Social networking sites seem to be the latest craze on web nowadays. Two popular social networking sites are Twitter and Facebook. Twitter allows users to update what's going on at anytime and just about anywhere worldwide. Twitter accounts can be linked to cell phones, web pages, or IM services, to allow the user to send and receive messages or tweets to and from others. Facebook is another social networking site that allows users to upload images, videos, and links and share information with family and friends instantly with status updates. There are also thousands of applications, fan pages, and groups for people to take advantage of while on Facebook.
Social networking sites are not only for everyday people, but companies and organizations use these sites to advertise and post job listings. According to an article in The New York Times, TwitJobSearch was created on Twitter to search Twitter for jobs. In the article it states, “One of Twitter’s advantages is that tweets can reach an unknown audience which is a benefit that recruiters, human resources departments and job-seekers are fast discovering.”
Social networking sites are also beneficial to the non-profit sector. Non-profits use Facebook by creating fan pages, which help to spread awareness about their organization to followers, which over time gets more people involved. They also use these fan pages to advertise different events and to collect donations.
As a fellow facebook user, I myself do follow a few organizations by fan pages. One I follow is for breast cancer awareness. On the fan page, it allows its 1,185,947 fans (which grow daily), to make purchases of items that support breast cancer awareness. There are many different links that gives fans breast health advice. And there are also inspirational letters from breast cancer survivors. I also have fan pages for different fashion stores. On there pages they give out information about events, new collections, and sales. This is beneficial for fashion lovers because it keeps them updated on deals, and this is beneficial for the companies because it can increase sells.
Social networking sites relates to the Long Tail because anyone from musicians, to business owners can create a group or page to promote their work or company, which leads them to gain notice from millions of users and can overall add to their success. It relates to Creative Commons because people can license their work post it.
Find more information at:
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/01/25/twitter-could-become-a-recruiters-best-friend/?scp=6&sq=twitter&st=cse
http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2009/08/28/facebook-to-nonprofits-more-pages-fewer-apps/tab/article/
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/12/business/smallbusiness/12guide.html?_r=1
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/pda/2010/feb/10/peter-horrocks-social-media
http://www.poynter.org/column.asp?id=31&aid=168485
Social networking sites are not only for everyday people, but companies and organizations use these sites to advertise and post job listings. According to an article in The New York Times, TwitJobSearch was created on Twitter to search Twitter for jobs. In the article it states, “One of Twitter’s advantages is that tweets can reach an unknown audience which is a benefit that recruiters, human resources departments and job-seekers are fast discovering.”
Social networking sites are also beneficial to the non-profit sector. Non-profits use Facebook by creating fan pages, which help to spread awareness about their organization to followers, which over time gets more people involved. They also use these fan pages to advertise different events and to collect donations.
As a fellow facebook user, I myself do follow a few organizations by fan pages. One I follow is for breast cancer awareness. On the fan page, it allows its 1,185,947 fans (which grow daily), to make purchases of items that support breast cancer awareness. There are many different links that gives fans breast health advice. And there are also inspirational letters from breast cancer survivors. I also have fan pages for different fashion stores. On there pages they give out information about events, new collections, and sales. This is beneficial for fashion lovers because it keeps them updated on deals, and this is beneficial for the companies because it can increase sells.
Social networking sites relates to the Long Tail because anyone from musicians, to business owners can create a group or page to promote their work or company, which leads them to gain notice from millions of users and can overall add to their success. It relates to Creative Commons because people can license their work post it.
Find more information at:
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/01/25/twitter-could-become-a-recruiters-best-friend/?scp=6&sq=twitter&st=cse
http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2009/08/28/facebook-to-nonprofits-more-pages-fewer-apps/tab/article/
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/12/business/smallbusiness/12guide.html?_r=1
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/pda/2010/feb/10/peter-horrocks-social-media
http://www.poynter.org/column.asp?id=31&aid=168485
1 comments:
Good going Miz Henton. I'm diggin the blog post. However i would've like to see a video or pic in regards of the breast cancer issues. visual aids is always a good thing. Other than that ....pretty good.
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