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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21-05-2012 16:23 Hey guys, I know I didn't say this in the video, but I would really recommend Google+ to everybody. Even if you don't follow me. I think it could be a great website if everyone got behind it like they did with facebook, and that's not going to happen with people being 'scared' of change. Just give it a try, and I'm certain you'll like it.
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BALLARAT V/Line commuters are benefiting from increased information through the use of social networking platforms, the rail authority says.
Around 100 new commuters each month are following a special Ballarat line Twitter account, offering timely updates on service cancellations and delays.
V/Line spokesperson Daniel Moloney said the operator was the first to introduce accounts for specific routes and staff were regularly communicating with passengers in real time.
"Twitter allows us to quickly get information out which passengers see as relevant and up-to-date," Mr Moloney said.
"We will monitor messages which are directed back to us and sometimes they will alert us to something we weren't expecting on the network and we can take action as required."
Mr Moloney said Twitter was providing a free alternative to more costly SMS notifications systems for passengers.
"Hopefully we will get to the point where we can stop using the SMS system in favour of these other methods, but we are not at that point yet," he said.
Public Transport Users Association regional spokesperson Paul Westcott said the initiative was increasing commuter awareness.
"The biggest complaint that we get as an organisation is that passengers are not aware when problems arise on the network or there are delays, and social networking certainly helps that," he said.
"Any method for getting people information as quickly as possible has to be a good development.
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Facebook is one of the most popular social networking sites on the Internet with 750 million users. Bob Crisp/The Daily Home
Facebooks closest competitors, Twitter, LinkedIn, My Space, and Google, dont come close to having as many subscribers. In fact, according to eBiz, an ebusiness data group that ranks Internet business traffic, Facebooks unique monthly visitor numbers outnumber the rest of the top 15 social networks combined.
Internet technology has changed the way many people communicate. According to a recent Consumer Report (Facebook and your privacy), Facebook Chief Operation Officer Sheryl Sandberg believes Facebook and other social networks are rewriting the rules of social engagement.
With Internet access, anyone can use the social network to communicate with family, friends and acquaintances globally. Social networks provide opportunities to share photos of family, include others in celebrating success stories or even vent over irritating issues.
Families have found solace by joining support groups such as Marine Moms, Bravo Family and Friends, and others.
Through the network family and friends of deployed Marines can pass information to the general population, express feelings and frustrations about missing loved ones that others might not understand, give and receive ideas about what to send to the troops, and exchange words of encouragement.
Social communication has long provided the exchange of ideas and information. In Blount County, on Straight Mountain south of Oneonta, an oak tree once served as the communitys Facebook.
The tree stood at a fork in the dirt road, one way going to an old mill and spring, the other to the top of the mountain. The number of nails and staples found in the tree when it was cut down indicated there were hundreds of announcements posted on the tree through the years.
At the spring, women gathered to wash clothes and catch up on community news who had been sick, who was getting married, who was having a baby, etc.
Fast-forward to the 1980s. A popular TV program focused on the importance of social interaction. Cheers was a perennial favorite, running for 11 years. Its theme song reflected the social need of those gathering at the tavern. It was a place where everyone knows my name.
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