Social Networking
November 25, 2011 | 
Author Almost everybody who know how to use the Internet has an account at a social networking site. If you thought only teens or college kids frequent these sites, you’ll be surprised to know that people of all ages have already claimed their space in the World Wide Web via a social network.
Social networks such as Facebook, MySpace, Friendster, and Ning are all websites where one can sign up and connect with long-lost friends and new contacts. Depending on how ‘social’ one is, he can choose to be connected only to his immediate contacts or try to make new connections with his contacts’ contacts. Thus, his social network keeps growing and multiplying. The great thing about social networking is that it is not only for making friends or getting to know someone you can potentially date. It is now also a powerful marketing tool for professionals who seek to expand their network, increase their sales, and establish their brand image. CEOs of big, reputable companies and known experts are among the social networking population in the web. They recognize the power of making connections even over the Internet.
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Many articles have already been written about how a person with an account in a social networking site can make money. We’d love to share that, too, but what we really want you to know is that, as an owner of a social networking site, you can generate money other than from account upgrades of your members.
Here are three things that will bring in some money for you if you own a social networking site.
Affiliate marketing
Surely, you have heard about it. It’s a form of free advertising. Here’s how it works. There’s a website that wants advertising space in your social networking site or dating site. Instead of an outright payment for an ad which may or may not work, you get paid a portion of a transaction that the advertiser closed with a customer who visited his site by clicking the ad on your site. It’s a referral system that does not even require you to put in work.
Vice-versa, you can also be the advertiser and look for an affiliate who can lend you advertising space. You’ll pay him a portion of a transaction he ‘referred’ to you, as well.
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Discovering how to avoid identity theft on Twitter and other social media is becoming a growing concern for countless of people who have profiles on and participate in social networking sites. As people continue to enjoy interacting with friends and meeting other Net users, social networking sites such as Twitter will continue to flourish and bloom. However, as such sites grow in popularity they also become a new phishing ground for cheating cyber criminals and identity thieves. To protect yourself from scams and other online fraud, you have to put up some serious security measures. Read on and take the time to learn how to educate and protect yourself, your family and friends from ripoff.
The first thing that you need to do on how to avoid identity theft on Twitter and other social media is to keep in mind that the Internet is a public place. Although social networking websites are trying their best to protect the privacy of their members, there will always be ways in which criminals would be able to find out how to take advantage of the flaws in the social media system. Thus, it is important to be careful with what you post and include in your Twitter and other social media accounts.
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With more brands set to utilise social networking as an additional marketing tool in 2011, it’s important that they keep in mind that quality is better than quantity when it comes to using these channels for engagement, whether with customers, or with other audiences.
Social media agencies are advising these companies to remember that the quality of followers or fans is far more important than the quantity and there are certain steps that brands can take to ensure that they are attracting quality followers:
- Relevance – Remember that content posted to social media profiles must be relevant to your brand. This will lead to an increased number of followers that have a genuine interest in the company and the products or services that it has to offer;
- Dialogue – Brands must ensure that they engage with their followers by using a two-way dialogue. This will attract followers who will want to interact and respond to surveys, polls and questions;
- Follow the right people – To ensure you collect the right followers, start by following prolific tweeters who have an interest in your subject area, this in turn will encourage them and subsequently their followers to follow you;
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More and more people are putting their own personal social profiles online now. Whether you are looking for romance, trying to re-connect with old friends, are staying in touch with family or are using a social networking site to find employment – there are a few simple things that you should keep in mind before posting your social profile online.
First, make sure you don’t put too much information on your profile. You don’t need to list you address, phone number or other information that identifies your location or that would make it easier for someone to locate you offline. Keep personal details in online profiles to a minimum.
Don’t list information on your social profile that would make it easy for someone to steal your identity or access your financial information or accounts. You should never use your full name and full date of birth on any online profile, unless the information is kept restricted only to people that you choose to give the information to.
A very common mistake people make with posting their social profiles online is to use old pictures or to not be truthful about themselves in descriptions. Be real. False information or lack of information can be just as much of a problem online as too much information can.
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A sudden string of murders with social networking websites as the common thread running through them gives one the feeling of a cuddly baby suddenly becoming a cold blooded murderer. Social networking websites had come to be regarded as the ultimate fun places spreading love, friendship and camaraderie among its members; where else could one befriend or revive old relationships as on a social networking site. No wonder it became the ‘in’ thing to be a part of one group or the other and break out in gay abandon telling all about oneself including private info into these sites. What was apparently lost in the new found euphoria was the simple fact that these were mere information platforms and accessible not only to angels but also to perverts and predators.The risk of revealing personal info on the internet first became evident when scamsters would use the personal account number of unsuspecting victims in what is called as a ‘phishing’operation and drain off their bank accounts.. Mercifully such security breaches stopped with monetary frauds and did not cause physical harm or loss to life.
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