Social Networking in Plain Social Networking in Plain EnglishEnglish

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What is Network?What is Network?

Network is a group of computer Network is a group of computer systems linked together and you can systems linked together and you can easily communicate with your easily communicate with your friends.friends.

Social networkSocial network

People networks find us to find a People networks find us to find a job, meeting with new friends job, meeting with new friends and finding partnersand finding partners

It works like your frind’s friend’s It works like your frind’s friend’s friend find you a job and this is a friend find you a job and this is a network of people. A social network of people. A social networknetwork

The problem is social network in The problem is social network in the real word is the most of the the real word is the most of the connections between people are connections between people are hidden.hidden.

This problem is solved by the This problem is solved by the type of webside called the social type of webside called the social networking sidenetworking side

These web sides helps you to see These web sides helps you to see that what are hidden in the real that what are hidden in the real world.world.

How?How? You sign up for free count and then You sign up for free count and then

sign out your profile and then look sign out your profile and then look for the people you know and then for the people you know and then add as a friend add as a friend

You and that person going to have You and that person going to have connection that other people can seeconnection that other people can see

You can see who your friends know You can see who your friends know and friend’s friend knowand friend’s friend know

As a ResultAs a Result

You can contact them eaYou can contact them easilysily by this by this wayway

Social networking sides make these Social networking sides make these connections between people visibleconnections between people visible

They show the people network who They show the people network who can help you like job and lovecan help you like job and love

Your network is usYour network is useeful because of ful because of these reasons.these reasons.

Social Networking Social Networking SidesSides

Linkedln.comLinkedln.com Facebook.comFacebook.com Myspace.comMyspace.com

Blogs in Plain EnglishBlogs in Plain English

What’s the Big Deal about What’s the Big Deal about Blogs?Blogs? To make the blogs you have to think To make the blogs you have to think

about news and who makes itabout news and who makes it In 20In 20thth centry news was produced centry news was produced

proffescionalyproffescionaly When news happened reporter wrote the When news happened reporter wrote the

story and a group of people decided what story and a group of people decided what a pear in the newspaper a brodcasta pear in the newspaper a brodcast

ProfeProfesionasional news was main streaml news was main stream,, ggeneneerraal and limited like worldl and limited like world,, politics politics and sportsand sports

In 21In 21stst cent centuury news become ry news become professional and personalprofessional and personal

New webNew web side called web blog side called web blog came on to the screen and now came on to the screen and now anyone can be reporter and anyone can be reporter and publisher often for freepublisher often for free

As blogs became popular they As blogs became popular they created lots of news sources that created lots of news sources that they gave everyone audience for they gave everyone audience for their own newstheir own news

With a Blog…With a Blog…

With a blog business owner can With a blog business owner can share about his busshare about his bussinesiness

Mother can share news about his Mother can share news about his familyfamily

Sport star share with their fans Sport star share with their fans These people all blogers These people all blogers

How this is happened?How this is happened? Blogs share news on the web Blogs share news on the web

easilyeasily Anyone with an idea can create a Anyone with an idea can create a

blog and share news a minute blog and share news a minute later later

Blog’s organized by blog posts. Blog’s organized by blog posts. These are news stories like These are news stories like articles in the news paperarticles in the news paper

How it is work?How it is work? Blogers formed a form and post it Blogers formed a form and post it

and its appears top of the page and and its appears top of the page and its gone like that wayits gone like that way

Each blog post can become a Each blog post can become a discussion by readersdiscussion by readers

Sometimes bloger swork together Sometimes bloger swork together like read eachothers post, quote like read eachothers post, quote eachother and link your blogs eachother and link your blogs togethertogether

As a resaultAs a resault Since 2003 there been 70 million Since 2003 there been 70 million

blogs createdblogs created Big deal about blogs they gave Big deal about blogs they gave

people like you the power of the people like you the power of the media and created media and created

a personal news that appeals high a personal news that appeals high number of the audiencesesnumber of the audienceses

So its up to you what you make So its up to you what you make about this new powerabout this new power

Search For the BlogsSearch For the Blogs

Blogsearch.google.comBlogsearch.google.com Technorati.comTechnorati.com

Start a Free BlogStart a Free Blog

Blogger.comBlogger.com Wordpress.comWordpress.com

Social Bookmarking in Plain Social Bookmarking in Plain EnglishEnglish

Social Bookmarking SiteSocial Bookmarking Site

New bookmarking side called New bookmarking side called del.icio.usdel.icio.us

Bookmarking is more useful and funBookmarking is more useful and fun

What we will focus onWhat we will focus on

There are there things;There are there things; How to get starting to bookmarking?How to get starting to bookmarking? How bookmarks organized by tages?How bookmarks organized by tages? Why this kind of bookmarking is Why this kind of bookmarking is

social?social?

How to get starting to How to get starting to bookmarking?bookmarking?

Del.icio.us first sign out for free accountDel.icio.us first sign out for free account You saw easy way to add a buttons to You saw easy way to add a buttons to

your browser (these are important)your browser (these are important) The tag button is how you add new The tag button is how you add new

bookmark to your web sidebookmark to your web side On any webside you can click on tag to On any webside you can click on tag to

save that side site as a delicious save that side site as a delicious bookmarkbookmark

How bookmarks organized by How bookmarks organized by tages?tages?

When you tag a site a new window open When you tag a site a new window open it asks for more information. You can add it asks for more information. You can add key words or tags to describe the sitekey words or tags to describe the site

This will help you to find your bookmarks This will help you to find your bookmarks easlyeasly

When you save a page first site is saved When you save a page first site is saved with your other bookmarks and tags are with your other bookmarks and tags are listed in list of tags. listed in list of tags.

This is bookmarkingThis is bookmarking

Why this kind of bookmarking Why this kind of bookmarking is social?is social?

Delicious bookmarks are public. Your Delicious bookmarks are public. Your friends can see and use your tags like friends can see and use your tags like youyou

Thats why its called social bookmarkingThats why its called social bookmarking Bookmarks can benefit other peopleBookmarks can benefit other people Together you produce a network to a Together you produce a network to a

interesting web side all organized by interesting web side all organized by tagstags