21 Popular Social Media Platforms – Important for GK, Computers (Dr. Manishika) Part 1 of 2

21 Popular Social Media Platforms - Important  for GK, Computers (Dr. Manishika) Part 1 of 2

Dr. Manishika Jain explains 21 popular social media platforms – Important (GK, Computers)
Facebook
This is the biggest social media network on the Internet, both in terms of total number of users and name recognition. Founded on February 4, 2004, Facebook has within 12 years managed to accumulate more than 1.59 billion monthly active users and this automatically makes it one of the best mediums for connecting people from all over the world with your business.

Twitter
You might be thinking that limiting your posts to 140 characters is no way to advertise your business, but you will be shocked to know that this social media platform has more than 320 million active monthly users who make use of the 140 character limit to pass on information.

LinkedIn
Founded on December 14, 2002, and launched 0n May 5, 2003, LinkedIn is hands-down the most popular social media site for professional networking.

Google+
While it’s no Twitter, Facebook or LinkedIn, Google+ has its place among the popular social media sites. Its SEO value alone makes it a must-use tool for any small business.

YouTube
YouTube — the largest and most popular video-based social media website — was founded on February 14, 2005, by three former PayPal employees. It was later bought by Google in November 2006 for .65 billion.

Pinterest
Launched in March 2010, Pinterest is a relatively newcomer in the social media arena. This platform consists of digital bulletin boards where businesses can pin their content.

Instagram
Like Pinterest, Instagram is a visual social media platform. The site, launched on October 6, 2010, has more than 400 million active users and is owned by Facebook. Many of its users use it to post information about travel, fashion, food, art and similar subjects.

Tumblr
Tumblr is one of the most difficult to use social networking platforms, but it’s also one of the most interesting sites. The platform allows several different post formats, including quote posts, chat posts, video and photo posts as well as audio posts, so you are never limited in the type of content that you can share.

Flickr
Flickr, pronounced “Flicker,” is an online image and video hosting platform that was created by the then Vancouver-based Ludicorp on February 10, 2004, and later acquired by Yahoo in 2005.

Reddit
This is a social news and entertainment networking website where registered users can submit content such as direct links and text posts. Users are also able to organize and determine their position on the site’s pages by voting submissions up or down.

Snapchat
Snapchat is an image messaging application software product that was created by Reggie Brown, Evan Spiegel and Bobby Murphy when they were students at Stanford University.

WhatsApp
WhatsApp Messenger is a cross-platform instant messaging client for smartphones, PCs and tablets.

Quora
Capitalizing upon human curiosity is an ingenious idea that would lead to the creation and launch of Quora in June, 2009.

Vine
With over 40 million users, Vine is a rapidly growing video sharing social media app that allows users to share 6-second video clips with their followers.

Periscope
Periscope is a live video streaming mobile app that was developed by Joe Bernstein and Kayvon Beykpour.

BizSugar
BizSugar is a social networking platform and niche resource for small business owners, entrepreneurs and managers.

StumbleUpon
StumbleUpon is a discovery engine that finds and recommends content for its users. Come June 30, 2018, it will be moving to Mix. More than 25 million people use StumbleUpon for entertainment and information.

Delicious
This is a social bookmarking web service for discovering, storing and sharing web bookmarks. The site was founded by Peter Gadjokov and Joshua Schachter in 2003 and acquired in 2005 by Yahoo. By the end of 2008, Delicious claimed that it had bookmarked 180 million URLs and acquired more than 5.3 million users. The service was later sold to AVOS Systems in April 2011 who later sold it to Science Inc. In January this year, Delicious Media said that it had acquired the service.

Digg
Founded more than a decade ago (November 2004), Digg is a news aggregator with a curated front page that selects stories specifically for the Internet audience, The topics vary widely from trending political issues to science to viral Internet issues and anything in between.

Viber
Viber is a Voice over IP (VoIP) and instant messaging app for mobile devices that was developed and released by Viber Media on December 2, 2010.
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Top 5 Social Media Channels for 2016

For any business to flourish regardless of size, social media plays a very important role these days. It’s proves to be a great platform to promote the brands online. These platforms are free to use, however, if you wish to reach more people then there are paid advertising options as well. However, here, you must understand that just to make your business visible, it doesn’t necessarily have to be on every social media platform. So, it’s vital that you select and develop the social platforms that help your business flourish. So, what could be the top social media channels for 2016? Of course, they are already popular among the youths and the masses, but what could be their fate in 2016 is the question to answer.

The criteria for determining the top 5 sites can vary depending on their popularity but the main criterion is the traffic or the number of users on each of these sites. Also, just because a social media site has a large number of users, doesn’t necessarily make it better than the others, as there are several smaller, niche social media sites that serve a smaller section of the population, but provide incredible user experience. Given ahead are the top 5 social media channels that are part of popular culture. Let’s take a look:

Top 5 Social Media Channels for 2016

Facebook
Today, Facebook is a giant in the social media space, both in terms of fame and the total number of users. It proves to be a great medium for connecting individuals all over the world with your business as there are more than 1.55 billion active users. It’s not that Facebook is the only biggest social media platform, but it definitely has more versatility in it. It’s been more than a decade since it launched, and Facebook has grown from being a simple website where youths could keep in touch into a multifaceted web and mobile social channel where anyone can connect with anyone.

Twitter
This is another social media platform where you can post primarily anything. This popular social platform lets you share short text updates (140 characters or less) in addition to the images, videos, polls, links and more. It’s a great medium to swiftly connect with people all around the world as you can easily interact with other users by mentioning their usernames in your posts. Due to its wide reach, Twitter is not just a great way to market your business but also an effective medium to handle customer service.

Tumblr
Many find Tumblr to be the most difficult social media platform to use for business purpose, but the fact is it’s also one of the most interesting networks. It lets several different post formats that include text posts, chat posts, audio posts, video posts, etc., so you don’t have any restriction with the type of content you share. This social platform hosts more than 200 million blogs and the majority of them are run by youth, which increases the chances for any SEO company in Mumbai to spread its business.

Instagram
This photo sharing social platform owned by Facebook has moved extremely fast among the popularity charts. Recently, Instagram was in news for it had its 400 millionth user and has gone above Twitter to take the second spot behind Facebook. Its rise has been quite phenomenal and is considered to be a high value social network which is loved by several celebrities globally.

Pinterest
This platform possesses digital bulletin boards where users can save and display content they like in the form of pins. Here users create and organize their boards by category. This social platform comes quite handy for any business offering SEO services in Mumbai as it’s very visually oriented and also fairly low maintenance in terms of post frequency. Also, there are several cool ways to use Pinterest to your business’s advantage.

Bal Rai is an Internet Marketing Consultant at eTrack Media, a leading internet marketing company in Mumbai
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Digital Signage Content: Integrating Social Media Can Garner Attention and Build Interest

Here is a remarkable statistic published online by USA Today’s Technology Live website in October 2010. As of that date, there were 6.8 billion people in the world, 1.96 billion Internet users and 517 million Facebook users.

As Byron Acohido, author of the piece noted: “Put another way: about 7 percent of the world’s humans are on Facebook.” Just over a year later, Facebook notes on its statistics page that there are now 800 million active users of the social media network.

How many of those Facebook users carrying smartphones will visit somewhere that relies on a digital sign? One can only imagine the number for a particular venue. But consider this: Facebook’s statistics page says there are 350 million users who actively interact with Facebook via their smartphones. So it’s a pretty safe bet that the closer the demographics of the audience for a digital sign match those of typical mobile Facebook users, the more likely there’s a vast opportunity to be realized.

The likely proximity of a smartphone to a digital sign creates an important opportunity for anyone communicating via a digital sign who possesses a bit of an imagination and a willingness to experiment. Consider a noisy environment, such as a popular bar, dance club or even certain restaurants. Could designating on-screen real estate of a digital sign to a special Facebook page, give a business owner a way to help patrons connect with one another on screen and in so doing cut through the noise, attract the attention of customers and promote goods or services in other zones on the sign?

Leveraging social media in this way could be as simple as giving patrons a virtual bulletin board on which to post vetted observations and pictures or as complex as giving them a way to play bar games, like trivia, with one another. Imagination, budget and creativity would seem to be the only limitations.

The good news for small businesses looking to take advantage of this opportunity is many are already quite familiar and fluent with Facebook. According to the quarterly Merchant Confidence Index released in February 2011 by MerchantCircle, 70 percent of local merchants are using Facebook for marketing -up from 50 percent the preceding year. In fact, MerchantCircle, among largest social network of local business owners in the United States with more than 1.6 million members, found Facebook has passed Google as the most widely used marketing method for local merchants.

In addition to its wide use by local merchants, the rapid growth Facebook saw over the past year saw among merchants is positive. It appears to indicate local merchants have proven themselves to be quite willing to explore the potential of this social network. Thus taking the next step to integrate a Facebook page as digital signage content doesn’t seem to be too far of a stretch for merchants with a knack for the platform.

It’s also important to note that Facebook isn’t the only social media platform that can be leveraged for digital signage content. Twitter, too, easily fits into the same mold as a convenient way to let patrons publicly interact with one another on a digital sign via their smartphones. Like Facebook, Twitter also is familiar to local merchants. The Merchant Confidence Index found about 40 percent currently use the platform, which is up from 32 percent in the fourth quarter of 2009.

As business owners, outside creative agencies and internal graphics departments consider what digital signage content to present to the public, they would do well to remember that adding engaging, attention-grabbing element to their digital sign may be no further away than a Facebook page or Twitter account.

David Little is a charter member of the Digital Screenmedia Association with 20 years of experience helping professionals use technology to effectively communicate. For further digital signage insight from Keywest Technology, visit our website for many helpful tips and examples. For more in-depth research from Keywest Technology, download our free digital signage white papers and case studies.

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MediaSignage Adds Even More Social Components to its Open Digital Signage Platform

MediaSignage, Inc. (http://www.digitalsignage.com/), provider of digital signage hardware and software solutions announces the release of 10 new smart, social components to its digital signage software platform. The latest release includes smart application and integration tools for Dropbox, Tumblr, 500px, Etsy, Mashape, Yelp, Pinterest, Good Drive v2, Flickr and Twitter v2. The latest releases allow digital sign network operators more control and options over the types of content their users can view and interact with on-screen. The new components also provide more relevant targeting and interactivity for end-users, allowing business owners to be more selective in honing in on the types of content most relevant to their company’s demographic.

What follows is a description of each of the latest smart components, newly integrated into the company’s flagship platform, the SignageStudio:

Pinterest – Users can browse and pin their favorite content from the web. And now they can integrate their entire Pinterest content right onto their digital signage presentation. It’s easy to setup and will keep audiences engaged in quality content.

Tumblr – It lets users effortlessly share anything. Post text, photos, quotes, links, music, and videos from a browser, phone, desktop, and email. Users can customize everything, from colors to a theme’s HTML. And best of all, content can be also be pushed right into a signage presentation.

Flickr – Upload photos and share them on public displays. Popular photo-sharing site Flickr is a also a photo hosting service with advanced and powerful features. It supports an active and engaged community where people share and explore each other’s photos.

Dropbox – Dropbox integration was one of the most requested features and it’s finally here. Dropbox is a home for all photos, docs, videos, and files. Anything a user can add to Dropbox will automatically show up on all their computers and of course, also inside their digital signage presentation.

500px – It is a photo community for discovering, sharing, buying and selling inspiring photography powered by creative people worldwide. And with our component, users can load their favorite 500px images directly into their presentation.

Etsy – Its a peer-to-peer e-commerce website focused on handmade or vintage items and supplies, as well as unique factory-manufactured items. Now users can have their favorite store as part of their digital presentation.

Yelp – People use Yelp to search for everything from the city’s tastiest burger to the most renowned cardiologist. With the Yelp component users can display their favorite Yelp business information and even show live updates on the latest Yelp review, Yelp score and even star posts.

Mashape – It’s a great way to get relevant live data such as current Bitcoin rates, currency exchange rates or even cool movie quotes straight to a digital signage screen.

Google Drive v2 – In version 2 of Google Drive we added support for folders. So users can now pick any specific folder and drill down to deep content. We also completely refactored the caching system for offline playback, so it works flawlessly.

Twitter v3 – In version 2 we added support for Twitter images, additional fields and also completely refactored the caching system for offline playback, so it works flawlessly.

“We’re extremely excited about what the new components mean for both network operators and end-users,” says Nate Nead, company president. “We’re at a growth inflection point as a company and as an industry. We’re just providing the tools that allow our customers to succeed mightily.”

MediaSignage screens are currently installed in bus stations, restaurants, movie theaters, retail establishments, schools, government facilities and corporate offices. Due to the differences in viewer preferences between the varied types of locations, screen managers regularly need to vary the types of content their displaying to match the demographic preferences of specific viewer audiences. Now with dozens of smart components, the MediaSignage flagship product, the SignageStudio is ready to provide more tools for better customer engagement than ever before. Users interested in trying some of the latest tools are invited to visit the company website and set up a free acount by clicking here.

About MediaSignage, Inc.

Founded in 2008, MediaSignage is a mainstay for digital signage products and services for over 5,000 companies in over 180 countries worldwide. With tens of thousands of actively-hosted screens hosted on the AWS Cloud, the company boasts some of the most recognized brands across nearly every market vertical as its customers. From digital menu boards to school emergency alert systems, MediaSignage is helping to power the next generation of communication devices for out-of-home audiences. The company is based in Bellevue, Washington and Westlake Village, California.


AdBoom Group, Inc. Looks To Monetize Average Joe’s Social Content With Hashtag Ads





AdBoom Group, Inc. has launched a new platform Hashtag Ads, currently in beta, where advertisers and social influencers can join forces to enhance an advertisers’ presence on the web. The platform provides an opportunity for anyone to embrace their power of social influence and utilize that potential to boost a company’s campaign — all while making some money.

Hashtag Ads offers a sign-up option for social influencers who have a substantial presence via social media, and advertisers who desire to strengthen their company’s social media presence by driving high-quality traffic to their business or brand. Hashtag Ads provides an easy-to-use platform for social influencers to connect with an advertiser’s campaign, depending on the social influencer’s niche and area of interest.

Essentially, an advertiser creates a campaign focusing on a specific call-to-action, whether it be driving traffic to their website or obtaining email sign-ups. The campaign is then circulated to relevant influencers, reassuring advertisers that their campaign will be promoted to the right social audience. Once matched, an influencer will promote an advertiser’s campaign while Hashtag Ads offers real-time metrics! The advertiser is able to measure the increase of their revenue and social media presence while the campaign is running.

Unlike other social media advertising platforms, Hashtag Ads guarantees that an advertiser’s campaign will achieve its goal. If an influencer’s traffic is not meeting the advertiser’s desired ROI (return on investment), the advertiser has an opportunity to optimize the campaign by allocating their budget to only top performing influencers while removing it from influencers where the campaign wasn’t a fit.

Designed with efficiency in mind, Hashtag Ads’ innovative platform allows businesses to enhance their social presence by pairing them with ordinary social influencers, who can then monetize their presence. Additionally, businesses can feel secure in promoting their campaigns with social influencers as Hashtag Ads guarantees quality influencers and promotion through their software. Hashtag Ads beta platform is compatible with Facebook and Twitter, and additional platforms are in the works.

About AdBoom Group, Inc.:

AdBoom Group, Inc. is a San Diego-based technology company focused on innovation in advertising and technology solutions for driving customer acquisition. With its wide network of social and native advertising channels, AdBoom Group, Inc. has the ability to reach millions of people. From digital advertising, such as Hashtag Ads, to software suites, growing businesses has become the core focus and engine of the company’s success.

For more information, visit: http://www.hashtagads.com

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Spontbox Extends Social Media Value with Digital Signage Solution

Toronto, Ontraio (PRWEB) November 18, 2014

Now available in the U.S. and Canada, the solution extends the use of existing social marketing resources, adding value to a company’s web content.

Since its soft launch in June 2014, Spontbox acquired nearly 50 clients. Spontbox creates an engaging TV channel for its clients using publicly available social media from product manufacturers and third party reviewers. This custom channel educates the consumer about new products and services and gives them a preview of their social experience as a subscriber to the client’s Facebook page or Youtube channel. Combined with customizable media feeds from reputable entertainment and news sources, Spontbox strengthens its clients’ social outreach.

“Many companies have a wealth of content already posted to social media channels that for one reason or another does not find the appropriate audience.” Spontbox founder Mo Nasseri said of his motivation to start the company. “Much of this social content never reaches their consumer base. Our technology parlays this existing content into digital signage for display within a business to maximize the impact and visibility of its social media efforts.”

Initially targeting dealerships, Spontbox has gained traction in the automotive industry. The company plans to grow with the rebounding U.S. automotive market, which saw a 50% increase in manufacturing sales from 2009 to 2013. Spontbox’s social channel increases consumer awareness of ongoing promotions and news from carmakers, providing benefits to dealerships over traditional TV programming.

Nasseri intends to expand the reach of Spontbox’s technology. The solution offers benefits to any industry where customers spend time shopping or waiting for service, such as hospitals, corporate lobbies, malls, and other retail stores. Accordingly, the company plans to extend its marketing efforts to retail and service providers in the future.

Spontbox is an international SaaS provider for social media digital signage. The company currently supports Facebook and Youtube, but will soon expand its offerings to include Pinterest, Twitter, and Instagram. The company capitalizes on social media trends to increase the impact of its clients’ social marketing resources. Spontbox uses digital display to simplify social visibility and engage consumers, while strengthening clients’ brand image. With its latest technology solution, Spontbox streamlines content from multiple social channels to turn customers into “followers.”

Visit Spontbox.com or follow the company on Facebook to learn more about Spontbox technology benefits and pricing.







Wyndstorm Corporation Presents Secure Social Networking at National Religious Broadcasters Convention: Premier Digital Media Provider, Wyndstorm Corporation (Booth 629) Introduces Secure Interactive Social Media for Family Value Programming

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (PRWEB) March 10, 2008

    With exponential growth in social networks in all consumer interest groups (over 230 million users as of 2007, Forrester Research), faith-based organizations are actively looking for cost-effective ways to expand their channels to reach, recruit, and retain their congregations and communities. The days of traditional marketing methods are over. To compete and grow strong communities, it is essential to create an online experience where members can share information, connect, and have access to content.

At this conference, Wyndstorm will demonstrate how technology and online marketing dramatically improve results for organizations wanting to build lasting relationships between community members; create strong support communities; and engaged constituents in the market. The Wyndstorm turn-key solution provides community and faith-based organizations with pre-built, proven applications, including social networking, podcasts, profiles, interactive games, 3-D virtual environments, and audio-visual chat. Over 50 user-friendly, fun, and safe features are available for Web-based outreach in religious sectors.

“Having built both start-up and large-scale social platforms, Wyndstorm understands the special needs of the religious and faith-based community. Our end-to-end solution combines the robust power needed to grow a high-traffic site with the ease of use features needed to attract diverse users, whether they be teenagers or senior citizens,” said Marian Sabety, President and CEO of Wyndstorm. “Wyndstorm’s social media environment is tailor-made, affordable, easy-to-manage, and safe. Site security is a priority. Wyndstorm uses effective techniques for keeping members of social networks safe, including ‘fencing’ to keep out site-crashers, and ‘positive identification’ to ensure predators are unable to pose as someone they are not. We can even track keywords in order to moderate the tone of site communications,” said Sabety.

“Today, communication, connectivity, and rich content are vital online considerations for all religious and faith-based organizations,” Sabety continued. “We are thrilled to be a part of this important niche segment event to share ways to enhance a religious community’s strength and presence in their market. We are pleased to present our services and expertise at NRB 2008, a group that respects and supports family value programming.”

About Wyndstorm Corporation

Wyndstorm Corporation provides end-to-end social network technology and online marketing services. The company designs, builds and hosts social media, multi-user gaming, online entertainment, and ecommerce Web properties. Utilizing pre-built and custom applications, Wyndstorm provides Web 2.0 technologies for online destinations with 3-D virtual platforms, adver-gaming, interactive entertainment, and social network-based viral marketing opportunities. Wyndstorm Corporation trades on the OTC Bulletin Board under the symbol, PKCM/OTC.BB. For more information, go to http://www.wyndstorm.com.

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