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July 2007
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Posted On
Jul 30, 2007
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There was a rush of high school students pouring in after Facebook opened to everyone last year September. This resulted in a huge number of high school teens registering for Facebook. Despite the rise of high school teens enrolling on Facebook was still framed as being about college.
I believe that this is indeed a change taking place, but it’s not a shift so much as a fragmentation. Until recently, teenagers were flocking to MySpace. The picture is now indistinct. Some teens are flocking to MySpace while the others are flocking to Facebook. What they choose is kind of sticky because it seems it primarily has to do with opting for something different to break the monotony.
The other reason for this is the ideal substitute provided by Facebook after MySpace dangerously estranged “good” kids. Parents weren't nearly as terrified of Facebook because it seemed "safe" thanks to the network-driven structure.
I suspect that this will be received with criticism, but my hope is that the readers who encounter this essay might be able to help me think through this. In other words, I want feedback on this piece.
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Posted On
Jul 27, 2007
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You must have come across this word think positive a lot of times. Well, I’m going to say it again as keeping a positive stand is very important for blogging.
There is a huge number of people reading our blogs who have no idea of who we are, they don’t know the kind of person we are, our likes and dislikes. They might not know if we are having a bad or a good day. The blogs that we phrase out is introduction to them, it is that face that we put forward to the world wide web.
One has to keep a balance with expression. If there is use of excessively negative language and constant complains on your blog, your readers will get the impression that you are a negative or unpleasant person.
This doesn’t mean you have to just be thrilled with everything either - it is possible to state that you don’t like something without being vitriolic. For instance, say you want to review a book that covers topics in your niche, but you didn’t actually like the book for whatever reason. State your opinion, explain why you didn’t find the book helpful, tell your readers what you thought the author could have done better, and if you can, recommend some alternative books on the subject. Criticism is good if it is done constructively.
Try reading other blogs in your niche or related news wires - chances are someone wrote about something interesting. Do a links post to point out the good things.
Last but not least, you can look at YouTube (there’s always something entertaining on YouTube) or check out popular tags on the social bookmarking sites, hint: see if any of your keywords are tags on those sites - it can be an interesting way to see what other people in your niche are writing as well as checking out what readers valued enough to bookmark. If you’re ever at a loss for positive blogging words, find something positive to say about someone else.
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Posted On
Jul 26, 2007
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 I won’t say that Facebook is the next Google. It is a whole new religion- not just a space copy for people. The first thing to check when one gets online in the morning and before they go to bed. It’s addicting no doubt.
I recently signed in and just can’t stop exploring it. So many features, such a classic layout, the navigation is very well made too. There are loads of opportunities there for the smart marketer.
- You can build, or hire someone to build, little applications that Facebook users can add to their own Facebook pages. Custom applications can 'go viral', passing from user to user, very quickly. If a user adds, say “Trips” to their pages, then all of their Facebook friends will see that one of their friends is now using the same application. They, in turn, may use it. After that, their circle of friends see it and do the same, and so on.
- Blog import: You can import your blog to Facebook and then anyone in your Facebook circle of friends will see it.
- Rubbing elbows: The site offers a lot of opportunities to network and connect with lots of players in their given industries.
Learn about Facebook, folks. Sign up today, and spend a few minutes playing with it each day. It will pay off in the long run. Even if Microsoft buys them, this site has dug in its feet deep as a networking and marketing tool.
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Posted On
Jul 25, 2007
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 I have a whole lot of friends with Orkut accounts. I tried exploring it few times and noticed few flaws in the manner it functions. I see more "friend" requests on Orkut than I have seen on any of the other Social Networking Services.
I must say though, after taking a look at the site content I was surprised to see the public information being displayed. It isn't limited to just friends, or friends of friends, but instead is easily available to anyone who would care to see it. In fact, other than your name and how many "friends" you have, your relationship status is the most prominent thing listed. Do I really want to know if my business acquaintance and distant friends are single, married or divorced. I'd add to that list that I'd like to have more control over my information, in particular, relationship information. That I'd like to see more "progressive disclosure" where there was more granularity of what was revealed to public, friends of friends, friends, fans, fans who I've endorsed, etc. Finally, I'd really not like to see things that are not applicable to me, such as relationship information of other people when I'm not looking for relationships, or professional information of others if I'm only using Orkut for dating.
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