Teenagers Using Mobiles to Network

The introduction of social media on our lives over the past few years has greatly changed the way we go about our day to day procedures. Like it or not Social media is well and truly here and it definitely is not going anywhere. In past times technology hasn’t always been at the forefront of what teenagers are interested in, but with sites such as MySpace, YouTube and many other popular social media sites including the ever growing Facebook, a new trend has been set and teenagers are often the most knowledgeable people when it comes to Social media.

With this in mind it is obvious that young people are spending more time online than ever before but what sort of affect is it having on their learning and is social media actually teaching them anything useful?

It’s safe to say that teenagers are somewhat more in touch with social media than we are, and studies show that around 40% are using the internet daily. With this much time being spent online shouldn’t we be concerned that teenagers are lacking in development in social skills? No, on the contrary, teenagers are becoming experts in collaborative information sharing and are interacting with each other more than ever before.

Its seems the new workforce are a generation weaned on interactive media and young people are making it their habit to be content creators and source great research for them to share with their peers. This generation that expects to be heard and realizes the knock on effect they can have within their community of friends. All of this information shows that young people are at the forefront of developing online technology and interacting online.

A recently published survey by ‘my yearbook’ shows that these teens online popularity translates just as much offline as 40% are more likely to have attended a party over the last weekend than average teens.

Contrary to belief those teens who are the most social online and are the greatest influencers are indeed also the most social offline and have developed and gaining skills that they can  take with them in the outside world.

Some of the most important aspects of business and networking are being learned through social media by teens [...]

Registering to YouTube and becoming a part of its community is easy.

You just need to fill out a short form, which will ask you a few personal questions. In a matter of minutes, you can be on your way to rating or reviewing the YouTube videos you watch or even uploading your own videos! How fun does that sound? Pretty good most would agree.

Although YouTube is a lot of fun, whether you are only interested in watching videos or if you want to upload your own, YouTube, like all other online websites, have a number of rules and restrictions. It is not only important that you know those rules, but that you abide by them as if you don’t the consequences could get you into big trouble. Here are a few of the rules enforced on YouTube are outlined below.

One of the most common rules surrounds registering for a free YouTube account. Only a minimal amount of personal information is asked of you, like your name, country, zip code, birth date, and gender, but you are advised to be truthful. Should you forget your YouTube login information, you should be able to follow YouTube’s instructions to retrieve your YouTube sign in name, as well as your password. This is a good reason for you to use your true details as it may be vital for you if you come across any difficulties with your account.

Another rule that many YouTube viewers have should be aware of is leaving comments on YouTube video pages or participating in the YouTube forums. Whenever you leave comments for a YouTube video submitter, you are advised to use your best judgment. Of course, you are able to leave negative feedback, if you want, but you are advised to do so in a tasteful matter and make sure its constructive. Avoid foul language and definitely do not threaten any other YouTube members. Doing so, will likely not only get your message revoked, or worst case scenario you could have your YouTube account suspended.

As it was previously mentioned, if you are planning on uploading videos, you are more likely to find a larger number of rules to follow. One of those rules involves the content of your video. You are advised against posting content that is illegal in nature. YouTube [...]

Have you thought of creating your own YouTube video?

If so, you may be wondering whether it’s worth it.

There are definitely lots of advantages to making a YouTube video, but equally there are a few cons which you should be aware of before you make your decision.

Perhaps, the biggest downside to making your own video and uploading it is that you are essentially sharing the video with the whole world.

So ask yourself if that’s what you really want?

The truth is that all internet users, even those without a YouTube account, are free to view any video on YouTube.

It’s likely that if a viewer finds anything in your video they want other people to see the post, they will send it to their friends to view and so on. Therefore the number of views that your YouTube videos gets could be more than you ever expected or wanted.

As your video can be viewed by anyone, you need to be careful with the amount of information that you disclose. For instance, if you are doing a video blog, you might not want to give your real name or at least not your full name.

It is also important that you don’t mention where you live. You may want to outline the country you live in, but never give the city or town, especially if you disclose your name.

Try and refrain from giving any personal information to any other YouTube member, as you can never really be sure of who they are or what their real intentions are.

As with any other website, YouTube can be a dangerous place, but you should be safe as long as you stay aware.

Nevertheless, although there are a few downsides to uploading your own videos to YouTube, there are also a number of benefits of doing so.

Firstly, it’s the ease of use.

Even if you consider yourself to be unskilled with computers, you should still be able to make, upload, and share your videos on YouTube without too much hassle as long as you have all the right equipment.

Once you have created and edited your video on your computer, you just need to follow YouTube’s step-by-step uploading instructions and your video will be ready for sharing, in just a few minutes.

Another benefit of sharing [...]

Anyone can make a Facebook page right?

Right, but unless you follow a few fundamentals, your page won’t generate much interest and will undoubtedly become ‘lost in the pile’ with all the other generic boring pages.

A “fan” on Facebook is someone who “likes” your page.

You need to be able to gain such fans and keep them interested and ultimately participating, otherwise what’s the point?

Here are 7 golden rules to follow that will encourage interaction and attract followers for your Facebook pages:-

1. Ask Questions

You should be posting a question each day. It’s clear that asking questions on Facebook always creates a massive response.

We all know that everyone wants to share their opinion, and why not? By doing so, it lets fans feel involved, and learn something valuable.

After all the customer knows best.

2. Share Relevant Videos

Share and link videos and photos to anything related to your company or industry, and transform the appearance of your page with something fun.

It might be a demonstration video on YouTube or maybe just a commercial, but the chances are that your fans will be genuinely interested and will watch what you post.

3. Provide Useful Links

Provide your fans with plenty of links to your website, interesting blogs or articles and encourage people to get involved.

You may even wish to link to your competitors, which shows that you welcome competition within your industry, but also that you have trust in your own product/services and the loyalty of your fans.

4. Update Notes & Events

These Facebook tabs can often be overlooked.

The notes section is the best place to put any addition information that won’t fit into a status post, such as blog posts, quotes, thoughts, positive customer feedback and anything else.

Any up and coming news, product releases or events can be put in the events tab to keep everyone up to date.

5. Use Photos

Photos are a great way to break up the monotony of your page.

You can add pictures of your premises, events, colleges, products and anything else related to your business.

You can even get fans to post their own pictures and display them as customer photos.

6. Make Requests

You want to seek more followers all the time, as this will obviously get you more exposure [...]