...When Mark Zuckerberg was working on improving popularity of his social network website back in 2005, I was just another student living in college dorms enjoying social experience. At that time facebook was mostly available only at selected colleges and was just making its way through to open public. When I first registered myself on it, I had to indicate what school I go to and prove that I was a student. Although there were many skeptical people about it, I was pretty convinced for some reason that facebook was going to be big. And I need to admit that I was more in to myspace in the beginning, facebook totally “stole” my heart with time going by. In the very beginning it was difficult for me to see any possible advantages coming from being a part of another social network that really did not show benefits at all. Why did I do it though? Maybe out of boredom, maybe I was looking for something that would finally work out for me when it comes to staying in touch all of my friends spread literally all over the world. Yea, there are instant messaging communicators available and yea we talked a lot with each other, but I think all of were looking for something more than just the opportunity of conversation and status updates. What strikes me the most about it is its functionality and high intelligence (if you can even say that about social network). You probably know that whenever you register somewhere, you have to make strives for finding your friends and it really takes time...
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...doesn’t end up doing well in China then it risks losing it’s higher ranking among other construction machinery. Caterpillar still has a few plans to try before giving in easily. Shell Plans to Boost Exploration Budget Friday, February 1st, 2013 Shell and many other oil companies, are planning on expanding the funding for exploration this year. The oil industry is a competitive market and all companies are constantly thriving to become on top. In order to replace declining oil reserves, Shell, and other oil companies are needing to use more of their budget to explore and find more oil wells in order to replace the declining reserves and to increase their net profit. Nasdaq Faces Facebook Fine Wednesday, February 6th, 2013 When Facebok Inc. debuted last year, Nasdaq made several mistakes that could have cost Wall Street nearly $500 million. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is in talks with Nasdaq in regards to a...
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...Let Facebook Become A Real Friend Le Hong Anh Huynh Thi Kim Hanh Nguyen Dac Huy Ho Minh Phuc Nguyen Thi Kim Sa Phan Thi Kim Thoa Nguyen Thi Thanh Thuy Business Academic Skills November 7th 2012 Douglas Foster Let Facebook Become A Real Friend “Social network”-a familiar clause -which is used to regard the virtual community on the Internet, emerged as a common type of communication, entertainment for almost young generations and become the lives of many individuals. Providing many kinds of social group together in one place and making them interact is really a great thing. One of those popular social networks is Facebook, which is considered as the world’s biggest social site. The founder of Facebook-Mark Zuckerberg-launched his product on the 4th of February 2004 and witnessed a remarkable rise in the number of registered member and page views each day. Existing research shows that young people are motivated to join this site to make friends, to keep in touch with the old ones who they have not seen for many years or live in another region of the Earth, to strengthen ties with new acquaintances (Acquisti, and Gross, as cited in Valenzuela, Park, and Kee, 2006, p. 3). Besides, Facebook also allow them to exchange news and discuss issues, both public and private. However, this social network site is not entirely free from drawbacks. If one is not a Facebook user, he/she can easily realize the problems it can cause. In this paper, the authors examine some benefits...
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...CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION Background: Whenever we log in to our Facebook accounts, we see their slogan on their homepage which is “Facebook helps you connect and share with the people in your life.” But nowadays, far from what Mark Zuckerberg’s aim is in creating Facebook, it has turned more into a source of entertainment rather than it means for communication. As this social networking site continues to add and upgrade its features, the means of sharing happenings in someone’s life to the public have widened. Posting videos became available because sometimes pictures are not enough. Hashtags that were only seen in Twitter before have also become available in Facebook so that we can easily filter topics and would be able to keep up with “what’s in”. The additional features improved the quality of service Facebook provides and made it easier to keep up with the latest happenings not only within our circle of friends, but also to our whole community. These advancements have helped some Facebook users to bridge the gap between them and their loved ones . But somehow, others ended up abusing it. The video of the “amalayer” girl in 2012 became viral in Facebook. It had been shared from one’s profile to another and received various reactions from different people may it be positive or negative. People also found social issues entertaining by means of making memes. Instead of taking these seriously and participating in sensible debates, some just tend to shrug these off. This...
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...Social Media and the Small Business IS535 Managerial Applications of Information Technology October 21, 2009 Social Media and the Small Business Abstract Social media has gained significant momentum as a business tool in the past five years. In the following study will analyze how selected small businesses currently use social media, how the businesses may expand the use of the social media medium and precautions small businesses should consider when utilizing social media. The business owners interviewed for the research study vary in their product and service offerings: personal training, music, systems consulting and a karaoke machine retailer. The conclusion of the research will include recommendations for how small businesses may consider the utilization of social media as a strategy to gain or maintain competitive advantage. Social Media and the Small Business Purpose of the Report Social media outlets such as Facebook, LinkedIn, MySpace and Twitter have widespread, worldwide popularity. According to Facebook's Press Room statistics, there are over 300 million Facebook active users worldwide, and more than six billion minutes are spent each day, by users, online (Facebook, 2009). The allure of social networking is tremendous, making it possible for people to connect globally, with ease and free of charge. Many small businesses utilize social media as a marketing tool because it costs...
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