Facebook Triumphs Among Kiwi Teens

An online survey shows facebook social networking site is the favorite social networking sites for Kiwi teens but it also reveals they are very fickle.
In the national CensusAtSchool survey, 84% of the 1800 teenagers polled said they have a facebook page, compared to 33 % in the 2009 survey. But the early results also show how quickly once-popular sites can crash from favour. Just 27% of the 13 to 18-years old surveyed have a Bebo page and 7% a MySpace page.
"The numbers show how quickly social networking sites can go from hero to zero among teenagers". Says CensusAtSchool co-director Rachel Cunliffe. "Young people are early adopters and they are also fickle-they will go where their friends are going".

Cunliffe was surprised to see that hype about the rapid spread of the twitter short-messaging system isn't matched by usage and just 20% of the teenagers had a Twitter account.

The biannual educational project runs from may 02-june 10 and is supervised by more than 700 teachers. Students aged between 7 and 18 are answering 31 online questions about themself from their arm-span measurement to how they travel to school, and how many hours sleep they had the right before.

The 15-minute survey is available in English and Maori. It's hosted by the Department of Statistics at the University of Auckland in association the Ministry of Education.

This is the fifth time New Zealand has held CensusAtSchool, which is also run in Australia, Canada, Ireland, Japan, South Africa, the United Kingdom and the United States. "CensusAtSchool is about showing pupils the value of statistics in everyday life". Cunliffe said.

"Students and teachers will get data back that they will analyze together in the classroom, and that will provide even more learning opportunities".

Social networking guide source :tvnz

Social Networking Sites Helps In Seeking Jobs

Troy: Kelly Global Workforce Index, an annual survey that reveals opinions about work and workplace from a generational viewpoint, conducted a survey on how people these days are losing their jobs because of personal content on the pages of Social networking websites and hunting for jobs online.

This survey obtained views from approximately 97,000 people in 30 countries covering Americas, APAC and EMEA regions. The duration of the survey was from October 2010 to January 2011. In the survey, respondents were asked a series of questions relating to their usage of social networking sites as an employment tool. They were even asked to identity for which social networking sites are frequently used for searching jobs and by what method they obtained their last job. The survey also helped in identifying the impact of social media content on people's careers and issues they face by using social networking websites within the workplace.

The results of the survey showed that the most popular social networking sites to find work is facebook and Linkedln which is preferred by 33 percent and 32 percent of people respectively, 23 percent use other sites, 10 percent use blogs and 3 percent use Twitter. Facebook is preferred by Generation Y while Linkedln is preferred by Generation X.

26 percent of respondents are worried that the material from their social networking page could impact their careers since they all share contents about career fallout on social networking sites. 28 percent believe it is important to be active on social media in order to build their career, 30 percent say that the employees are not allowed to access social networking sites as per the company policy.

Among the 30 countries, Indian cities like Mumbai and Delhi are confident of finding a job through social media, 90 percent of Indian employees have an individual accounts on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedln and out of them, 81 percent use it for professional purposes. About 87 percent of Indian employees use social media to find information about an organizations work culture.

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Wordspreadz Launches The Intelligent Social Network

Wordspreadz launches the intelligent social network site, the inclusive social network raises the bar to promote intelligent dialogue.

 Wordspreadz is a new inclusive social networking site that brings a compelling new approach to social networking with the objective of facilitating discussion on globally relevant topics and enhancing the caliber and depth of interaction among its members.

To pique interest, wordspreadz asks users to express their thoughtfully developed positions, offer relevant details and post pictures and videos relating to a range of continually expanding open-ended questions. Topics range from complex issues such as whether to add a new amendment to the United States Constitution of the status of a particular nation's political unrest to less controversial topics such as what was the worst vacation they ever had and what bands they would want to see in a small club.

"Until now, social networking sites content has largely focused on brief exchanges of opinions or simple conversations between family and friends", said Simon King, co-founder and CEO of wordspeadz.

"Although existing social networks certainly provide a highly valid venue for this type of communication, we built wordspreadz to serve as a forum for people wishing to heighten their level of involvement in discussions about global news and compelling topics of the day," said King.

Another unique facet of Wordpreadz is the ability to browse and learn prior to committing to official membership. While other social networks demand full registration in order to simply become acquainted with the site, wordspreadz encourages visitors to test drive its site without requiring registration. Only once a visitor decides to participate in or comment upon a discussion is the free wordspreadz registration required.

"From day one we decided to tuild a social platform that allowed everyone to browse the entire site without registration," said Andy Neville, the company's co-founder and CTO.

As personal privacy becomes an increasingly significant concern among members of social networks, wordspreads assures users their privacy is of utmost importance and will not be compromised.

"Once a visitor becomes a registered user, wordspreadz limits the amount of personal information a user can provide in an effort to maintain their privacy," Neville said. "We encourage users to review our privacy policy at:  www.wordspreadz.com/privacy.

Wordspreadz is a privately held company, with headquarters in Lake Oswego, Oregon. Wordspreadz is the trademark of wordspreadz, inc.

www.wordspreadz.com.

Source wordspreadz press release : HERE

Osama Bin Laden Is Dead

News about Osama Bin Laden is dead erupts social networking sites after President Barrack Obama said in an address from the white house that a small team of Americans carried out the operation to kill osama bin laden in Pakistan, and that cooperation from Pakistani.

President Obama said he authorized the mission to make a move on Bin Laden last week. The attack went down today in the compound where the Al Qaeda leader was hiding, Bin Laden was killed after a firefight.

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Deals On Facebook Program

Yesterday Baweh Online share about Quora social network site. Now I want to share about Facebook Daily Deals Program

The daily deals field just got a little more crowded. On Tuesday, Facebook social networking site launched its own localized deals in five cities. Rumors of Facebook's challenge to Groupon started circulating last month. The new product, called Deals on Facebook , is different from check in offers, the service Facebook launched in November that rewards mobile users with discounts when they check in at different locations via the facebook apps. Initially, Deals on Facebook are available in Atlanta, Dallas, Austin, San Francisco, and San Diego, but the service will likely expand to more cities in the future.

"While many Deals on Facebook offer discounts, it's more important to us that you find interesting experiences around you to do with friends," Emily White, Facebook's director of "local", Say "we've worked with partners and local businesses to help deliver the best social activities in your area. And once you've found a deal you like, having the deal on Facebook makes it easy to share, buy, and plan with your friends".

Some of the first offers are a pair of tickets to a Wiz Khalifa Concert, regularly priced at $82 for $38; a tango dance lesson that usually costs $15 for $9; a Napa wine-tasting trip that's worth $800 for $375, and many offer

Read more about Deals on Facebook or Facebook Daily Deals at : PC Magazine

Social Networking Site For Kids

South wales kids is one of social networking sites for kids. If you are -18s  you can join this site. Below areMy social networking Guide.

SouthWalesKidsCom is designed for under -18s and works alongside schools and youth clubs. Mr. Dance as owner site says " as a parent myself I know the concerns about people using face identities to befriend children on social networking sites".

The idea for a social networking site was initially inspired by his oldest son Joshua who was looking money making ideas to help fund a school trip. Mr. Dance has develop a radio station on the site. Children can download free software and record their own radio shows which will be broadcast on the website.

Source : BBC News

Top 10 Social Networking Resolution in 2011

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How many of you have include social media sites as a part of your marketing campaign? are you users of top 10 social networking sites to increase your your company selling? Those you have created profiles on different social media sites, how active are you in your social media marketing campaigns? how often do you update your work experience and other information? How often do you post content on your profiles? how often do you tweet on twitter social micro blogging site? These are all thing you can and should do. And since we are nearing the end of 2010. I thought baweh online diary blog will share about social media resolution as quote from ipwatchdog.com. Below are your guide to social networking online and top ten social media resolution that you should consider implementing in your 2011 marketing and brand building social media campaign

1. Create your identity and build your brand
Thing that your social media for business as away to build your brand or another word that social networking for individual services. You are your brand so you have to always be thinking "what do I want people to think of when they hear my name, see my logo or think of me?" when you create your profile(s)you need to make sure it reflect the brand you want to portray.
2. Stay active but don't take on more than you can chew
When you create your profiles it is important to consistently check on your profiles. Even if time is an issue, you can still update your status, post links to other things you have written, rely to comment, point your readers in the direction of other information you feel will interest them and send friend/connect/follow request. No one says you have to be active everyday, all day, but I suggest that you post something fresh once a week.
3. Set goals to connect to X number of new people
Building a profile and even staying active on your profile is not enough to bring people to you. Unfortunately that is not how social media works. The "secret" to social media is the connection you make. When you add a connection you are not just adding one connection but are affording your self the ability to connect to all of their connections.
4. Build up your relationships with your contacts
After you add a connections, now what? You have to build relationship with those you connect with. One way to do this is to send personal messages to those you have connect with. Connecting with someone on a personal level is the best way to "break the ice" and bring down barriers that might otherwise get in your way. Also set up your profiles to receive linkedln messages in your email inbox. As people respond to your inquiries, or seek you out, you can reply right away. Because customer royalty means nothing any more, people always respond best to those who reply quickly to inquiries.
5. Connect your different social media profiles
One of the benefits of social media sites is that many social media sites will allow you to link your accounts through RSS Feeds and third party applications. This will often you to post your news on one social media site, it will be feed through to and show up on multiple sites.
6. Keep up with your competition
Most Social Media offers a search field somewhere within their site. Search for those you would consider your competition. Search for their company name, their web address, the owner or other employee of their business as well. This will give you the opportunity to not only see what your competition is doing, offering and posting, but will also allow you to see what others say about them. You should also use search engines such as Google or Bing and search for reviews that others have posted on your competition. This will offer you a unique perspective on what others feel are your competitors’ strengths and weaknesses. Weave this information into your Social Media profiles to show you do not have the same weaknesses or that you can fill a particular need that your competitor is lacking. Always remember, your competitors can and probably using social media for marketing research from your company.
7. Listen to what others are saying about you
Use the same search options you used on your competitors Use these functions to see what others are posting within those sites about you. Search the Internet for reviews of your business, products and services as well. When you find comments, whether they are good or bad, respond in a timely manner while maintaining your professionalism. Send personal messages directly to the one leaving feedback about your company if you can.
8. Establish your expertise by asking and answering questions
Many social media sites feature a questions and answers area such as linkedln answers where you can answer questions that pertain to your area of knowledge and expertise. This is also a way to build powerful relationships that will grow your business because it gives you the opportunity to “connect” with the person asking the questions. Look up the individual’s profile and find a way to tie in a personal response. When answering questions, be thorough and offer tips, website links with additional information, or even recommend someone who is the best expert on that topic even if it is not yourself. Always end your answer by inviting the reader to contact you privately if they need additional assistance.
9. Send and request recommendations
People like to do business with people they like. And even more so, people like to do business with those who come highly recommended. If you have a LinkedIn profile, there is a specific feature on your profile where you can ask others to recommend you. Ask for recommendation from previous and current employers, employees and other business colleagues that you’ve interacted with over the year as well friends, professors you had while in school, particularly if your education is pertinent to your industry.
10. Promote your social media profiles
One of my favorite ways to promote my Social Media accounts is through the Signature that attaches at the end of all of my personal and professional emails.what I like most about the email signature is that as my emails are “forwarded” to others, my signature usually goes along with it. Next if you have a website or blog, include icons with links to your profiles for each Social Media Platform you use. Finally, consider including your profile URLs in all of your printed business materials. When you need new business cards, stationary, sales flyers or any other promotional material, be sure to add your URL(s) to these materials. If you have decided to utilize the power of Social Media, you must be willing to dedicate time to it. As with any form of marketing, just having it is never enough. You don’t have to do all of these things at once or even all of these things at all. Even if your goal is to simply increase traffic on your website or blog with online marketing and social media, you are willing to devote some time to it, even in baby steps, you will likely see results.

Source :ipwatchdog