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