Dr. Kumar Visvas addressing IAC - Japan seminar

Anna Hazare's core committee member Dr. Kumar Visvas was in Tokyo, Japan on 30th October, 2011. He took some time to address IAC - Japan seminar held in Funabori. He urged NRIs in Japan and other countries to actively use modern communication tools like Internet and social networking sites for such movements, participate in the Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas and connect with local volunteer groups to fight corruption. Among other things, Viswas also discussed electoral reforms. "India needs...

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From: Rajiv Bhardwaj

Related topics : internet social network sites / social networking sites and communication

Video Infographic: Social Networking, Employees in US small businesses survey

http://www.gfi.com/blog/where-theres-a-will-theres-a-social-media-way-video/ If email was the killer app of the 1990s, social networking holds that distinction thus far in the new millennium. It began as a venue for the younger generation but now people of all ages use Facebook, Google+, LinkedIn and other social sites for both personal and business-related communications. GFI's recent small business survey shows that 37 percent of workers use Facebook daily, with only 25 percent saying they've...

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From: GFI Software

Related topics : business use of social networking sites / social network for small business / social media networking sites business / social media for small business / business using social media

Lang-8 Introduction

http://lang-8.com

Lang-8 is a social networking site for language exchange and international communication. At Lang-8, you can write in the language you are learning, have them corrected by users whose native language is the one you are studying, and then help other people that are learning your native language.

Lang-8 makes language learning fun thanks to the social aspect! Make friends and learn about their lives while learning and practicing a new language. Lang-8 makes it easy to learn,...

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From: 1lang8

Related topics : social networking sites help communication / how to make a social network site

Old vs. New

A video comparing the differences between old media and new media.

Quotes have been taken from these two:

Social Network Sites: Definition, History, and Scholarship, Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication 13 (2008) 210--230

Leaning, M. (2011) 'Understanding Blogs: Just another Media Form?' In A. Charles and G. Stewart The End of Journalism, Bern: Peter Lang.

Other reading has come from:

CommonCraft (2007) 'Social Networking in Plain English.' Youtube Available from:...

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From: Peastones

Related topics : social network sites definition history and scholarship / social media networking sites definition

Why are social media different from older forms of media?

Produced this video as part of my Media Studies assignment at The University of Winchester.

Bibliography.

boyd, m. d. and Ellison, B. N. (2008) 'Social Network Sites: Definition, History, and Scholarship', Journal of Computer- Mediated Communication, pp. 210-230.

Hinton, S and Hjorth, L. (2013) Understanding Social Media. London: SAGE.

Thompson, B. J. (1995) The Media and Modernity: A Social Theory of the Media.Oxford: Blackwell Publishers.

Enjoy.

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From: Harrison Read

Related topics : social network sites definition history and scholarship boyd ellison / social media networking sites definition

Optimize PR and Communications with Coosto

Monitor your reputation and brand image with Coosto. With real-time alerting and push notifications you can prevent or solve any crisis easily.

Measure your brand image or corporate reputation via social media sentiment and analyse the underlying feelings, problems and needs. Monitor and analyse content from social networking sites, blogs, forums, (online and offline) news sites, radio and television for increased performance measurement.

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From: Coosto

Related topics : social networking sites blog / social media network sites / social media brand monitoring / corporate image reputation

Why is Social Media different from old forms of Media?

Bibliography

Boyd, m, d and Ellison ,B.N(2008) social network sites :Definition,history scholarship. Journal of computer mediated communication.

http://webbut.unitbv.ro/bulletin/Series%20V/BULETIN%20V/I-06_TALPAU-1.pdf

Hinton,S and Hjorth,L.(2013) Understanding Social Media . Sage

Thompson B,J(1995) The media and modernity: A social theory of the media. Oxford Blackwell publishing

Marshall McLuhan Media is the Message - understanding the extension of men

Www.leaderu.com Todd...

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From: Alice Briggs

Related topics : social network sites definition history and scholarship / social media networking sites definition / social media social

Foodhall - A food sharing social media networking site for student accommodation

Evolve competition is USE’s annual business planning and concept competition that doesn’t rely on the paper plan. Entrants fall into two categories:

Concept – The business idea is still in the concept stage and is not set up as a trading company

Startup – The idea is already a registered and trading business.

Each year entrants submit a short video communicating their business idea. The best ideas then go through to the next round, a Dragons’ Den style pitch in front of a panel...

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From: UShefEnterprise

Related topics : students use social networking sites / social media networking sites business / business using social media / social media proposal

Safer Internet Day: Teens probe Twitter 'addiction'

A recent survey by the UK Safer Internet Centre showed that 96% of 11-19-year-olds use the web to communicate - but how much do teenagers know about how to stay safe online on social networking sites like Twitter?

To coincide with Safer Internet Day on 5 February, BBC News School Reporters from Tarporley High School looked into the issues surrounding the hugely popular social networking website, and talked to people in the know about how to avoid any problems.

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From: NewsPepars

Related topics : how to stay safe using social networking sites / how to stay safe on social networking sites / online social network websites / schools social networking sites

How To Set Up A Social Network And Community In Wordpress With Buddypress And bbPress

Running your own social network can be confusing and very complex to set up, but it doesn’t have to be. Buddypress was created to give you a simple way to bring Wordpress user profiles to the front-end. This gives members the ability to view their profile information and interact with network components that are necessary to engage on your site.

Buddypress has several features that are designed for communications and interaction.

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From: Seth Riley

Related topics : social community network sites / social and networking community / social networking sites and communication