PANEL - Social Media Changing Research Norms

As more scientists take their work to the Web and the cloud -- publishing papers in open-access journals, recruiting trial participants through Facebook, and crowd-sourcing investigations -- the availability and traction of social media tools to support medical research have grown. Facilitating everything from the establishment of "virtual lab space" to the crowd-funding of promising science/scientists, these networks are gaining traction in an increasingly collaborative research environment....

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From: FasterCures

Related topics : social research network sites / research social media / open source social media

How to Change Your LinkedIn Profile Photo

http://www.socialcheck.com Do you have an uncompelling LinkedIn profile photo? 92% of companies are using social networking sites to research and recruit new candidates, so you could be putting yourself at a big disadvantage. This video will teach you how to change your LinkedIn profile photo in a few simple steps, to ensure you are maximising your opportunities online.

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From: Social Check™

Related topics : disadvantages of social networking sites for recruitment / use of social network sites

Ignite Phoenix #1 - Do Social Networks merely help us build bigger silos?

Presenter: Steve Swedler

Biography: I am an entrepreneur, a risk taker, an optimist and a visionary. Oh, and I love technology. Through my experience developing web applications (including social networks and community building tools) as well as research into the principles of effective organized systems, I have a unique sociological perspective to the role of the Internet in interpersonal communications.

Description: Social networking sites today do as much for real world action as paint...

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From: Ignite Phoenix

Related topics : social networking sites and interpersonal communication / build your own social networking site / creating social networking sites

Big Data, social network analysis and UNESCO World's Heritage Sites

Kick-off video presentation of our research project.

We are three students issued from 3 different major in ESILV (Ecole Supérieure Léonard de Vinci - Paris La Défense).

For our 4th year project, we decided to study the tourism flow in UNESCO sites by analyzing the data issued from the social networks (Flickr, Panoramio and Instagram).

The team is composed by Astrid Prévôt (project manager), Anne-Marie Devey and Cédric Rey.

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From: Anne-Marie Devey

Related topics : analysis of social network data / analysis of social networking sites / social networking sites research study / students social networking sites

Big Brother State - UK Government to Monitor Social Networking Sites -

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Facebook, Bebo and MySpace 'to be monitored by security services'

Government plans to track the correspondence of millions on social networking sites have been met with fierce criticism.

This is just another step towards Big Brother State.....

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From: Sov Indo - Sovereign Independent Media

Related topics : uk social network sites / political social networking sites

Research Report: The Pros and Cons of Using Social Networking Sites to Selected CBAA Students

This is for the partial fulfillment for the subject ENGL102 of BS Accountancy 2nd year, Section 4 of De La Salle University - Darmarinas handled by: Mrs. Evelyn Obo-Rayos.

Members:

Paul Renzo Lacson

Clarence King

Lea Jeane Maraan

Aldrich Randall Santos

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From: Paul Renzo Lacson

Related topics : how many students use social networking sites / use of social network sites

Research reveals top social media sites in China

Digital Marketing News;

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Research by Forrester has looked at which social platforms are most used by international businesses in China.

Three quarters of businesses said they used social media in China.

WeChat, Weibo, LinkedIn and Youku were the most popular social networks, with all of them being used by over 50% of businesses questioned.

There was a disconnect between the platforms most commonly used and the satisfaction levels of marketers using them, however.

The...

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From: Webcertain TV

Related topics : using social media for marketing research / business use of social networking sites / social media marketing news / use of social network sites / top business social network

Ardor Reputation Management: Linking Websites with Personalities

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Ardor Reputation Management enhances an individual’s or a company’s online reputation, provides authority to a particular niche, increases the odds of conversions and influences the targeted segments.

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From: ArdorMedia Factory

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Tween Technology

Keeping up with the latest apps, devices and social media sites can seem like a full time job. But not for some. Children as young as eight are adopting technology faster than expected, particularly social networking. But new research shows kids are more cavalier with their online behavour. Julia Calixto reports.

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From: Jules Calixto

Related topics : social media network sites

Genevieve Bell: Anthropological Perspective on Social Media

Watch this video to learn how social networking sites could be analyzed through Anthropology.

Can social media technologies be studied systematically with tools in the field of Anthropology?

In this video, the Director of the Interaction and Experience Research Lab at Intel, Genevieve Bell, affirms--emphatically-- that they could.

An anthropologist by training, Bell explains to the Media X Summer Institute attendants how social media technologies like Facebook, Bebo, Hi5, QQ and Myspace...

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From: mediaXstanford

Related topics : social media sites like facebook / social media and technology tools for research / social networking sites research study / social media social