FourSquare

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What is Foursquare? Have you ever imagine your status update also can tell the location you're at? Basically, Foursquare is a social networking site based on location, it is a web and mobile application that allows users to connect with friends and update their location. According to Foursquare, there are over 500,000 users registered in a week. Now, if you've signed up Foursquare, you may scrolled through the tabs and figured out what's next?

Just like Twitter, the first impression of Foursquare may seem a bit boring. To really explore what is so exciting about Foursquare, here are six tips for squeezing out the most from your new social networking site-Foursquare!

1) Take note of adding friends

Using Foursquare by yourself is like how you having zero followers on Twitter. To get value from Foursquare, your friends are very important to be on action, for example, user can use the application given to meet up, share and find stuff to do for kill times. The most crucial thing you must know is do not add people you aren't friends with. This is because your friend can know where you are all the time. You might give a chance for others to stalk you. The good thing is when you check where your friend's location, you could get a chance to meet up a real friend in real life.

2) Complete profile

Make sure you put your profile picture and fill in a little bit more detail about yourself. As before someone be your friend, they have the right to know who you are.

3) Add shouts

Simple update your friends by adding short messages or shouts, let people know they're invited to join you. For example, you can share what's happening at the location you've arrived, perhaps some breaking news.

As a conclusion, Foursquare is a social networking site that gets you into the real world with other people. Once you nail a few basics down, it can add some values to your social life.

Weekly Poll 8 Analysis ; Will you sign up LinkedIn to pursue your job?

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Good evening fellow readers, here we have another analysis based on the poll question ; Will you sign up LinkedIn to pursue your job? Amazingly we had received pretty good feedback on this weeks poll results. Thank you very much for your support in taking the time to answer this poll question.

Out of the 20 viewers whom had answered this poll question, 10 of them said YES which lead to 50% of the percentage that would definitely sign up for a LinkedIn profile to enhance their possibility in pursuing their dream job. Where as, 6 of the remaining viewers had said NO, which provides us with the 30% percentage of the results, these viewers certainly obtain a different outlook unto the different people, different perception idea on this question. The remaining 4 viewers had chosen MAYBE towards their idea on whether they should or shouldn't sign up for this website, or it could be that it is not a good platform for the line of work they might be interested in. These viewers are of the 20% percentage left in the pie chart.

It is not a must to follow in other people's footsteps, only your own. So if you personally feel that LinkedIn would not be a benefit to you, than don't highlight it as a yes, but rather stick to your decision. Either way, there are many ways of approaching a positive platform that would help kick start a specific career. Stick to what you believe in and be strongly opinionated about it.

Are you a "Social Butterfly"?

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Recently, news reported that Malaysian spent at least an hour on social networking sites and 50 percent of the population in Malaysia owns a Facebook account. The government takes it as a good sign as it makes Malaysian an ICT savvy and it brings and unites the nation. The question today is that are you a social butterfly? I will tell you more...

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The term “social butterfly” has historically referred to someone who flits from party to party. Today, it is the era of the online social butterflies; people who hop from one social networking site to another to keep up with the latest across all their diverse social circles. You can consider yourself an online social butterfly if you meet the below criteria.

1. Accounts!

Have hundreds of friends and contacts across several social networking groups such as Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, LinkedIn, Windows Live and Friendster. -Spend more than two hours a day flitting across different social networks to keep track of friends’ updates; share your updates with the community; download applications; upload photos; take a stab at quizzes; customise your page and much more.

2. Log In!

Can’t resist logging on to a social network via your PC, laptop or mobile phone any time you have a few minutes to spare. -Often log on to your social networks for a “quick peek” while you are at work (or when you’re supposed to be doing work!).

3. Disconnected!

Feel disconnected if you haven’t logged on to your different social networks for a day. A study on online behaviour called Digital World, Digital Life by research firm TNS found that Asians lead the way when it comes to spending time online. Chinese respondents aged under 25 were found to spend 50 per cent of their leisure time online, while students in general spent 39 per cent of their leisure time online, a higher percentage compared to any other group.

So, do you meet the above requirements? And proud to call yourself a SOCIAL BUTTERFLY?

Signing off,
Justin

Creating your very own social networking site?

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Many internet users of the Web 2.0 generation have become very in touched with the coding and processing of a website. Some have even learnt how to create their very own websites. With the hype revolving around the social networking topic, users have been upgraded to creating their very own social networking site.

Is it possible? Most definitely.

Let me introduce to you : NING.

It is the only website that allows users to a social network within seconds. This website is the key of creating a new social networking site to the user's personal tastes and needs. Wouldn't it be fun having a social networking site just for your family tree or even better, for your course mates; for example; Mass Communication students creating a social networking site just for all the students under this course. A golden move of creating the SNS through this particular website is the step-by-step walk through on how to use it.

1st step
Name your social network site and submit a web address of your choice.

2nd step
Users would be asked to enter their basic information on the NING website. Compulsory information that includes privacy settings, tagline, headlines and etc.

3rd step
Users have a choice of modifying the layout of the social networking site. It's an easy drag and drop process.

4th step
And of course, who wouldn't like to choose their very own themes to complete the look of the masterpiece. In this step, they are able to choose a selection of themes and color schemes.

5th step
Users are then given the choice to select a customize profile on the website and on the user's profile.

CONGRATULATIONS!

Users have completed the set up process and is ready to go with the launching of their very own social networking site.

Weekly Poll Result 7- Would you sign up a SNS for your pet?

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The result for week 8's poll shown that most pet owners will not sign up a Social Networking sites for their own pets. This might be due to certain reasons such as they find there is no such need in creating a social networking site for their pet which does not even know how to use the internet.

Out of 11 respondents, 3 of them had chosen the answer yes which is willing to create an online profiule for their pets, while 2 out of 11 respondents are unsure whether to have a social networking site account for their pets. The majority which is 7 respondents out of a total of 11 had firmly chosen their answer which is not to sign up a social networking site for their pets.

Maybe some pet owners find it kiddy and weird to have a social networking site for their pet but their pet do not even know how to use the internet.

After all, it will be still the owner whom does the social networking and for their own purpose. Some are willing to sign up an online profile for their pets due to they find it interesting for pets to network online.

If the source is correct, by April, there will be a social networking site created only for OBJECTS. Yes! O-B-J-E-C-T-S.. Mouse, mouse pet, fan, table or even your cup will now go online, having their own online profile to make friends and social network with other mouse or objects..?? What do you think?

Justin

Tumblr

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Have you ever thought of having your personal blog, but it does not work out because.. "You do not have time to keep update?" or "You do not have any writing inspiration?" Well..If you almost quit blogging, right now here is a new site for you to blog blissfully easy!

Tumblr is a free blogging platform that aimed at making effortless to share text, photos, links, music, and videos. It is quick and easy. With having a feature of Tumblelog (micro-blogging), users are able to "follow" people like Twitter, they can "like" someones' post like Facebook, and they can even "reblog" posts on the site. Everything Tumblr provides are emphasizing on ease of use & simplicity.

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Users just need to takes about 35 seconds to sign up Tumblr account. Hit the site http://www.tumblr.com/ , sign up with your e-email address and a name for your blog. Then, you can proceed your journey in Tumblr. There are six type of posting category; Text is mainly same as blogging, you can post one sentence or one paragraph. It's all up to you. Photo is for user to share pictures with adding some interesting caption to tell the story from the picture. This feature is similar with Flickr-photo blog. Next is quote, users are open to share any interesting quotes they found. Then, link and chat, a chat session is an instant conversation post with your friends. Last but not least, audio & video which is a "must-have' feature in every social networking site.

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Besides being ease-of-use, Tumblr has layout with a minimalist Web 2.0 look. Users can choose and customize the themes given. You can go with simplicity or creatively in designing a theme for your Tumblr. Since Tumblr handles every contents you've been having trouble, why not hit to Tumblr now and sign up? And remember to invite your friends to join you, let's follow each other!

Cheers,
LiHui :)

Weekly Poll 6 - Which are the Top 5 Twitters you would follow?

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Last week our poll question was which are the top 5 twitters you would follow? As mentioned in previous post, there are a lot of celebrities and famous people are using Twitter, they even active than us as in their daily life.

As a result of voting, the top 1 twitter people would follow goes to Taylor Swift. Everyone knows Taylor Swift, guess her song "Love Story' was playing around wherever we go. I believe she has bunch of die hard fans that would waiting for her twitter update everyday. This shows how powerful a song can make a person famous. Second is President Barack Obama. Yes, the president of the United States. He twittered himself in the weeks leading up to the election, giving updates on appearances. Since he has taken the position, he is getting busier and his staff would help him to update his millions followers. Thirdly, there are same number of votes go to Ashton Kutcher and Britney Spears. Ashton Kutcher is the top Twitter user, he has over millions of followers. As for Britney Spears, she is very good in getting attention using Twitter. She uses Twitter to thank her fans, and give away concert tickets. Last, Mr.Bill Gates got the least votes. In fact, I think many people is following his Twitter, perhaps you are just not one of them. No doubt, he is a genius.

I believe Twitter features not just to get as much as followers as possible. Instead, it is a very useful social networking site for us to keep in touch with the world. Therefore, use your Twitter well. :)

Cheers,

LiHui

SNS for Fashion Gurus.

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As you all know, January is the month for Fashion Galore, it is when all the most elite and rich clients and designers come together for the New York's Autumn-Winter 2010 Fashion Week.

Marc Jacobs, Vera Wang, Calvin Klein and most of the amazingly talented designers in the whole world are part of the most famous micro-blogging social networking site in the whole world. TWITTER! Imagine, 24/7 updates from designers, models, stage producers and fashion press whilst the fashion show is going on.

A big tweet screen having been installed by American Express in the entrance of the ready-to-wear shows take place. For example ; ["Just arrived at (designer Vera) Wang. White setup," write NARSissist] To many, this is such an exciting feature as not everyone gets to enter the fashion show. This itself could be considered Gold, being able to know what was going in a fashion show at the very moment it is happening.

With this step of communication, the fashion world is going to break through alot more communication boundaries and many other things linked to it. I supposed, we should give it a few months before it blows over in every manner of social networking sites.

SNS as tools for employers.

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Usually, most job applicants will have a general checklist before a job interview such as updating a résumé, ironing a professional outfit, rehearsing an explanation for those two years spent bumming around after college. However, if tidying up the Facebook profile isn’t on that list, maybe it should be.

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According to a new study conducted by Harris Interactive for CareerBuilder.com, 45 percent of employers questioned are using social networks to screen job candidates — more than double from a year earlier, when a similar survey found that just 22 percent of supervisors were researching potential hires on social networking sites like Facebook, MySpace, Twitter and LinkedIn.

The study, which questioned 2,667 managers and human resource workers, found that 35 percent of employers decided not to offer a job to a candidate based on the content uncovered on a social networking site. (The survey has no margin of sampling error because it was not drawn from a representative nationwide sample but rather from volunteer participants.)

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The report showed that Facebook was the most popular online destination for employers to do their online sleuthing, followed by LinkedIn and MySpace. In addition, 7 percent followed job candidates on Twitter.

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More than half of the employers who participated in the survey said that provocative photos were the biggest factor contributing to a decision not to hire a potential employee, while 44 percent of employers pinpointed references to drinking and drug use as red flags.

Other warning signs included bad-mouthing of previous employers and colleagues and poor online communication skills. While most of these may seem like obvious stumbling blocks, what constitutes alarming behavior to a particular employer? Would photographs of a trip to the beach be considered inappropriate? What about a racy Halloween costume? As Facebook continues to grow as an essential personal and business networking tool for most of the Web, these issues are only going to get thornier.

To be on the safe side, it’s probably wise to use the new privacy settings offered by Facebook to keep everything but the most innocuous content away from the public eye.

Cheers,

Justin

Weekly Poll 5 ; Do you read through the terms and conditions before signing up ?

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Users of the Internet hardly read up on terms and conditions on any social networking sites unless they have had a habit to do so. Do you read through them, right before you sign up to a social networking site? Are you aware of the policies that the social networking sites carry?


Through our poll of the week, we have encountered the answers for you. It is shown that around 6 persons had answered our poll. Regardless of the number, the knowledge gained from it, would be considered valuable. Out of 6, Only 1 person said they DO (YES) read through the terms and conditions before signing up on a social networking site. And the remaining 5 is divided with 3 persons stating that they SOMETIMES do read through the terms and conditions, where as 2 persons DO NOT (NO) read them at all.

Another weekly poll has helped us garner information on users using social networking sites. There will only be a few more polls up, please help us get more in-detailed information to help use with our cause.

Linked In!

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Do you know there is social networking site that specifically for business? You heard Facebook, Myspace or Twitter, what about LinkedIn? Rather than just making friends, updating your status, and sharing media, LinkedIn is a different social networking site for business professional, for example, looking for a job, discovering sales lead, connecting with potential business partners etc.

With more than 60 millions of members in over 200 countries and territories around the world, LinkedIn is one of the fastest growing online social networking site. According to their latest facts, their new member joins LinkedIn approximately every second, and about half of their members are outside the U.S.

When you join LinkedIn, your profile is display like a professional resume. Instead of fill in your hobbies and interest, the focus is on employment history and education level. Then, you can connect with people by inviting trusting contacts to join LinkedIn and connect to you.

What makes LinkedIn so different with others? As mentioned, it is solely for professional users only. User cannot post photos(other than your primary photo), user cannot blog like Twitter, user cannot "poke" your friends like Facebook. The profile page is design with clean and professional to emphasize the professionalism even it is an online social networking.

LinkedIn carry their slogan which is "Relationships Matter". Their mission is to connect the world's professional network to make them more productive and successful. They believe that in a global connected economy, your success and your competitiveness as a company depends upon faster access to insight and resources you can trust.

Remember, relationship does matter!


Cheers,
LiHui

Fuzzster.com- Social Networking Sites for Pets.

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Wonder if anyone ever want to have a social networking site for their pets? Or to have a designed homepage and online profile for pets? In this post today, I will introduce you to a social networking site for pets- Fuzzster.com!

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Fuzzster.com started with Mr. Monir whom owns two pet cats named Fenton and McGuirk. He created few online social networking sites for his two beloved pets but almost all of them got deleted. Apparently, friends cant have fur!!? So, he decided to make his own social networking site for people like him who think pet is also a good friend for anybody else. It then slowly evolve to a site where owners make profile pages for pets then for owner to meet.

So, what are the features of Fuzzster.com?

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Owners can create a profile for their pets. The can include details such as about the pets, what is the breed or even age. Then owner can snap a nice picture of the pet and upload it to enable others to know how their pets look like. Onwer can also inlude their own photos.

Besides setting up a profile, owners can help their pets to make friends. They can create a list of friends for their pets or a family list for them. Owner can even add the owner and categorize them as Non-Furry friends. Once you are a friend of a pet, u can leave testimony for the pets too.

(image obtained from www.fuzzster.com)

Moreover, owner can creates blog for his or her pets to keep other owners updated on their beloved pets. Normally owner will choose to blog about the special behaviour of their pets.

(image obtained from www.fuzzster.com)

Other than posting blogs about pets, owners can upload more pictures for their pets and start commenting on other people's pets photos.

(image obtained from www.fuzzster.com)

Last but not least, owners can check whether there is new 'pet' started a new profile by checking the recent activity in Fuzzster.com, to keep themselves updated with the current status of others account.

(image obtained from www.fuzzster.com)

Amazed aren't you? Social networking site for pets? The are even more sites such as Vivopets.com or Mydogspace.com. Heard from my lecturer that there will be another social networking site coming this March for OBJECTS??? CHAIRS? TABLE? FAN? That is for you to explore! Why not start a Fuzzster.com for your pets today? I want to start one for my Bubu!

Ciao,

Justin

Where is your tweets? [Bahasa Malaysia version]

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Pernahkah anda melihat seekor burung dengan warna biru halaman mana anda surfing? Saya yakin anda boleh mengingati "Ikutlah Aku"widget bersama dengan burung biru.

Have you seen a bird with blue color whichever sites you surfing? I'm sure you can remember the "Follow Me" widget along with the blue bird.

Sites seperti Facebook dan Myspace memberikan pengguna untuk membina profil mereka, mengintegrasikan program-program yang berguna di laman mereka. Tapi kericau membuat perbezaan!Salah satu syarikat web dengan perkhidmatan yang sederhana dengan cepat menjadi salah satu yang paling banyak dibicarakan laman rangkaian sosial.

Sites like Facebook and Myspace provide the users to build their profiles, integrate useful programs in their homepage. But Twitter makes a difference! One web company with a simple service is rapidly becoming one of the most talked-about social networking site.

Jadi, apa kericau lakukan? Hal ini memungkinkan para pengguna untuk menyiarkan mesej ke rangkaian kenalan. Daripada menghantar e-mel atau mesej teks, satu menciak menyediakan semuanya! Pengguna menghantar update cepat untuk membiarkan mereka"pengikut" untuk mengetahui apa yang sedang berlaku dalam real-time. Sekali pengguna mempunyai akaun di kegugupan, mereka boleh menjemput pengguna lain untuk menerima Tweets mereka. Di sisi lain, Tweets memiliki keterbatasan kerana membolehkan anda untuk menghantar mesej singkat terbatas hanya 140 karakter untuk mengelakkan lalu lintas yang padat. Nah, orang mengemaskini status mereka begitu sering yang tidak perlu untuk menghantar mesej yang panjang.

So what does Twitter do? It allows the users to broadcast messages to a network of contacts. Instead of sending an e-mails or text messages, one Tweet provides everything! Users send quick update to let their"followers" to know what is going on in real-time. Once users have an account in Twitter, they can invite other users to receive their Tweets. On the other hand, Tweets have limitations as it allows you to send a short messages limited to just 140 characters to avoid heavy traffic. Well, people update their status so frequently that is unnecessary to send a long message.

Factor yang paling menarik di kegugupan adalah pengguna dapat "mengikuti" siapa pun yang mereka ingin menerima berita tangan pertama! Bahkan selebriti atas menggunakan Twitter setiap detik untuk tetap berhubungan dengan peminat mereka. Tidakkah kau pikir kita sangat beruntung memiliki kericau dalam abad ini?

The most interesting feature in Twitter is users are able to "follow" whoever they want to receive the first hand news! Even top celebrities are using Twitter every second to keep in touch with their fans. Don't you think we are so lucky to have Twitter in this century?

Saya peribadi cinta Twitter! Bahkan Obama & Bill Gates menggunakan Twitter! Dapatkan Twitter sebelum anda keluar daripada sentuhan dari dunia!

Well, I personally love Twitter! Guess what? Even Obama & Bill Gates are using Twitter! Get yourself a Tweet before you are out of touch from the world!

Followers are on the way (Mandarin version)

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Twitter has become a new hit! Do you know? The actor Ashton Kutcher has million followers when he became the first account holder! Do you want people to follow you? Well, there are actually tactics to use to become more famous in Twitter World. Imagine no one follow you even you've been updated your status every single minute? Does it make a difference?

Twitter现在最流行的微博客服务，甚至连著名的 演员阿什顿库切尔在成为头条新闻的,他是第一个获得数万的追随者。好消息是，我现在就要跟大家分享5个方法可以获得更多的追随者，

1) A good profile picture

Having a nice profile picture does make a difference, your avatar is either appear you as someone who has personality or someone who is lame to keep updating their status without any purposes. Make sure you upload a photo with a file size of at least 450 x 450 pixel. You wouldn't want your followers click your picture with a result of pixelization. Remember, a picture speaks thousand words!

1. 创建一个良好的头像

有些头像只会让你看起来不专业，这是不会帮助你增加人数来跟着你。 虽然头像只是一个小图片来做代表，关键是,有人能够清楚看到你的脸，只要你确保上传大图片（450 x 450像素），这样一来, 你的头象扩大也不会变得模糊. 要记得, 一张图片可以胜过千言万语

2) Make an interesting bio of yourself

Unless you are as famous as celebrity, create a bio which represent yourself in 160 characters is an effective way to attract follower. Keep it short and simple, yet creative and catchy so that someone would be interested in you. For example: My name is xxx, age 18, students, from KL. Would you follow this person?

2. 创建一个有效的个人档案

除非你已经很出名的，要创造一个有效的个人档案项是来吸引追随者是一个挑战。 试写下有创意，聪明和富有智慧的简历, 让人们对你有兴趣。追随者一定回增加.

3) Share good site

A good website that provides collection of links to the most breaking, unusual and coolest on the Internet able to retain their users or readers. As a Twitter's user, knowing how to update your status such as you gonna hit to gym or you are having BigMac is not a good way to attract followers. Spend more time on surfing any sites which people might get interested in the topic you share with. You will also become a reliable resources which can retain your regular followers.

3. 有趣的网站链接

详细说明你正在吃早餐或正忙于什么活动不是一个很好的方式来获取或保留的追随者。 如果你肯花一些时间冲刷些有趣的网站，或者你发现很酷的东西，你可以分享在你的twitter。

4) Share picture!

Everyone likes to look at picture, visual normally works! Share a picture of you've found, or yourself to update your status instead of using words only. If you have I-phone even greater, you can upload pictures wherever you are by using Tweetie.

4. 张贴图片

每个人都喜欢看图片，如果您在旅途中，你还可以用你的iPhone，Tweetie的应用程序上传图片无论身处何地

5) Advertise your account

The only way to get recognition on your account is to keep promoting. Post it on your Facebook! Post it in your blog! Put it under your MSN status! You can even include your link under e-mail signature. There are ways to do it, it just the matters of whether you want to do it or not.

5. 连接您的帐户

您需要使用一些方式以帮助促进你的Twitter帐户。 例如, 将你的Twitter发布的信息放在你的Facebook页面。或是张贴在您的博客。 这些都是基本上是免费的渠道，来宣传你的Twitter。

社交网站的优点和缺点

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今天，我将要讨论社交网站的优点和缺点

Today, I will be discussing on the advantages and disadvantages of Social Networking sites.

首先，使用社交网站的优势. Firstly, are the advantages of social networking sites.

1.低成本;使用社交网站相比便宜得多的朋友之间的安排和主持会议，邀请通过网络站点客人一方，如Facebook和MySpace等等。这最清楚地证明该土地的普及，因为它使事情通常是这么难计划，快速，简单，很便宜。令人惊讶的大公司或企业，他们可以用它来侦察他们的目标受众和市场份额的其他业务将有可能导致未来的伙伴关系，并在一个非常低的价格。

1. LOW COST ; Using a social networking site is much cheaper compared to arranging meetings amongst friends and hosting a party by inviting guests through a networking site, for example Facebook and Myspace to name a few. This most clearly justifies the popularity of the site as it makes something that usually is so hard to plan, fast and simple and very cheap. Amazingly for a big company or business, they can use it to scout other businesses on their target audiences and market share which could lead into future partnership, and at a very low price.

2.建立信誉;它有助于从他们的客户公司有信心，因为他们了解目标受众的日常工作，可以帮助企业销售更具体地产品。只要公司不应当与其客户建立积极的兴趣。

2.BUILDS CREDIBILITY ; It helps a company gain confidence from their client as they get to know the target audience daily routine that could help the business sell the product in a more specific manner. As long as the company doesn't be aggressive with their building interest of the client.

3.连接;每个人，任何人都可以通过一个连接社交网络站点。这导致的友谊是从整个非洲大陆的，甚至是隔壁邻居形成。交朋友容易，但保持友好关系是一个挑战，教你玩你的卡的权利。常言道，'这是一个小世界'。

3.CONNECTIONS ; Everyone and anyone are able to connect through a social networking site. This leads to friendships being formed from across the continent or even next door neighbours. Making friends is easy but keeping the friendship is a challenge, teaches you to play your cards right. As the saying goes, 'it's a small world'.

凡于使用社交网站的缺点等; Where as the DISADVANTAGES on using a social networking site are as such;

1.拉克不愿透露姓名: 有许多不负责任的青少年提供了那里，对各类社会网络站点，可能导致不必要的困扰他们的个人资料出现在他们的私人生活。的危险事情会发生不明，如果另一边的人不是谁它应有的水平。

1.LACK OF ANONYMITY ; There are many irresponsible teenagers out there that give out their personal details on various social networking sites that may lead unnecessary disturbance to occur into their private lives. Unaware of the dangerous things that could happen if the person on the other side isn't who it's supposed to be.

2.骗局和骚扰，社交网站可以得到入侵，不是每个安全的位置，可以是可靠的。它可以破坏安全既是个人和商业背景。

2.SCAMS AND HARASSMENT ; A social networking site could get hacked into, not every secured location can be reliable. It could disrupt security in both a personal and business context.

3.耗时;某些人不喜欢周围的社交网站点击了一整天。虽然有一个社交网站应该是充满乐趣和享受，有的只是一群人看作是浪费时间。

3.TIME CONSUMING ; Certain people don't enjoy clicking around a social networking site all day. Although having a social networking site is supposed to be fun and enjoyable, some group of people just see it as a waste of time.

Thats all from me, I am Justin,

thanks for listening.

Plurk.com vs Twitter.com

Link to us: http://snipurl.com/udzme

They may be the TWO (2) most popular micro-blogging social networking site of the 21st century, but ONE of them certainly knocks the other out.

VERSUS

Both very interesting piece of work for updating status and post, yet there can only be ONE that stands out. Plurk, in my opinion clearly stands out at the range of components that are offered.

1. Timeline

There is a Timeline effect that was introduced by Plurk to look a lot more interactive and interesting, where as Twitter's Timeline is not as effective and captivating as Plurk's. On Plurk, it is a whole lot more attractive as it is placed in a horizontal manner such as the picture above compared to the vertical position that Twitter offers. It was a bold move but a very productive one, as many can see. One of the many successes of Plurk. Although both Plurk and Twitter users are opened to design their background with their own interest and creativity.

2. Chat Conversations

Despite the fact that Plurk is a micro blogging social networking site, on the status updates that a person puts up, his / her peers are allowed to give their response in a form of conversation. Twitter, however, isn't quite the 'in detailed' with the feedback from other followers of a person. It is a lot more confusing compared to Plurk's form of instant feedback.

3. One-Line Messages & Emoticons

This clearly is the 'IT' factor for both Plurk and Twitter, as well as doing justice to their popularity. Both sites have one-line messages that could not exceed more than 140 words, BUT Twitter fails to have emoticons as part of the update compared to Plurk, whom allows members to be very creative with their message update and emoticons *expressions*. Bravo, don't you think?

4. Karma

This feature basically wins Plurk the crown. The Karma feature are rewards that are given to members as they update regularly and as their popularity raises. The higher your Karma is, the more popular and socialize you are. Fascinating, don't you think? It is also shown that as the Karma levels grows, more exclusive emoticons would be available for the members to use as part of their message update. Twitter clearly hasn't reach a point where they reward their members for being consistent and popular. Although Twitter is a lot more talked about, compared to Plurk.

For me, the winner would be PLURK

So what are you, Team Twitter or Team Plurk ?

Regards,

Jillian.

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