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Developers See Google as Bigger Growth Area Than Facebook

2012-03-26T17:45:00.001+05:30

Developers See Google as Bigger Growth Area Than Facebook

Corporates take a leap in branding, recruitment with the help of social networking sites

2011-09-19T18:42:00.014+05:30

Around 78% of social media users in India use the platform only to present themselves professionally

We think that Twitter, Facebook or Orkut are for fun. But, these 'fun' sites have become important tools for many companies in extending their and generating clients.

A study shows, allowing workers to use social media, won't result in them talking you down. In fact, workers who are allowed to use these sites in their offices usually have a positive mind - simply because of the freedom you have bestowed on them.

"This is simple psychoanalysis. Once you trust your employees and give them the freedom, they automatically feel a sense of responsibility towards the organisation. Firms should stop treating their employees as kids when it comes to social media access. When you treat them like adults they more often than not respond in positive," said experts.

While companies like yahoo, Google and Microsoft have been flexible and open about these sites, their Indian counterparts such as Wipro and Infosys still conform to the traditional path, at least in their office premise. However, the smaller or midsized IT companies in India are no clones of them. They are being smart in their approach and giving their employees the freedom to access to such sites.

Some IT experts feel that these social media provide multiple arenas of attracting prospective employees and employee connect

"Initially we used social networking sites to share information about the company, activities and the propagation of the fact that we are a great place to work. This helped propagate the environment at Office, the emphasis on learning and growth and last but not the least- have fun doing these," experts says.

The ability to attract passive candidates, generating referrals of prospective employees are some of the other advantages they get from utilizing these networks, that too at a very low implementation and maintenance costs.

The latest finding of Ma Foi Randstad reveal that 82% of Indian employees are confident using Facebook, Twitter and Linkedin to enable them to find a new job in quicker and more efficient way. Arounf 78% of social media users in India use the platform only to present themselves professionally.

Arunav Sinha, head-corporate communications, Yahoo India R&D, advocates open employee access to social media. "We sincerely believe that if people have to waste their time, they will. They don't need social networks as an excuse.I feel companies just do not want to put pressure on their bandwidth and to counter this they come up with this 'waste-of-time' excuse," he said.

Some other believes that offering such freedom does not really dilute the work culture.employees who have been hired through referrals using social networks have had a higher business impact (in a positive sense) and stayed in the company for a longer time than those who were hired externally.

ThoughtWorks, a global IT consultancy firm, often updates about the company's culture and events on Twitter. However, they have cautioned their workers against mentioning their client names or projects on these sites.

So, are the big IT firms in India losing out on such huge opportunity?

"Definitely, they are losing out big time on branding. They may have their own reasons, but the fact remains that these companies do not have proper social media guidelines in place. For most companies, social media discussion is not a part of induction," said by experts.

Rajan Kohli, chief marketing officer, Wipro responds: "We don't allow use of Facebook, Twitter, Orkut inside our office campus. This decision is mainly driven by customer needs and their security policy." But, the company understands the importance and power of social media tools. It has been using blogs and wiki's to collaborate and come up with solutions across various business/technical issues.

However, experts says "People today have access to internet from their phones. So, if the information has to go out it will. This is an archaic way of thinking." They feels, in today's world, a social intranet is not sufficient to tap the vast knowledge pool. "Social intranet allows interaction between employees of the organisation. You do not get to share the same with the outside world. They feel it is time companies should change this policy if they have to keep their competitive edge."

Friendship

2011-08-31T20:41:00.033+05:30

Friendship with oneself is all important,
because without it one cannot be friends
with anyone else in the world.

People's lives change.
To keep all your old friends is like
keeping all your old clothes pretty soon your
closet is so jammed and everything so crushed
you can't find anything to wear.
Help these friends when they need you;
bless the years and happy times when you
meant a lot to each other,
but try not to have the quilts if
new people mean more to you now.

The person who tries to live alone will not
succeed as a human being.
His heart withers if it does not answer another heart.
His mind shrinks away if he hears only the echoes of
his own thoughts and finds no other inspiration.

To attract good fortune, spends a new penny
on an old friend, share an old pleasure
with a new friend and lift up the heart of a true friend
by writing his name on the wings of a dragon.

There is an important difference between
love and friendship. While the former delights in
extremes and opposites, the latter demands equality.

A true friend is someone who thinks that you
are a good egg even though he knows
that you are slightly cracked.

True friendship is a plant of slow growth,
and must undergo the shocks of adversity
before it is entitled to the appellation.

Friends may come and go, but enemies accumulate.

A wise man gets more use from his
enemies that a fool from his friends.

Unused credit cards impact your credit score!

2011-07-30T16:45:00.000+05:30

The CIBIL CIR captures details on all the credit facilities that one has availed like home loan,auto loan,credit cards etc.Details of unused credit cards,like that date if opening and credit limit will also reflect in the "Accounts" section of the CIR and have an impact on the credit score.

Credit Utilization and trade attributes such as the age of the credit account,type of credit,mix or balance of credit instruments etc. impact your credit score. However, unused credit cards will not drastically impact your credit score if you have been regular at payment on all your other credit accounts, along with these credit cards in the past.

In fact,if you have been regularly paying your EMIs on all the credit facilities availed by you and still have unused credit cards showing on you CIR, it will provide a positive indication of your financial security.You must keep in mind some basic facts on credit cards for managing them prudently and using them to your benefit for building a good credit score.Following points will help you:

* Credit cards are unsecured form of credit.if you have been using the credit card for over a year and have been regular on payments, you have actually built a good credit history on your CIR and ultimately a good credit score. This will provide the lender with additional confidence on you repayment capability as you have shown a disciplined track record on an unsecured form of credit.

* It is also advisable not to apply for too many credit cards.If you have made applications for credit cards, this will reflect in the "Enquiry" section of your CIR and will negatively impact your credit score.

* However,once you have availed a credit card, it is advisable to keep it for at least 12 months before closing it. The velocity of "opening" and "closing" a credit card account reflects on your CIR and credit score and impacts the lenders assessment of your credit management capacity. 12 months of history on the credit card, whether used or unused, is good enough for a lender to assess your financial standing and repayment capacity.

* Please remember though that it is important to be careful and keep a track of your credit cards regularly. Even though the credit cards have been lying unused, you must ensure that they are kept securely and all the terms and conditions on the credit card account are adhered to.You may not like to have surprises in the form of penalties or additional charges that have been levied on the credit card accounts.It is also advisable to access and review your credit score and CIR frequently, as it will give you a detail status of all your credit accounts, which will help you manage them better.

Save Tigers! Save Wildlife!!!

2010-02-14T15:05:00.000+05:30

Dear Tiger Lovers,

Tigers are on the threshold of extinction. According to WWF, Tigers are amongst the ten most endangered species in the world. Over the last century more than 95% of the Tiger population has been wiped out & three sub-species are already extinct. Less than 3500 tigers remain in the wild today with around 50% in India & their numbers are declining fast. As you also seen in Aircel Mobile Service provider co. are working on 'Save Tigers in India' campaign. According to them only 1415 tigers are left till date.

As you aware about the situation about Indian Tigers which they are struggling for their own identity. If we will not save them, we will lose this beautiful animal till 2020. As Tiger is an important part of 'food-chain’. If this food-chain will break then it will harmful for Wildlife food-chain balance.

Initial results from the Wildlife Institute of India Tiger census (released on 24 May 2007) are warning that India has far fewer tigers living than had been previously thought. As you people might have seen the program released on BBC, NAT GEO & Discovery Channel.

As many people think that these animals are attacking on human life but man has to rethink on it. Because animals don’t like to live near to man; but man is going near to them as Globalization, residential growth we people are destroying the jungles. Therefore tigers-leopards are attacking on human residential areas.

We people can do by blogging; through Save Tiger Campaign we can spread awareness among the people who are not aware about this.

I hope so, we will do much better than we expected and we will be part of saving this beautiful creature.