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Washington, June 28 (ANI): Researchers have found that the power of social networks didn't start just in the digital age and monkeys, who have strong social networks, adapt to new method very quickly.

The researchers, led by Andrew Whiten of the University of St Andrews, made the discovery by combining social network analysis with more traditional social learning experiments.

By bringing the two together, they offer what they say is the first demonstration of how social networks may shape the spread of new cultural techniques. It's an approach they hope to see adopted in studies of other social animals.

Whiten said that their study shows that innovations do not just spread randomly in primate groups but, as in humans, are shaped by the monkeys' social networks.

Whiten, along with Nicolas Claidiere, Emily Messer, and William Hoppitt, traced the monkeys' social networks by recording which monkeys spent time together in the vicinity of "artificial fruits" that could be manipulated to extract tempting food rewards.

Sophisticated statistical analysis of those data revealed the monkeys' social networks, with some individuals situated at the heart of the network and others more on the outside.

The researchers rated each of the monkeys on their "centrality," or social status in the network, with the highest ratings going to monkeys with the most connections to other well-connected individuals.

The artificial fruits could be opened in two different ways, either by lifting a little hatch on the front or by pivoting it from side to side. The researchers trained the alpha male in one group of monkeys on the lift technique, while the leader in another group was trained on the pivot method.

They then sent them back to their groups and watched to see how those two methods would catch on in the two groups.

More central monkeys with the strongest social ties picked up the new methods more successfully, the researchers found. They were also more likely than peripheral monkeys to learn the method demonstrated by their trained alpha leaders.

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(PRWEB) June 26, 2013

According to a recent report on SocialTimes, the parent company which owns the iconic Wall Street Journal, is planning to come up with its own social networking platform.

News Corporation is describing its latest venture as a platform for like-minded people. While it sounds suspiciously similar to Linkedin, engagement topics would focus almost completely on discussions related to money and finance. The social network would obviously attract readers of the Wall Street Journal and would complement the publication.

Samuel Junghenn, one of the worlds respected social media consultants and the founder of Think Big Online Marketing, an Australian SEO company, feels that the proposed network would definitely able to cut through the clutter and make a strong name for itself in the market.

I definitely see a lot of potential in the idea. Readers of the WSJ are serious and successful professionals. They are intuitively aware of financial markets and understand how money literally makes the world go round. Its hard to imagine such people spending their time reading random tweets or liking and sharing Facebook posts.

Samuel elaborates by explaining the possible dynamics of the proposed social network. He anticipates the channel to almost exclusively attract high net worth individuals, who are extremely serious about their time and money. Such people rarely have much time for casual social interaction. They would be attracted to the social networking channel related to the Wall Street Journal because here they would able to meet and interact with like-minded people.

Samuel Junghenn, whose company offers one of the most effective seo packages across the globe and has helped thousands of companies worldwide make a name for themselves on the Internet, says that several of his clients are avid WSJ readers. They are a different breed of people. Even while discussing SEO services, they are determined to intuitively understand exactly how the whole process works. I am confident that any platform on which thousands of such dynamic individuals gather to interact and share ideas would prove to be a huge hit.

About Think Big

Founded by Samuel Junghenn, Think Big is an Australian SEO company that offers a gamut of online promotional services to businesses across the globe and has helped dozens of financial agencies establish a strong online presence.

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Study finds young people are most likely to post suicidal feelings online or send a text about their concerns when they want to take their life Survey found teenagers unlikely to use suicide prevention hotlines Research flies in the face of a number of cases of teenage suicide, which pointed the finger at social media sites for facilitating suicide pacts Results call into question where prevention resources can be best directed

By Helen Collis

PUBLISHED: 07:37 EST, 26 June 2013 | UPDATED: 07:43 EST, 26 June 2013

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Distressed adolescents are using social media and mobile technology to express their suicidal feelings and reach out for help, a study has shown.

The results bring into question current methods of support offered to adolescents who are struggling to cope with life.

During a one-month period, researchers in America identified 64 comments on MySpace which related to feelings of wanting to die.

An additional follow-up survey found that young people are also likely use text messaging to share that they are feeling this way.

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DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/gfxwnl/global_enterprise) has announced the addition of the "Global Enterprise Social Networking Market 2012-2016" report to their offering.

The analysts forecast the Global Enterprise Social Networking Software market to grow at a CAGR of 51.94 percent over the period 2012-2016. One of the key factors contributing to this market growth is the increased requirement of intranet interactivity among multiple teams in an organization. The market has also been witnessing an increased use of mobile enterprise social networking for sales activities. However, the risk of confidential information leakage could pose a challenge to the growth of this market.

The key vendors dominating this market space include Communispace Corp., IBM Corp., Jive Software Inc., and Telligent System Inc.

The other vendors mentioned in the report are Atlassain Pty Ltd., blueKiwi Software Inc., Cisco System Inc., IGLOO Software Inc., Liferay Inc., Lithium Technologies Inc., Microsoft Corp., Mzinga Inc., NewsGator Technologies Inc., Open Text Corp., Saba Software Inc., Socialtext Inc., SuccessFactors Inc., Telligent System Inc., Traction Software Inc., TWiki Inc., and Yammer, Inc.

Commenting on the report, an analyst from TechNavio's Enterprise Computing team said: Many product marketing companies make use of mobile enterprise social networking software to convey information about products and customers to mobile sales executives. As a result of the ever-increasing competition in many markets, it is becoming increasingly crucial for sales executives to make real-time decisions, which will help them not only acquire new business but also maintain good relationships with existing customers. Therefore, sales executives are required to have access to product and customer-related information even while on the move. To address this need, many enterprises are nowadays increasingly adopting enterprise social networking software. In addition, enterprise social networking software helps track the activities of sales employees on the field. Thus, the increasing use of mobile enterprise social networking software in the field of sales is expected to contribute to the growth of the Global Enterprise Social Networking market during the forecast period.

For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/gfxwnl/global_enterprise

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News Bulletin 21 June 2013 -- The Christian Institute
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