23-05-2012 11:23 Social Media Revolution Parody based on: Original book: Socialnomics by Erik Qualman Original video: Social Media Revolution by Erik Qualman & Evan Kutsko. Hat tip to the creators of this video Parody - very funny! - @equalman Writer: Will Rolls Designer/Animator: Iain Armstrong Producer: Jasper Gibson Music: 'Extremity' - Barrie Gledden / Kes Loy
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So.cl's Everyone feed shows you the most recent searches conducted on the site. Image: So.cl
Microsoft clearly wants a slice of your social networking time. The company released a revamped Bing with social features earlier this month, and has now made its experimental social search network So.cl pronounced social open to the public.
But is So.cl the next Facebook, Twitter or even Google+? We spent some hands-on time with Microsofts new social network to find out. The short answer: no. But So.cl does offer some unique features that, if done right, could appeal to a specific population students.
Like other social networking sites, So.cl users have a profile, can follow other users, and most importantly, share posts within the network. But instead of status updates, check-ins or 140-character bits, your So.cl posts revolve around internet searches.
According to Microsoft, So.cl is an experiment in open search thats focused on exploring the possibilities of social search for the purpose of learning. The companys FUSE Labs arm developed the site and originally made it available only to students at the University of Washington, Syracuse University and New York University. So.cl is still in its experimental mode, but now its open to the public to test out.
To access So.cl, you can opt to sign up through your Windows Live ID or Facebook. Thats the first indication that So.cl isnt a Facebook competitor. In fact, So.cl is a bit more useful if you sign in with your Facebook login, which I did. Once youre in, So.cl will show you any of your Facebook friends that currently are on the site only two in my case and let you follow them. The site will also suggest other subjects to follow, ranging from music to startups to popular people.
After youve chosen who and what you want to follow, So.cl populates your Feed with all of the applicable posts. You can also choose to view everything thats being posted to So.cl, which I dont recommend because the Everything feed is incredibly cluttered in its current state.
You can browse posts related to different topic hubs on So.cl. Image: So.cl
Each users post represents a search he or she conducted through the So.cl search bar. So.cl uses Microsofts public Bing API, so youll get very similar results as you do through Bing search. The main difference is in the interface and layout. So.cl adds a section called Feed Results, which displays posts related to your search from other So.cl users. For example, when I searched pancakes, I saw that a user named Cristin searched for greek yogurt pancakes a few months ago.
Like on other social networks, you can like, comment and share a users post. So.cl also includes a riff features that allows you to conduct the same search as that user, and a tag feature that lets you tag your posts and other users posts with specific interests. For example, a pancakes search could be tagged as food.
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As veterans make the transition out of military life, social networking has moved beyond mere communication tool to become a support system and lifeline, helping veterans address employment, housing, education and health issues.
Here's where vets can go for a helping hand, and where civilians can go to help the patriots who have served us.
USA Together USA Together, like a Craigslist for wounded warriors, connects injured service members who have unmet needs as they are recovering with people willing to assist. You can offer to help directly with anything from donating appliances to offering driving services to the hospital.
Hire a Hero Providing free employment services to veterans and their families, Hire a Hero is an online professional networking site with direct job search capabilities, resume building and employer contact information.
The Call of Duty Endowment Have a Facebook page? You can help by simply posting a message on The Call of Duty Endowment page or writing a status message to veterans this Memorial Daythen the endowment will donate $1 to Hire Heroes USA, which offers transition assistance, job search assistance, and job placement services to those who have honorably served in the U.S. military as well as to their spouses. The ultimate goal: to reduce unemployment among veterans.
PTSD Coach Veterans dealing with the invisible wounds of post traumatic stress disorder have a new resource to help cope with the anxiety, stress and other mental health problems that commonly occur following trauma. PTSD Coach offers many opportunities to find support through the social network of professionals and connecting with other servicemen and women experiencing similar feelings.
Download PTSD Coach: iTunesDownload PTSD Coach: Android Marketplace
Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America Assisting new veterans and their families, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America connects service members within communities. It's is a resource addressing issues of mental health injuries, health care, and educational benefits.
Student Veterans of America Student Veterans for America site provides peer-to-peer college campus networks for veterans, coordinating campus activities and providing pre-professional networking.
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20-05-2012 21:39 Do you attend every seminar, boot camp, and conference and buy every set of books, DVDs, workbooks, and CDs without ever going back to read them or use them? Impulse buying when in comes to social media is not a good idea.
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21-05-2012 10:57 Facebook About Mobile Ecommerce Social Media Solutions By James Rickman III, Director of iHuman Evolution Recently, Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) accomplished its long awaited initial public offering ($38 per share) raising almost $16 billion. The Facebook IPO came at a time of global economic turmoil but it survived despite the obstacle of poor timing. Facebook also bought Instagram for $300 million cash and 23 million in Facebook stock. Instagram is a mobile photo and video social media networking application that allows users to share visual content instantly on Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Tumblr, Flickr, LinkedIn and Foursquare. To cap off the weekend, in a back yard wedding, Facebook founder, Mark Zuckerberg married his long time college sweet heart, Doctor Priscilla Chan. CLICK HERE READ FULL ARTICLE
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