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		<title>The Vacation Rentals in Facebook</title>
		<link>http://www.socialmediawatch.net/index.php/top-social-media-networks/the-vacation-rentals-in-facebook/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 02:52:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>May Ann</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Facebook]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Social Media 101 Series]]></category>
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Here are some new ways upon finding vocational rental that will hit up its Facebook friends.
The Second Porch is a new based company in Portland, Ore that starts on its Facebook application and allow some people as friendsource vocational homes throughout their social networking. Aside of that, this application allow also their homeowners be on [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="tweetmeme_button" style="float: right; margin-left: 10px;"><a href="http://api.tweetmeme.com/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.socialmediawatch.net%2Findex.php%2Ftop-social-media-networks%2Fthe-vacation-rentals-in-facebook%2F"><img src="http://api.tweetmeme.com/imagebutton.gif?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.socialmediawatch.net%2Findex.php%2Ftop-social-media-networks%2Fthe-vacation-rentals-in-facebook%2F" height="61" width="51" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><img class="alignnone" title="Vacational Rentals" src="http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2009/09/22/travel/image001_480.jpg" alt="" width="480" height="307" /></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Here are some new ways upon finding vocational rental that will hit up its Facebook friends.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">The Second Porch is a new based company in Portland, Ore that starts on its Facebook application and allow some people as friendsource vocational homes throughout their social networking. Aside of that, this application allow also their homeowners be on their list for rental properties in Facebook and even build on some followers or towards some potential guests. As a result, the renters can be able to find on vocational homes throughout Facebook friends and as well rated on and even recommended some properties towards others.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">According to Brent Hieggelke who is the founder of this Second Porch that several people on facebook can probably had some access to an least 10 friends to its vocational homes. This had amassed for about 300 listings or more since it all begin testing its application last June. It might not be the case for everyone due to the mere fact that it entirely attempts of eliminating towards one issue that will vexes its rental through the owner marketing trust. Since, some owners got some fear of renting towards the strangers who might be trashing on their home. As a result, renters are quite wary on towards their misleading listings. But in the Second Porch, they can be able to see the faces behind on its places. Just for instance of allowing to charge on its friends of using the cabin in woods or would you just be able allow to hand over some keys in the weekend.</p>
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		<title>What is Life in the Social Network World?</title>
		<link>http://www.socialmediawatch.net/index.php/top-social-media-networks/what-is-life-in-the-social-network-world/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 08:50:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Beverly</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Facebook]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Top Social Media Networks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Twitter]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It still made me cringe thinking of the days that I had never known Facebook&#8230; that is FB to some. I mean Facebook indeed made life overseas much more bearable and feeling so close to home for those who are working overseas. Now, facebook did not only provide a means of communicate for some but [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="tweetmeme_button" style="float: right; margin-left: 10px;"><a href="http://api.tweetmeme.com/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.socialmediawatch.net%2Findex.php%2Ftop-social-media-networks%2Fwhat-is-life-in-the-social-network-world%2F"><img src="http://api.tweetmeme.com/imagebutton.gif?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.socialmediawatch.net%2Findex.php%2Ftop-social-media-networks%2Fwhat-is-life-in-the-social-network-world%2F" height="61" width="51" /></a></div><p>It still made me cringe thinking of the days that I had never known Facebook&#8230; that is FB to some. I mean Facebook indeed made life overseas much more bearable and feeling so close to home for those who are working overseas. Now, facebook did not only provide a means of communicate for some but also for mirth, laughter and fun. I mean Facebook has so many applications on their sleeve that I can not resist trying 1 application a day. A life without Facebook seems so dull and uncultured.</p>
<p>With the advent of social network&#8230; communication became so easy. Finding something does not require you to hire a detective to find the best within the industry. Thank you <strong>social network sites</strong>. I have to admit Facebook has become a common ground for people coming from all walks of life.</p>
<p>Are you looking for a company to study Spanish English with? Perhaps <a href="http://www.babylon-idiomas.com/">Babylon Idiomas</a> can help you with that. And you can easily find them easily- from Facebook to Linkedin. Or perhaps you are vying to book for the best apartment vacation accommodation in the most legitimate website in cyberpsace? Then <a href="http://www.friendlyrentals.com/">Friendly Rentals</a> will offer the best of the best quality accommodation when you chose to gaze Familia Sagrada in Barcelona or perhaps the travel in Rome.</p>
<p>And now, Twitter has become the smartest innovation in the social network list. From a rescue operation of Disney crew of a man who fell down on his cruise ship to &#8216;US Airways Flight 1549&#8242; escapade in Hudson River in New York; all these are first twittered in Twitter before any mainstream media got hold of the news.</p>
<p>The influence of <strong>top social network</strong> can not be underestimated for its influence has reached even the digital cameras industry. Samsung industry recently has just launched their newest member of the family: the ST500, ST1000 and ST550. These digital camera model was launched worldwide from Bangkok, Philippines, London, New York, Seoul and Beijing are proud to showcase their features which is designed for easy-social-media/network-use.</p>
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		<title>Facebook: The Leading Social Networking Site</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 02:33:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carolyn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Top Social Media Networks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Facebook Voice Chat]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TRUSTe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vivox]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[FACEBOOK, the largest social networking site in the world already reached over 300 million users in the span of five months. This is a big success for Facebook! And as they continue to provide something new from services, applications and other features; the growth will eventually soar fast. Facebook has also gain the trust of [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="tweetmeme_button" style="float: right; margin-left: 10px;"><a href="http://api.tweetmeme.com/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.socialmediawatch.net%2Findex.php%2Ftop-social-media-networks%2Ffacebook-the-leading-social-networking-site%2F"><img src="http://api.tweetmeme.com/imagebutton.gif?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.socialmediawatch.net%2Findex.php%2Ftop-social-media-networks%2Ffacebook-the-leading-social-networking-site%2F" height="61" width="51" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>FACEBOOK</strong>, the largest social networking site in the world already reached over 300 million users in the span of five months. This is a big success for Facebook! And as they continue to provide something new from services, applications and other features; the growth will eventually soar fast. Facebook has also gain the trust of the people in America as <a title="TRUSTe" href="http://www.truste.com/">TRUSTe</a> rank Facebook in the number 10th slot being <a href="http://mashable.com/2009/09/16/facebook-privacy-truste/"><em>one of the most trusted companies in privacy</em></a>.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Along with Facebook success will be the launching of <strong>Facebook Voice Chat</strong>. The <a title="Facebook Voice Chat" href="http://www.socialmediawatch.net/">Facebook Voice Chat</a> is powered by <strong><a title="Vivox" href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-13772_3-10352684-52.html">Vivox</a></strong>, <em>a Boston-based company that provides the integrated voice service for virtual worlds like Second Life and EVE Online, and which already has more than 15 million users worldwide</em>.  This feature requires plug-in in which a user needs to install. But once installed, users will enjoy its features from individual chatting to group conversations.  Will you become a fan of this new application? Let’s all look forward for the launching of <strong>Facebook Voice Chat</strong>.</p>
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		<title>Facebook Mobile Payments</title>
		<link>http://www.socialmediawatch.net/index.php/social-media-news/facebook-mobile-payments/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 02:58:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>May Ann</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Facebook]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Social Media Concepts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Social Media News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Social Media Tool]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Social Media Watch]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Top Social Media Networks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Facebook applications]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Facebook credits]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Facebook mobile payments]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Its been considered that social networking is enabling users to purchase this Facebook Credits together their mobile phones rather than using credit cards. Facebook is now allowing its users to bill out their cell phones in order to purchase the Facebook Credits for its virtual goods. Since, social networking is now teaming on towards a [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="tweetmeme_button" style="float: right; margin-left: 10px;"><a href="http://api.tweetmeme.com/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.socialmediawatch.net%2Findex.php%2Fsocial-media-news%2Ffacebook-mobile-payments%2F"><img src="http://api.tweetmeme.com/imagebutton.gif?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.socialmediawatch.net%2Findex.php%2Fsocial-media-news%2Ffacebook-mobile-payments%2F" height="61" width="51" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Its been considered that social networking is enabling users to purchase this Facebook Credits together their mobile phones rather than using credit cards. Facebook is now allowing its users to bill out their cell phones in order to purchase the Facebook Credits for its virtual goods. Since, social networking is now teaming on towards a mobile payment company of Zong in order to provide such service and this credits will be use in order to buy on an online good that is just within the Facebook. It’s been known that these kinds of credits are already normally been purchased with its credit cards and can also be use that is just within this Facebook applications upon doing things.</p>
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During to its initial test, these mobile credits are already cost as twice as it was already been purchase for its credit cards because of its revenue shared agreement together its wireless carriers. With that, it appears that Facebook is already making similar revenue off towards its mobile credits for its desktop. According to the Facebook spokesperson that part of this test that they are working with Zong is to allow users be able to explore ways in order to have an easy purchase of their credits and online goods through entering their mobile numbers rather than using credit card information towards the supported Facebook applications.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">This move was been considered as critical component towards this Facebook future plans revenue. Since, it will enable some Facebook application developers in order to sell over their virtual and even physical goods for online store with the usage of Facebook Credits as its payment. It’s been estimated that 70% of this 250 million or more Facebook users came outside from United States and most of these users might be in the markets where there is no easy access for credit cards but just have a high penetration of mobile phone. Rumors are persisting that this social networking are eventually aiming in order to allow its audience be able to use this virtual currency upon purchasing its services and even some physical goods.</p>
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		<title>Facebook is now exporting tool links pages towards twitter</title>
		<link>http://www.socialmediawatch.net/index.php/top-social-media-networks/facebook-is-now-exporting-tool-links-pages-towards-twitter/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2009 03:06:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>May Ann</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Facebook]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Social Media Tool]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Twitter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Facebook pages]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Last Thursday, it’s been announce by the Facebook administration that an exporter tool of Facebook Pages will have a direct update towards the Twitter. As a result, those business individuals, celebrities and politicians that got some web pages will be soon enable to link over their status updates that includes the photos, even creation jobs, [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="tweetmeme_button" style="float: right; margin-left: 10px;"><a href="http://api.tweetmeme.com/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.socialmediawatch.net%2Findex.php%2Ftop-social-media-networks%2Ffacebook-is-now-exporting-tool-links-pages-towards-twitter%2F"><img src="http://api.tweetmeme.com/imagebutton.gif?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.socialmediawatch.net%2Findex.php%2Ftop-social-media-networks%2Ffacebook-is-now-exporting-tool-links-pages-towards-twitter%2F" height="61" width="51" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Last Thursday, it’s been announce by the Facebook administration that an exporter tool of Facebook Pages will have a direct update towards the Twitter. As a result, those business individuals, celebrities and politicians that got some web pages will be soon enable to link over their status updates that includes the photos, even creation jobs, notes, and photos direct to this micro-blogging site which is the twitter. Since, its been seen that several of the public figures that includes the businesses individuals, people who belong to the organizations, musicians and some other individuals that created Facebook pages would be often want to share over their status updates that includes its photos or even event to several of their supporters as often as possible especially to those celebrities who usually wanted to share over their personal views, news or even charities that might wanted to put out their calls in order to support both the Facebook fans and as well their Twitter followers at the same time.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Gummelt of Stanford University junior have created over this app during the summer time of its internship program in their social networking site. Since, its already been rolled out for beta of its Page owners that is similar to Dane Cook, the Worldlife Fund, WNBA, NBA, Livestrong, and that will be soon available to its Page owners. In which, the users will now be able to control over this kind of information that they will be sharing via its privacy settings just for its status updates, photos, for an instance or just only for its event creations and its links. Aside of that, they can also be removing themselves from this Twitter through clicking out the unlink from the Twitter button.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">People that got this multiple pages will now be able to link over each pages towards a different twitter account. Since, twitter got some natural step in order to link over to Facebook Pages due to its powerful tool for the purpose of broadcasting its short message widely according to the twitter spokesperson. Although, posts from this Facebook Pages are already on the public setting where in everyone in Facebook can see it but upon using this new feature it will support everyone to public it on twitter. No word will be available towards these personal profiles. Since, this twitter app for the Facebook will be currently posting the Twitter updates of its members towards its Facebook status update that can be helpful for those individuals who does not want to be switching back and forth that is quite between into its two sites but also somewhat quite annoying especially to those individuals who seems prolific towards Tweeters.</p>
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		<title>Using Keyword Optimization for Your Social Media Advertising</title>
		<link>http://www.socialmediawatch.net/index.php/top-social-media-networks/using-keyword-optimization-for-your-social-media-advertising/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 06:52:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristo</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Social Media Player]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Top Social Media Networks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[keyword]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Social Media Advertising]]></category>

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With all the social media platforms on the Internet, it must be getting harder for small business owners to remain competitive. The revolution of personal profiles swiftly evolved to video sharing profiles and floodgates that paved way for Internet users to have at least 400 social media platforms at hand. Any online marketer can identify [...]]]></description>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">With all the social media platforms on the Internet, it must be getting harder for small business owners to remain competitive. The revolution of personal profiles swiftly evolved to video sharing profiles and floodgates that paved way for Internet users to have at least 400 social media platforms at hand. Any online marketer can identify the value of social media advertising on the free platforms. However, online business marketers must have a targeted and strategic approach to social media advertising to combat limited time and broad options. Hence, they need to develop a social media advertising procedure composed of sites that Web site owners, advertisers and business owners must have to run a successful advertising campaign. So far there are six indispensable social media platforms and these are:</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">1.	Linked In – One of the most popular business profile sites. It has a favorable rank in search engines and is an outstanding platform for sending activity updates. When optimizing your site profile, select at least one keyword you would like to be identified with. If you use it habitually without compromising consumer experience, you can watch your profile escalate on the search engines.<br />
2.	Facebook – Facebook does not have any ranking in search engines as it is a closed community; however, it is the ideal choice if you want to have a personal online profile. Using your business keyword for optimizing your Facebook profile can be a valuable marketing effort. Use one keyword to identify yourself with and include some personal distinction but avoid putting too much personal information.<br />
3.	MySpace – Unlike Facebook, it is an open community and has outstanding rank in search engines. MySpace allows any form of online enterprise to accomplish fully developed and well-rounded profiles. On top of using a keyword, you can search your target audience and generate an incredible network.<br />
4.	YouTube – We can all bet this is the most popular video sharing platform. It is one of the best mediums to generate a viral marketing campaign. YouTube is one of the great ways to make other site owners link to your website. Each video you make is an opportunity to optimize a different keyword. Include at least one keyword in each title and description portion.<br />
5.	Blog – A blog must be at the top of everybody’s list when creating a social media platform. Blogs can offer distinctive advantages over other social media platforms when it comes to Internet Marketing. Blogs are alluring as they are generally a combination of marketing and education online that most consumers trust. Every blog provides the opportunity to target a new keyword. Use a keyword tool and select one before writing. As it is in YouTube, include your keyword in the title and through your content but never sacrifice consumer experience. Be cautious of repeating a keyword multiple times to avoid spam.<br />
6.	Twitter – This is probably the latest craze in the Internet today that certainly ranks in the search engines. It is actually a microblog that limits your posts up to 140 characters only. However, it can be a remarkable tool for your business. Twitter plugins not only allows you to update Twitter but can also be passed on to your other social media platforms such as Facebook. Select just one keyword to be included in all your twitter posts. Also, personalize your Twitter background for a touch of personality.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Combining these six fundamental social media advertising platforms will make your online campaign hit the mark. The touch of optimization in each platform allows your social media to work hand in hand with your PPC campaigns and website to have a significant position in the first page of search engine results.</p>
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		<title>Delicious Now Connects to Twitter</title>
		<link>http://www.socialmediawatch.net/index.php/top-social-media-networks/delicious-now-connects-to-twitter/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 07:42:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carolyn</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Fresh Bookmarks]]></category>
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Popular social bookmarking site, Delicious, is now connected to Twitter. Before, the “popular bookmarks” page contains a list of the most saved web pages which were bookmarked by different users. Like any other famous social bookmarking and networking sites such as Digg and Twitter (which had just launched its new design), Delicious also reinvented its [...]]]></description>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">Popular social bookmarking site, <a title="Delicious" href="http://delicious.com/"><strong>Delicious</strong></a>, is now connected to <strong>Twitter</strong>. Before, the “<em>popular bookmarks</em>” page contains a list of the most saved web pages which were bookmarked by different users. Like any other famous <strong>social bookmarking</strong> and networking sites such as <strong><a title="Digg" href="http://digg.com/">Digg</a> </strong>and <strong><a title="A New Twitter Homepage" href="http://www.socialmediawatch.net/index.php/twitter/a-new-twitter-homepage/">Twitter</a> </strong>(<em>which had just launched its new design</em>), Delicious also reinvented its pages and gives a new service for their users.If you take a look with the “<strong>Fresh Bookmarks</strong>” section and click on the arrow right button, you get to see different “<em><strong>Related Tweets</strong></em>” which are related to the subject. A user can now tweets while saving a bookmark.</p>
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<h4><a href="http://blog.delicious.com/blog/2009/08/delicious-homepage-gets-%e2%80%9cfresh%e2%80%9d.html">Delicious explains the changes of their service</a>:</h4>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><em> “On the previous delicious.com page (click the Popular tab), you typically found links that had ~100 bookmarks – so more authoritative resources as opposed to fresh news. Additionally, given that the most popular tag on delicious is ‘design’, you probably encountered headlines like ‘100+ Wordpress Themes’ on most days (in fact, I used to make bets on this).</em></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><em>For this new Fresh homepage, our system displays recently bookmarked links and tweeted messages focused mostly on technology, web, politics, and media. Underneath the hood, Fresh factors several features into the ranking like related bookmark and tweet counts, “eats our own dogfood” by leveraging BOSS to filter for high quality results, as well as stitches tweets to related articles even if the tweets do not provide matching URLs (as ~81% of tweets do not contain URLs).”</em></p>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">Along the launch of Delicious’ new features follows also the <a href="http://blog.delicious.com/blog/2009/08/delicious-homepage-gets-%e2%80%9cfresh%e2%80%9d.html#comments">positive and negative feedbacks</a> of fans and avid users.</p>
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		<title>Top 10 Stories for Social Media Watch for the month of June</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2009 07:03:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Baby Jane</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Checkout the popular as of June 2009:


Social Media Tools and Swine Flu (PR0) – talks about the swine flu and how we are going to prevent it.


Social Weehz (PR0) – It is one of the popular social bookmarking sites. This bookmarking site can share, can vote and can leave comments.


Make Your Social Media Life Easier: [...]]]></description>
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<p align="justify"><a title="Social Media Tools and Swine Flu" href="http://www.socialmediawatch.net/index.php/social-media-news/social-media-tools-and-swine-flu/" target="_self">Social Media Tools and Swine Flu</a> (PR0) – talks about the swine flu and how we are going to prevent it.</p>
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<p align="justify"><a title="Social Weehz" href="http://www.socialmediawatch.net/index.php/social-media-news/social-weehz/" target="_self">Social Weehz</a> (PR0) – It is one of the popular social bookmarking sites. This bookmarking site can share, can vote and can leave comments.</p>
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<p align="justify"><a title="Make Your Social Media Life Easier: Streamline Your Web Presence" href="http://www.socialmediawatch.net/index.php/social-media/make-your-social-media-life-easier-streamline-your-web-presence/" target="_self">Make Your Social Media Life Easier: Streamline Your Web Presence</a> (PR2) – Talks about the tips on how your social media would be easier.</p>
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<p align="justify"><a title="Skyrock" href="http://www.socialmediawatch.net/index.php/social-media/skyrock/" target="_self">Skyrock</a> (PR2) – It is a social networking site. Talks about when it was launched, who founded it and what they offer.</p>
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<p align="justify"><a title="Namesdatabase, To Be Scam or Not to Be Scam" href="http://www.socialmediawatch.net/index.php/social-media-news/namesdatabase-to-be-scam-or-not-to-be-scam/" target="_self">Namesdatabase, To Be Scam or Not to Be Scam</a> (PR2) – What do you think? Is it scam or not?</p>
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<p align="justify"><a title="3 Important Social Media Tools" href="http://www.socialmediawatch.net/index.php/social-media-tool/3-important-social-media-tools/" target="_self">3 Important Social Media Tools</a> (unranked) – Talks about the top 3 major tools for social media. And the best ways to stay connected with your list of friends.</p>
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<p align="justify"><a title="The Virb as a Social Network Site" href="http://www.socialmediawatch.net/index.php/social-media-fun/the-virb-as-a-social-network-site/" target="_self">The Virb as a Social Network Site</a> (unranked) – One of the best social networking sites. A time to discover your adventures with this site.</p>
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<p align="justify"><a title="The Internet Social Media Status" href="http://www.socialmediawatch.net/index.php/social-media-news/the-internet-social-media-status/" target="_self">The Internet Social Media Status</a> (unranked) – Talks about the stats such as wikipedia, google search and youtube stats.</p>
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<p align="justify"><a title="Twitter, What’s Hot?" href="http://www.socialmediawatch.net/index.php/twitter/twitter-whats-hot/" target="_self">Twitter, What’s Hot?</a> (unranked) – What is hot? Is it twitter?</p>
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<p align="justify"><a title="Social media analyst recommends three best books" href="http://www.socialmediawatch.net/index.php/social-media-news/social-media-analyst-recommends-three-best-books/" target="_self">Social media analyst recommends three best books</a> (unranked) – Checkout the 3 books recommended.</p>
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		<title>Collins English Dictionary Adds Twitter</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2009 06:16:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carolyn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Twitter made a big name in the web since it was launched last 2006 as a micro blogging and a social networking site. Twitter made it possible for its users to send and read their buddy’s online updates now commonly called as “tweets”. Tweets are micro blogs limited only to 140 characters which can be [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="tweetmeme_button" style="float: right; margin-left: 10px;"><a href="http://api.tweetmeme.com/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.socialmediawatch.net%2Findex.php%2Ftop-social-media-networks%2Fcollins-english-dictionary-adds-twitter%2F"><img src="http://api.tweetmeme.com/imagebutton.gif?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.socialmediawatch.net%2Findex.php%2Ftop-social-media-networks%2Fcollins-english-dictionary-adds-twitter%2F" height="61" width="51" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><a title="Twitter" href="http://twitter.com/">Twitter</a> made a big name in the web since it was launched last 2006 as a <strong>micro blogging</strong> and a social networking site. <strong>Twitter</strong> made it possible for its users to send and read their buddy’s online updates now commonly called as <em>“tweets”</em>. Tweets are micro blogs limited only to 140 characters which can be seen in the profile page. Tweets are delivered to the “<em>followers</em>” who subscribe to user’s page.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Because of its popularity, which reached more than <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/scienceandtechnology/technology/twitter/5753214/Twitter-gains-entry-in-dictionary.html">one million registered users</a>, twitter got a slot in the academic industry as it is included in the <a title="Collins English Dictionary" href="http://www.collinslanguage.com/"><strong>Collins English Dictionary</strong></a>. The Collin’s dictionary was published by <em>HarperCollins</em>.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Collins English Dictionary defines <strong>Twitter</strong> as:<br />
Noun -<em>a website where people can post short messages about their current activities.</em><br />
Verb-<em>to write short messages on the Twitter website.</em></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">These are also included in Collins English Dictionary:<br />
<strong>Twitterati</strong>- <em>users of the website</em><br />
<strong>Twitterverse</strong>- <em>the website and its users</em></p>
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		<title>Facebook is introducing shopping portal payment system</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 02:41:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>May Ann</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Facebook is consider as one of the popular social networking site and now is introducing its new internal payment system in order to make their site even more like a sopping portal. This payment system that been created allow the users be able to buy the Facebook credits and at the same time use those [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="tweetmeme_button" style="float: right; margin-left: 10px;"><a href="http://api.tweetmeme.com/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.socialmediawatch.net%2Findex.php%2Fsocial-media-news%2Ffacebook-is-introducing-shopping-portal-payment-system%2F"><img src="http://api.tweetmeme.com/imagebutton.gif?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.socialmediawatch.net%2Findex.php%2Fsocial-media-news%2Ffacebook-is-introducing-shopping-portal-payment-system%2F" height="61" width="51" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><img style="margin: 5px;" src="http://i41.tinypic.com/2njeush.png" alt="Facebook" align="right" />Facebook is consider as one of the popular social networking site and now is introducing its new internal payment system in order to make their site even more like a sopping portal. This payment system that been created allow the users be able to buy the Facebook credits and at the same time use those credits to purchase virtual goods from the third part applications that will continually run into the site through taking a certain percentage for every transaction. As of now, it’s been estimated that Facebook got about 300 million registered users from around the globe. With that, Facebook is hoping that through offering a site wide currency it could support of becoming a shopping portal through encouraging the commerce in the website and making money on by taking some percentage for every transaction.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Although that this payment system was already been tested for about three applications but its still expected to rolled out widely for the next more weeks to come. According to Facebook leading counsel product who is Joe Sullivan stated that Facebook will continually provide a free service. Since, these payments system terms would only just govern to any purchase that been made in the site. As well, the Facebook is currently drafted new terms of condition upon using this payment system for the simplification of using the payment related terms and bringing together the user in one place that provides them flexibility of try using new features. As of now, the payments are only available for two ways on its site. One can be done with Facebook Gift Shop where in the user can be able to purchase credits in order to buy gifts for their friends. While the second is through purchasing an advertisement with online Facebook Ads system and users may be able also see the credits that appear on other ways of the site.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Most of the Facebook users are increasingly spending real money upon purchasing these virtual goods and even applying the credits that runs in the Facebook platforms. According to Bruce Cundiff who is the director of payments research and consulting at Javelin Strategy and Research stated that the payments platform could support positioning the Facebook of becoming an essential ecommerce player. Just recently, its been estimated that Facebook platform developers like the Zynga are now expecting to create more than $500m within this year. As well, some experts that include Ray Valdes who is an analyst to Gartner Research stated that the revenue from this payment system of Facebook would eventually represent the one third percentage rate of the entire Facebook income.</p>
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