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Social Networking

Luca Cascino — Mon, 20 May 2013 14:13:10 +0000

The social networking platform is one of the platforms that have grown not only in terms of the subscriber base but also in terms of the uses that have been developed. As it stands, virtually all the websites have a link to a social networking platform. The realization by the marketing and business executives of the importance of the social networking platforms is what has lifted the process and opened a new era in which business is transacted on the social media. In fact, currently most companies are providing customer service support systems and information through the social media. As such, you can understand the direction from which social media platforms and social networking is coming from. It importance not only extend to getting the new business opportunities but also supporting the customer and reducing the cost of large customer support offices. It has also provided an avenue for less “official” communication lines that have been used to build up the “rep” so to speak of a company. When you look at it from the perspective of corporate social responsibility, firms have been able to have a larger outreach and mobilize their clients to support various causes.

How is social networking relevant to business?

To start with, at this point in time the social networking platforms have virtually taken over from the normal kinds of business platforms. They allow the clients to talk to you and you to talk to your clients in a way that allow instant response.

Uncovering the Christian Social Network Community

Luca Cascino — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 14:35:07 +0000

The Christian social network community is constantly growing and has been established as a well sought after niche on the internet. Joining a Christian Social Network is a great way to meet like-minded individuals that you can express your prayer requests to. receive guidance, and discuss your interests with. These Christian networking websites are a great way to reach out to religious to spread your media or just your thoughts with.

One of the benefits of these Christian social networks is that it allows users to reach out to ministry leaders, fellowship with other Christians, and find support in prayer groups or other related organizations. We all know how much of an influence that our friends are can be on us which is why it is a good reason to join a network with a family friendly atmosphere. This offers a whole new social networking experience for those who haven’t had an opportunity to sign up to a Christian social network community. This is a great way to get daily inspiration from people you can relate to on a biblical level.

How often would you engage in online ministry if you knew that you could watch a sermon from your preferred pastor at any moment of the day? Well this is a reality that many believers are taking advantage of due to new Christian social networks. These networks are free to use and give you the opportunity to view sermons from your favorite pastor, watch Christian related comedy videos, gain access to music, and so much entertainment that your family and friends should look into.

Users are given options on where they want to build friends and what type of community they want to become a part of. This directly relates to the nature of conversations on your social media friends and may have a huge impact on your future. Ministry leaders have been extremely effective in using social media to help them build their following and these amount of users for these types of websites. This is a great way for users to promote and locate upcoming Christian related events, news, products, or just to make friends with believers like you.

So now that you know what a Christian social network has to offer you, do you think that you will join one anytime soon? Have you signed up for a Christian social network in the past? If so, how do they compare to secular social networking websites in your opinion?

Facebook Release New Same Sex Marriage Icons

Luca Cascino — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 14:28:40 +0000

Facebook is now following the crowd by announcing its new addition marriage icons that represent couples of the same sex. This is not the first of Facebook’s efforts to include transgender, bisexual, lesbian and gay options. Last year they released the option to add the option of “In a Domestic Partnership” or “In a Civil Union” to members’ profiles. The new icons from Facebook show two grooms in tuxedos and two brides in dresses.
These new same sex icons are also used in the newest release of the iPhone OS and my other companies are making the effort to include similar features. In the past Facebook has received a lot of grief for not including additions like the before now. Many users protested that they just didn’t want to be categorized as a male or female if they weren’t completely sure of it and some just didn’t want to identify it to the public. Facebook has been a supporter of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community and is one of the many corporations that are proud supporters of this community. They were actually the first social media network to be recognized and given an award for their support.

These new same sex icons will be used in the marriage timeline and cannot be linked to your account unless you have connected your account to your spouse’s account. If your spouse doesn’t have a Facebook account yet, then you unfortunately won’t be able to use this feature. This new feature was used first by one of the creators of Facebook who just recently got married to his spouse. His co-founders and old friends Mark Zuckerberg and Sean Parker were at his wedding to show their support.

There are numerous anti-gay Facebook members that do not feel the same way about the new icons. Some individuals and organizations are enraged by the act and are protesting to boycott Facebook. It seems that not everyone supports the LGBT community and wants Facebook to pay for their actions.

What are your thoughts?

Tell us what you think about the new update that Facebook has made. Do you believe that these new icons are a great addition for Facebook members? Do you think that Facebook has gone too far? We would love to hear your comments and what you think of the new same sex marriage icons.

Discover 3 Christian Social Network Sites worth Signing up for

Luca Cascino — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 14:07:08 +0000

Every social network starts out focused on a special niche and with time when they get more people, they tend to branch out into something larger. That’s how huge social networks are born; but, there are plenty of Social networks that are just focused on Christian related events.

As social media usage continues to increase, Christian social networks are becoming more popular as well. A Christian social network is a place to seek prayers, find friends who share the same interests, and interact in wholesome conversations with likeminded people.

Just as general social media websites are effective in connecting specific groups of people, Christian social networks are great tools for marketing Christian related events, websites, products, music, etc. Listed below are interesting Christian social networking websites that you should consider signing up for:

GodTube.com

GodTube is a Christian video sharing network that works to distribute only Christian content. The videos released on GodTube.com range anywhere from inspirational news, music, comedy, sermons to movies and more. This is a family friendly social network that was founded by a pastor from Dallas. GodTube has a vast supply of devotionals, newsletters and videos that can be beneficial to you and your friends.

Cross.tv

Cross.tv is a social networking website for Christian members and was founded in 2009 by the Cross Media Group. Cross.tv is has developed into a creative and wholesome community in which families all across the globe can share blogs, forums, pictures, video and other content. Cross.tv is available in over 20 languages which one of the reasons why the website has such a large user base. This Christian social network gives you the opportunity to meet people with similar interests from other countries.

LifeSpace.cc
LifeSpace is a very dynamic Christian social network that has a lot to offer those who are looking for a community of individuals they can prayer with, create friendships, and share Christian media with. It is a very active social online community. LifeSpace.cc is surely one of the best Christian social networks and has so much to offer those looking to network with a Christian crowd. It’s a thriving network where the site’s management and friendly users make it comfortable to express your faith in discussions and polls.

LifeSpace.cc is a network that offers positive multimedia and friends to keep you on the right track and is a positive alternative to other networking websites.

These are just a few of the popular Christian social networks that you should consider signing up with; but, there are many more out there. Do you think that Christian social networks will become as popular as other viral social networks? Tell us about your experience with Christian social networks and some of your favorites Christian communities.

Markerly Launches New Social Bookmarking Site

Luca Cascino — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 13:58:50 +0000

As the social website trend is still gaining pace in the internet today, many are emulating the social media successes of Facebook, Twitter and other websites that promotes real-time social connections and communications with millions of people in a fun and convenient way. This concept was so successful that Facebook alone already has 900 million users, which is the epitome of the social media phenomenon. In order to go in with the trend, a new way of sharing, not only pictures or videos, but news, articles and other information is now available, through Markerly, a new social bookmarking tool which allows highlighting articles you are interested in and conveniently share with your peers, friends and colleagues.

Markerly lets you highlight your text or a particular portion of a favorite article and quickly share it with your friends even in other social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter. The option to sign up using these platforms really makes Markerly very convenient to people that is into socializing through the web.

The new tool was created by Sarah Ware, who said that she was inspired by Pinterest, which is a social bookmarking tool for pictures. This concept, gave her the idea to create a similar bookmarking tool to make it available to quickly share interesting articles on the web and efficiently share it with people. Another thing that has made Markerly a potential success, is its ability to mark portions of text and not only the whole text itself. This is make reading such post a breeze as many do not have the luxury of time to read whole articles every time.

With Markerly, you won’t expect to receive whole posts of articles cluttering your wall on your favorite social media site or fill up your inbox with shared content. This makes Markerly a convenient way of sharing ideas and concepts to everyone. One can easily bookmark the relevant points of a long article and quickly share a summarization for your friends to read about. Markerly will really change how information is shared in the internet and how fast such information is being distributed with people worldwide.

With the advent of the information age, and the growing importance of the internet in people’s lives, it is inevitable that more and more technological advancement will be made to better harness the immense potential of the internet. Social Bookmarking tools such as Markerly is a prime example of the advancement being made constantly with the internet, which is now constantly changing the World with every moment.

List of social networks

Luca Cascino — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 11:33:26 +0000

When most people think of social networks, they think of the ‘big 3’ – Facebook, Twitter and MySpace. Did you know there are actually a lot of other social networks out there that are not as well known, but every bit as fun? Here’s a list of social networks that you may not have heard about.

1) Delicious: This is a network for sharing, storing and discovering web bookmarks. Search by category, such as language and learning, art, health and wellness and more.

2) Badoo: A social network where you can meet people in your local area. Available throughout most of the world, it is most active in Spain, France, Latin America and Italy.

3) Bebo: An acronym for “Blog Early, Blog Often,” this was founded in San Francisco by Michael Birch and his wife in 2005. It’s free to join and offers games, photo sharing and more.

4) Experience Project: Find and read personal true-life stories from people just like you. Contains anonymous blogs, personal stories, support groups, videos and photos of all kinds of life’s experiences. You can share your own story as well.

5) Elftown: Contains a wiki system, message systems and forums for those who love science fiction and fantasy art.

6) Gaia Online: A true online hangout, featuring gaming, forums, a virtual world, social networking and more.

7) LiveMocha: An online language learning community, featuring over six million users from over 195 countries, and online courses in more than 35 languages. It’s a great way to meet others and learn a new language at the same time.

8) Buzznet: Share photos, journals and videos in this online community. The interests and events are predominantly centered around the media, celebrities and music.

9) deviantART: As the name suggests, this is an online community for anyone who loves art and wants to share their creations with the world. Various art forms are featured.

10) Exploroo: This social network site has everything you need if you love to travel. Videos, photos, forum, events and more are posted by users.

There are of course, many more social networks out there. Whatever your hobbies or passions, you’ll likely find a community of like-minded people on the internet from all over the globe. You’ll find everything from wine tasting to chess players. Most of these social networks are free to join and it only takes a few minutes to register an account. One thing is for sure – there are some interesting people to meet online that share your interests and hobbies.

Social Media Research

Luca Cascino — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 13:40:20 +0000

Social media research seems to be the most influence factor when it comes to getting information on the Internet. There are so many different sights and platforms on offer lately; you can practically get all the information you need on anyone or any subject on most of these sights. As the information increased, so does the need of a practical research application.

A vast network

The Internet has always been a vast platform of information. The different social sights such as Tumblr, Twitter and Facebook remain the leaders in these social sites. More people are taking advantage of this by providing not only information about themselves, but also subjects they are interested in, as well as important links and references to profiles businesses on other sites and pages. These different web applications have become a tangle of information and interaction. They enable people to have access to personally information of people they are interested in, get the latest news and sports updates, as well as allow them to socialize and keep up with the latest trends and celebrity gossip. This vast network allows people to be part of an intricate system of endless information and access to the latest reviews, facts and statistics on any subject.

Sifting through information

All this information available is very spread out in the Internet and often information of a person or subject can be found on many different sites. This is why the use of search applications is becoming more and more popular. These programs and applications sift through the Internet and various social networking sites to find all the information on different subjects. It allows its user to request information or data on any topic and gives them the latest statistics and news. This type of application has become very useful, especially as the popularity and information on social networks continues to increase. Employers can use these types of programs to find out facts and social networking trends of people they are considering employing. Students can find first-hand facts about any subject form people who are interested and post information. It has become particularly popular to research sport statisticians, entertainment and different media reviews.

Different application

With more and more information being placed on different platforms on the Internet and the vast number of users growing, the data can be spread over a various number of sites. With the use of social media research through different applications, it is now easy to find information and statistics that are spread through the Internet without much effort needed.

What are the best times to update your business’ social media platform?

Luca Cascino — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 14:53:23 +0000

You have heard the saying “timing is everything”. This is very true when it comes to social media. When you have your own business or if you are working on online content for the company you work for, you will realise very soon that people only use social networking sites and platforms at certain times and for a certain amount of minutes or hours as well.

If you are in a certain trade or profession, you have to find out exactly what times the people in this field are interacting on social networks. For instance, if you want to communicate with quantity surveyors, the best times to do this would possibly be after 5 in the afternoon or on weekends, as they are very busy people. When it comes to artistic or creative people, the best times to update your business’ social media platform would be late at night as these people are often up late working on their creations. Possibly they would also be interacting on Twitter or Facebook in the early morning.

The best way to test the theory, of which times are best to update your business’ social media site, is to monitor the platform for a good couple of weeks. You will soon see during which times the most interaction happens. Keep in mind that Twitter is a great way of keeping people informed about your business and new services that you offer. Twitter is real time communication and is definitely the way of the future when it comes to disseminating information effectively. With Twitter, you could possibly tweet quite a few times at regular intervals during the day, to make sure you reach everyone you want to reach.

When it comes to Facebook, you can also post statuses and pictures or videos at regular intervals. Make sure that you are constantly communicating in order to keep people interested. If you are just starting out your business, try to get onto the social media platforms as soon as possible. When you are just starting out, the best times to update your social media sites would be during the day, so that you will be able to get back to potential customers immediately. Turn around times are very important to clients and being in constant communication on social media sites will help you achieve great turn around times and real time responses to queries and questions.

Best Social Networking Sites

Luca Cascino — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 15:32:28 +0000

When it comes to networking and social media, there are some clear winners out there. What may have started as just a fad, or a ‘fly by night’ site has become mainstream for many entrepreneurs and businesses as a way to get the word out about their products. Like it or not, one thing is for certain: social media networking sites are here to stay. If you haven’t found a way to incorporate at least of your marketing activity into social media sites, there’s no better time to start. Here are some of the best sites to put your marketing dollars.

1) Facebook: Let’s make something perfectly clear here; this is not your personal account. Your customers don’t care what your cat did today, or what you had for dinner. You need a fan page or a group page that is dedicated to your business only.

2) Linkedin: This is a more professional landscape than Facebook. Clients can recommend your services and provide comments about your business.

3) Twitter: This is a good way to send out mass communications to all of your followers. Use this with caution; tweet only when you have something important to say.

4) Meetup: This is an ideal way to meet others who are in business, and who may be interested in what you have to offer. For a low monthly fee, you set the schedule of when and where to meet, and you set the tone for the venue. This has proven effective for real estate agents, mortgage agents, insurance reps and others in the service industry.

5) Ning: This is the number one platform for creating your own social network. This provides the ideal way to bring the best features of the other sites together and create one of your very own.

6) CafeMom: Women have long been known to support each other, both as mothers and as business owners. Connect with other moms to discuss everything from business to babies. Who says women can’t have it all?

7) Badoo: This is a dating-focused site, and operates out of 180 countries. Based in London, it can be a good way to connect with others, both on a social level and a business level.

8) Google Plus: Google’s attempt at a social media platform and experts predict it will give Facebook a run for its money. Time will tell.

9) Live Journal: A global social media platform where users can share their interests and passions. Two levels of membership are offered – free and paid.

10) My Space: The prequel to Facebook. It is not nearly as popular as it used to be, but is still effective for connecting with others and sharing photos, news, stories and more.

Facebook Accused of Killing Google+ Traffic With Faulty Security Alerts

Luca Cascino — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 08:40:06 +0000

There seems to be an ongoing competition between Facebook and Google+. Both these sites are competing for increased popularity on the Internet and one has been accused of purposely blocking links to its competitor to reduce its popularity and gain the competitive advantage. This has not only made its users frustrated but also annoyed as it seems a low blow by the social networking site.

Competition

Facebook has always been a leader in the popularity race when it comes to social networking platforms and it has a vast number of users and remains very popular. Google+ is far newer to this competition, but it is easy to understand and its sophisticated interface means that it has been catching up to its competitor with increasing speed. Both these application offer their users very practical means of interacting and socializing. Many people have opted to have profiles on both sites and provide links between them. This allows their friends and the people interested in their profile to access and interact with them on a variety of different platforms. Unfortunately any links from Facebook to Google+ plus causes problems, as these links are blocked and offer no solution to the user on how to resolve the issue.

Deliberate blocking

This blocking of the link has caused the Facebook to be accused of deliberately stopping traffic to its competitor. If any link to the other site is clicked, a warning message comes up to say that it is not safe. It does not allow the user to resolve the problem or even ignore the messages as the only option it provides is for the user to return to the previous page. Google+ has always been known as a very safe sight and unlikely to pose a threat to people accessing it. The sight has been checked by uses repeatedly to be clean and the supposed pages that have caused the warning have never been found to hold any threat. Facebook as had many problems and often causes its users frustration with its changing of the application platform and the ineffectiveness of some buttons or links.

Negative reflection

These to socializing platforms are in competition to each other. Theses faulty security alerts have been seen as a deliberate form of sabotage to stop the flow of traffic by users from the one sight to the other. Facebook claims innocence but it has reflected very negatively on its image, especially by users who also have profiles on Google+.