which is allowing the price of smartphones to go down in the country. Micromax, Intex and Olive Telecom are the companies worth mentioning here. Google’s Android has revolutionised mobile communication, according to former President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam. To ride this growing trend, social networking companies are launching apps to make it easier for users to use their services on smartphones. LinkedIn India country manager, Hari Krishnan, said, “A new application for the Android platform from LinkedIn will provide users of this fas...
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Stop the Facebook Foolishness: Social Networking Resolutions for 2011
2011-01-03 20:58:00 I don't mean to be Debbie Downer, but I've got some news for you, Kyles Files family. New Year's Eve is not going to be anywhere near as great as you want it to be.The overwrought evening to come will involve excess in one or more of the following elements: Confetti. Annoying party horns. An overpriced soiree.Intense feelings of shame because you did not purchase tickets for an overpriced soiree.But there is a light at the end of this hell-i-day tunnel.It's the New Year's resolution.Though maligned by some, I embrace the midnight oath as a way of saying:"Hey, this year, I've got a shot at being a better person." Some of us should take that shot a little more seriously, particularly...
Recap 2010 : Social Networking
2010-12-30 03:30:00 If you thought Social Networking was big in 2009, you should have seen it 2010. Last year, Social Networking/Social Media was plain vanilla Bruce Wayne(in a manner of speaking), this year it became Batman – gadgets et al and went mainstream. Social Media dominated dinner table conversations – and I’m talking about tech non-savvy 30+ year olds. Chintoo, Mintoo, the family elders, Mom and even the Post Office all got on to Facebook. Idiots..er people even washed their dirty linen over Social Media. But on a slightly more serious note. 2010 was an extremely eventful year for Social Networking. It did everything from fighting crime to recovering money to organizing protests. Twitter shone, Facebook shone even more while Google toiled away with little success. Facebook started with the year with 350 million users and ended it well on its way to 600 million. Twitter after touching 50Million Tweets per day early in year had notched up an impressive 106 million users by ...
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What Millennials Think About Blogging, Social Networking And Mobile Payment
2010-12-17 13:15:00 Pew Internet, in its latest report, revealed the pattern of internet usage by different generations in the year 2010. The results depict how older generations are becoming head on with their younger counterparts or even outgrowing them in an array of online activities. While teens and millenials (those who are between 18-33 years) are more active in online activities like social networking(Teens-73%, Millennials-83%),blogging, instant messaging, online gaming and listening to music among others, older generations prefer to visit government websites or get their financial information online. Another trend reflected in the report is that online activities like email, internet banking etc. have increased across all users groups this year as compared to last year. Another interesting read is that Older people (74 years and above) are also hooking up to social networking sites especially Facebook at an increasing rate. It is now at 16% as against 4% in 2008. Also the percentages of adul...
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Consistency is the key to blogging, networking & newsletters
2010-12-14 18:28:00 Over the summer, my partner (Mark Bullock) and I finally became frustrated! We would show our clients what to do, how to do it, and even schedule marketing activities into our clients’ calendar. Inevitably, some exigent client or staff matter would arise. Our clients simply could not take time away from clients, practice management, or family ...
Holiday Spells Networking
2010-12-13 05:35:00 Holiday parties are the perfect setting for networking. Even if you are not employed, accept every invite to find your next career opportunity.
Celebrities To Sign Off Social Networking For A Social Cause
2010-11-29 12:15:00 The celebrities have found a unique way to draw the attention of the world towards some of the social issues which are important to all of us. This online campaign, like most of the other campaigns involves the power of social networking, but with a slight difference. This time, the entertainers which include Lady Gaga, Justin Timberlake, Usher and other celebrities like Kim and Khloe Kardashian, Jennifer Hudson and Serena Williams have decided to temporarily sign off of social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter. This move is a part of $1 million fundraiser activity for World AIDS Day which takes place on December 1. The participants will sign back on when the charity raises $1 million. The campaign which is called as Digital Life Sacrifice is organized by Alicia Keys on behalf of her charity Keep a Child Alive. (Image Courtesy) Further, to raise the awareness about the campaign, these celebrities will feature in the “last tweet and testament” videos which will s...
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Internet And Social Networking Help Businesses Retain Customers And Employe
2010-11-24 06:45:00 In a possible boost to the ever increasing proliferation of social media, especially social networking sites, into our daily lives, Mr.Malcom Frank, Chief Strategist, Cognizant Technology Solutions said “Banks and insurance companies (as indeed all businesses) that do not go online or use the power of social networking lose customers and employees.” His statement indicates that internet and social networking sites can help businesses retain customers and employees. In an event at the Chennai centre of the company, Mr. Frank delivered a speech on ‘Future of Work’ wherein he cited examples of some of the company’s clients. For instance, a bank was losing customers, especially those who are young and energetic-termed as millennial customers. A research on these customers revealed that they found the bank to be stupid and creepy. According to them, it’s stupid as they needed to go to the bank branch even for a simple transaction and it’s creepy because the bank asked too m...
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Some "superific" networking ...
2010-11-04 03:17:00 It's been a while (I think) since I've updated what I've been doing in terms of networking, perhaps due to being somewhat abashed at my networking vs. what's being recommended in the various books I've covered here. I guess if I was one of those guys with a defined career path from which I could triangulate a solid list of target companies, I'd be off trying to find the right person in the right position to make the right introductions to get me in front of the right decision makers who would immediately see the "pain points" that I'd be fixing if they hired me ... but I'm not, so I go out to a LOT of events, and meet...
What?s Needed for Cloud Computing? Focus on Networking and WAN Optimization
2010-10-29 02:50:00 Just what is cloud computing anyway? Skeptics might say it is nothing but industry hyperbole, visionaries might say it is the future of IT. In reality, both statements are true ? cloud computing has been embellished by the tech industry, but it does hold real potential for new types of on-demand dynamic IT services. This paper seeks to clarify the definition of cloud computing, identify how far along users are in terms of cloud deployment and examine the role of the network in the cloud computing model.Written by: Enterprise Strategy Group, Inc. Presented by: Riverbed TechnologyRequest Free!
Quacku – A new Social Networking tool to integrate Facebook and Twitter
2010-10-25 16:17:00 For those of us tired of shuffling from one social network to another – Enter Quacku. Quacku, ‘in its alpha stage’,is a simple web based tool to manage your social networking from one place. Developed as a hobby, the website is currently capable of integrating your Facebook and Twitter accounts. With Flickr on the way. I gave it a whirl for a few hours and here’s what I thought User Interface The UI is simple, similar to old twitter. Unlike a lot of other aggregators which keep different social networks on different tabs. Quacku incorporates them into a single stream. This can be both good and bad depending on how you look at it. Usability The website is very easy to use. It takes barely a few minutes to setup a new account and start using it. And once you’re done, all the action is on a single page. Features This is one area where the tool has not really broken any new ground. It does, however, attempt to add an extra social layer by allowing you to follow user profiles....
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Another Reason To Avoid Social Networking Sites
2010-10-14 21:28:00 I’ve harped on this several times, but here’s more proof: Avoid Social Network Sites As If They Had Highly Contagious Aids That’s not the real title of the article, but should be. Homeland Security is monitoring Facebook and other social networking sites to monitor your behavior. The Electronic Frontier Foundation recently got its hands on a DHS ...
Networking for Jobs: Part One
2010-10-04 17:50:00 This is a guest article by D. Alan Johnson, his latest book Asgaard explores the role of US military Contractors in far flung parts of the globe. D. Alan Johnson is well equipped to write ... |
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