SOCIAL NETWORKS
People have always used the "social media" of their time to effect change. Without belabouring history, consider that some of the most widely-felt changes in the Western world were made by "bloggers" using the technology of their day.
Substantial social and governmental change is still being implemented today through social networks, this time at the speed of the Internet. Ordinary citizens and committed organizations are improving the efficiency and transparency of government, one status update at a time.Social networking may sound fluffy, but it can translate into real benefits for you and your company. William Baker, a professor of marketing at San Diego State University, surveyed 1,600 executives and found that firms that rely heavily on external social networks scored 24 percent higher on a measure of radical innovation than companies that don't. Online networks can help you hire the right people, market your product - or even find a manufacturer.
There are hundreds of social networks websites in the internet. Facebook, Twitter, Linkdin and Google +1 are the most known ones. However some of the other social networks website have more than 100 million members and are a huge potential for business. Tencent QQ, generally referred to as QQ, is the most popular free instant messaging computer program in Mainland China. They have 636 million users (as for November 2010) and are a must have profile for anyone looking to do business in China.
Substantial social and governmental change is still being implemented today through social networks, this time at the speed of the Internet. Ordinary citizens and committed organizations are improving the efficiency and transparency of government, one status update at a time.Social networking may sound fluffy, but it can translate into real benefits for you and your company. William Baker, a professor of marketing at San Diego State University, surveyed 1,600 executives and found that firms that rely heavily on external social networks scored 24 percent higher on a measure of radical innovation than companies that don't. Online networks can help you hire the right people, market your product - or even find a manufacturer.
There are hundreds of social networks websites in the internet. Facebook, Twitter, Linkdin and Google +1 are the most known ones. However some of the other social networks website have more than 100 million members and are a huge potential for business. Tencent QQ, generally referred to as QQ, is the most popular free instant messaging computer program in Mainland China. They have 636 million users (as for November 2010) and are a must have profile for anyone looking to do business in China.
Linkdin
Reid Hoffman, founder and CEO of LinkedIn, talks about how to harness the power social networking for business development, and what it can do for individuals in the midst of rapid globalization. |
Twitter offers a social networking and microblogging service, enabling its users to send and read messages called tweets.
Tweets are text-based posts of up to 140 characters displayed on the user's profile page. Tweets are publicly visible by default; however, senders can restrict message delivery to just their followers. |
Facebook
As of January 2011, Facebook has more than 600 million active users.
By far the most know social network service.Users may create a personal profile, add other users as friends, and exchange messages, including automatic notifications when they update their profile. Additionally, users may join common interest user groups, organized by workplace, school, or college, or other characteristics. |
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