Monday, June 28, 2010

Using twitter as a job-finder:

Social networking sites such as twitter are often just thought of as ways for friends to keep track of each other, and of late for fans to keep track of their favorite celebrities ranging from musicians to athletes to world leaders. However twitter can also be used as a method of finding a job if utilized properly. The key is to make it a professional tool, rather than just a way to update the world of your whereabouts. The 160 character limit of the twitter bio section is a perfect place to state your objective, so make sure you’re articulate and avoid including unnecessary information.

Make sure to short-link your resume at the end so that more information can be easily accessed from there. Tweets should always be professional, and job related. Recruiters find twitter a great way to find prospective employees, so make sure your twitter page and tweets show only things you want them to see. Post keywords in your tweets, and news about your job hunt, you never know who may stumble upon it and pass on your twitter ID. Make sure your image is one that you want a possible future employer to see. This is after all their first impression of you. Also make sure to check a recruiter’s bio before following them, as well as who they’re following and who is following them. This is after all the easiest and quickest way to find out how legitimate the twitter account is before you start sending them your resume using Facebook Application Development Services .

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Tuesday, June 15, 2010

A Study Finds out How Good an Ad on Facebook really is for your Business

To all the businesses that advertise on the social media today, there is certain to be a certain level of a reluctance to get involved; no one really knows exactly how many people get to see an ad on Facebook. Educated guesses could place it in the millions; but no one can really be sure. The value of advertising on the social media though is beginning to become a little clearer now with a new report called the Nielsen Brand Lift studies. According to the report, advertisements in the social media are a big help in pushing any conventional advertising campaign over the top. An advertising campaign done without social media propping it up, often does less well. With backing from social media people tend to look at conventional ads longer, and remember them enough to actually consider buying.

There are paid Facebook ads that appear on the home page, paid social context homepage ads that publish a list of your friends who are tuned in to a brand’s page, and then there is the organic impression – which is when the Facebook fans of a brand endorse it on Facebook. These don’t rate the same with consumers. Unsurprisingly, the survey finds that the organic impressions (also called earned media on the report) make for the most effective advertising – much better than the paid ones. Gigbucks