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noreply@blogger.com (Prashant Dwivedi) — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 03:07:55 PST

Foreign Journalists In Beijing Hit By E-mail Hackers

noreply@blogger.com (Prashant Dwivedi) — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 02:45:51 PST

Foreign Journalists In Beijing Hit By E-mail Hackers

Times Of India: The Google e-mail accounts of at least two foreign correspondents in Beijing have been hacked, a journalists' advocacy group in China said.

The two journalists apparently discovered that their accounts had been hacked after Google announced last week that hackers had attempted sophisticated attacks on its security infrastructure, The New York Times reported.

The hackers changed settings so that all Gmail messages would be forwarded to unfamiliar addresses. One of the two journalists is a television reporter in the Beijing bureau of The Associated Press.

Meanwhile, the journalists' advocacy group, the Foreign Correspondents' Club of China, has cautioned its members about the reported hacking incidents.
"We remind all members that journalists in China have been particular targets of hacker attacks in the last two years," said in its announcement of the recent attacks on the Gmail accounts.
Google also said that two Gmail accounts had been compromised and, separately, that dozens of people pressing for human rights in China had had their e-mail accounts hacked, the report said.

In retaliation, Google had said it would talk to the Chinese government about ceasing the practice of self- censorship of its Chinese-language search engine, Google.cn, and that the search company could close down or curtail its operations in China.

Order Yummy Meat Online! Hong Kong People!

noreply@blogger.com (Prashant Dwivedi) — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 02:45:38 PST

Order Meat Online And Get The Delivery Same Day.

Hong Kong People Can Buy Meat Online Now With Same Day Delivery

Good News! For Hong Kong People. Now no need to go outside and buy meat.
Just Pick up the Phone or Give Online Order and your delicious meat will be delivered to you.
This website is really good. They also provide recipes that is quick and easy.
I came to know about this when I was sitting in tram , I saw this big advertize on the bus and I got really impressed. This is really good concept.
Well I think you should create a profile here.Hush to the website and register yourself and start ordering.
Good News for mom,now they dont have to go down and bring the meat. Just one press and your order will come. Payment mode is also very easy.

Just visit The website And I am sure you will start ordering soon.

https://www.meatmarket.com.hk/

Enjoy The Yummy Meat Hong Kong People.

iPhone 3Gs VS Nexus One - Technical Specifications

noreply@blogger.com (Prashant Dwivedi) — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 02:44:41 PST

IPHONE 3G(S) TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

1- Size and weight

Height: 4.5 inches (115.5 mm)

Width: 2.4 inches (62.1 mm)
Depth: 0.48 inch (12.3 mm)
Weight: 4.8 ounces (135 grams)

2- Display

3.5-inch (diagonal) widescreen Multi-Touch display
480-by-320-pixel resolution at 163 ppi
Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating
Support for display of multiple languages and characters simultaneously

3- Camera, photos, and video

3 megapixels
Autofocus
Tap to focus
Video recording, VGA up to 30 fps with audio
Photo and video geotagging
iPhone and third-party application integration

4- Cellular and wireless

UMTS/HSDPA (850, 1900, 2100 MHz)
GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
Wi-Fi (802.11b/g)
Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR

5- Power and battery

Built-in rechargeable lithium-ion battery
Charging via USB to computer system or power adapter
Talk time:
Up to 12 hours on 2G
Up to 5 hours on 3G
Standby time: Up to 300 hours
Internet use:
Up to 5 hours on 3G
Up to 9 hours on Wi-Fi
Video playback: Up to 10 hours
Audio playback: Up to 30 hours

6- Capacity

16GB or 32GB flash drive

7- Location

Assisted GPS
Digital compass
Wi-Fi
Cellular

8- In the box

iPhone 3GS
Apple Earphones with Remote and Mic
Dock Connector to USB Cable
USB Power Adapter
Documentation
SIM eject tool

NEXUS ONE TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

1- Size and weight

Height:   119mm
Width:   59.8mm
Depth:   11.5mm
Weight: 130 grams w/battery
             100g w/o battery

2- Display

3.7-inch (diagonal) widescreen WVGA AMOLED touchscreen
800 x 480 pixels
100,000:1 typical contrast ratio
1ms typical response rate

3- Camera & Flash

5 megapixels
Autofocus from 6cm to infinity
2X digital zoom
LED flash
User can include location of photos from phone’s AGPS receiver
Video captured at 720x480 pixels at 20 frames per second or higher, depending on lighting conditions
4- Cellular & Wireless
UMTS Band 1/4/8 (2100/AWS/900)
HSDPA 7.2Mbps
HSUPA 2Mbps
GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
Wi-Fi (802.11b/g)
Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR
A2DP stereo Bluetooth
5- Power and battery
Removable 1400 mAH battery
Charges at 480mA from USB, at 980mA from supplied charger
Talk time:
Up to 10 hours on 2G
Up to 7 hours on 3G
Standby time Up to 290 hours on 2G Up to 250 hours on 3G
Internet use:
Up to 5 hours on 3G
Up to 6.5 hours on Wi-Fi
Video playback:
Up to 7 hours
Audio playback:
Up to 20 hours

6- Capacity

512MB Flash
512MB RAM
4GB Micro SD Card (Expandable to 32 GB)

7- Location

Assisted global positioning system (AGPS) receiver
Cell tower and Wi-Fi positioning
Digital compass
Accelerometer

8- In the box
Nexus One Phone
Headset
Usb Cable
Charger
Battery
Documentation
Pouch

I hope this will help you identify which phone you should buy for yourself.

Twitter And Social Media

noreply@blogger.com (Prashant Dwivedi) — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 02:41:11 PST

Twitter And Social Media!

Twitter has become very popular now a days and I should say that everyone wants to be on it today.

You dont have passport its fine but if you dont have twitter account then its not good atall.

Twitter!Everyone wants to tweet today on twitter. Some will tweet for fun. Some will tweet for business. Some will tweet for other things. People use twitter for sharing their thoughts on there interesting topics or popular topics. Social Media and twitter are really a close friend today Your Connection on other websites want to be connnected with you on twitter so that a good relation can be built up.

Twitter is not about relationship ,its more about friendship. Your Connections on other networking sites become friend on twitter and if you have friendmore then connections, then you will talking business. Because friends can help you get reference and they wont ask anything from you instead of party.

Two things I have noticed on twitter which I would like to tell you,

first thing I have noticed on twitter is that people are running behind follower.I want 500 followers. I want 1000 followers.Its wrong, dont grow your twitter account into garbage bin of following and followers.

Another most important thing is that people post a lot on twitter,which is good but posting is not enough.

I will explain you both the points,

First - Do not run behind your followers list. Its completely wrong view. Make your twitter account really exciting for others. Make sure you have quality followers and your following is quality.

Example: Your are selling hardware machine online and your tweeting about that most of the time and your to increase your followers,You follow others and then suddenly you start following some celebrity and then some work man and other people who are not even interested in your product. Just to increase your followers. Your followers are some car washer, may be housewife and may be possilbe that children are following then I you are just spoiling youe twitter account. As none of this people are interested in your product, you are just wasting your prescious time on social market.

If you want make sure there your services or products are heard by target audience then you will grow. Dont just follow anyone. before following do some R "N" D on the person. what is he/she doing? In which business they are?What are there tweets about? Are they a quality people to follow or not. Increase your following list slowly slowly, and then you will see that if you talk about your product or services automatically people will talk to you because once your following is good then your followers list will improve.

Alwaz edit your follower list, Dont let anyone follow you.Quality and Quantity plays a important role in social world.
Another thing is related to posting. I love posting on twitter and so you do. but dont just post my friends. dont keep on posting.What you post is important but more then posting one more thing is important that is reading other post. I have seen people who wil just login and post 1000 things and then logout.
Dont just become headache for others by posting.read as many as article you can on your twitter. This will take time but it will also help you gain knowledge,which is really good.
After reading you can retweet the post and even thank a person who posted this article, this will help you builtup a relationship and then friendship. Belive me I have am doing this and have done for my client and it has helped them and me grow connections and friendship online which inturn helps your business grow.
I hope your have learend how to use twitter for social media.If you have liked it share it.

Best 6 Social Media Strategy

noreply@blogger.com (Prashant Dwivedi) — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 02:39:54 PST

Best 6 Social Media Strategy.

Set Objective - Before you start crawling on social media sites decide your objectives as what you want to do. You want to increase your sales or you want to grow your reference or you want to provide services.

Listen - This is not something new today,It is just one form of communication. It is very important in the world of social media. If you are a good listener then you are surely going to be a great socializer.

Communities - Communities are just like a society, like we stay in society to help each other and to be together. Even economic talks about society and there are different society in this world. Same way on internet there are tons of communities, You have to identify the best community which is right for you.

Influences - Social media is all about connecting with quality people online and once connected it is important to built good relationships to achieve your objectives. People will only be influenced when you share your experiences, opinions and ideas. So be a free bird and share your ideas with all.

Engagement - A very very very important thing. When it comes to engagement , social media is the right spot.Engagement will come when you will be present on different websites like twitter, linkedin, facebook, youtube, orkut, xing and etc. People joining you would like to join you on other website so that they don't lose site of you. but if you are just present on facebook and linkedin then engagement of the person will be less towards you.So try to present on good websites and keep your connection engaged.

Measure - Measurement is very very important factor. Because you are investing your time on social media so you have to identify everything from start. Are you able to achieve your decided objective? How many people are listening to you? What kind of people are following you? What is the involvement of your followers with you? Which is the good communities that are responsive and active? How many people know you on internet? Are my followers engaged with me? If your answer for all the question is in positive flow then you will surely get benefit of it.

Soon I will be coming up with more ideas and tips on social media. If you have enjoyed reading my article you can share it.

Thank you.

Do You Want Social Media To Work For Your Business?

noreply@blogger.com (Prashant Dwivedi) — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 02:39:35 PST

Things that are important

1-Grow Connections

2-Be Present
3-Do Market Research
4-Attract Quality Audience
5-Grow Visibility For Your Business

For People Who Want To Do Business On Social Media:

I would like to tell you onething that don't expect money flow from social media in just few days. It takes great amount of time to do business on social media. If you grow connection online try, to provide them what they want. Don't just force them to go to your products or serivces.

This is my own experience, When I first started social media marketing.I used to join online with people on linkedin and other networking websites and telling them about my services. They use to ignore me. This happend with me regularly for 1 month then I understood that people out here are in search of answers for there question.I learned one thing that on social media be a giver first then taker.Then I changed my method of working, I started helping people find what they were looking for and what they wanted. I use to provide references and slowly I started to come close to a people who were looking for my services and got my deal done.
So one thing Is proved here that,
"SLOW AND STEADY WINS THE RACE."

Dont just join anybody online. Do some research on the person before sending request. Then after joining. Provide them what they need.Give them some referrals for there business.In this method you will surely come close to what you are looking for because social media is more about reference.

Dont just go online and start telling people about your product and serivces. This will become spam to them. Then people online will start neglecting you. Everyone out in socail media wants to do business in some or other way but very few can crack the business becasue, they adopt a different style.

Be a spotlight online. Dont become spammer or headache for someone.

One more thing I want to tell you is that many people wants business in just few days.That is completely wrong.

It takes 6 months of time to just let people know what you are doing. Then slowly you will come up with a deal and then business.

Its takes effort and time to get business Because after reccesion people are more aware and alert. Before taking your services or buying product,

They will do R&D first and then come to you. So develop a good relation with your clients so that people can refer you.

Social Media Marketing is just not for fast money atall and if you think that you want fast money then thi is not the right class for you.

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Thank you.

What Is Social Media Marketing?

noreply@blogger.com (Prashant Dwivedi) — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 02:40:40 PST

Whait is social media marketing?

Social Media Marketing - A Real Ground For Promoting Products Or Services.

Real thing to understand here is what exactly is this.

Social - Living together in communities.
Media - The means or mode of communication.
Marketing - The commercial processes involved in promoting and selling and distributing a products or service.

So in simple term I will put it as,

"The ways to promote your products or services on internet via different networking websites."

Social Media Marketing (SMM) is growing very fast and everybody wants to be on internet today.
As per my experience and view, I have seen that SMM took a great speed into busineses after recession crisis in 2008. As soon as recession started, there was a panic in market and people stopped investing in products or services. Marketing level went down. Establised businesses got freezed.Startup buisnesses got closed.Many of employees had to face salary cut down.Many lost there jobs.

After a big fear in market,

Employers got worried as how to generate business so that level can be maintained.During those times people started coming up with new ways and trends for doing business.They adpoted a method of social media marketing that is, getting on social and business networking websites and promoting their products or services. Slowly Slowly this took a pace in markets for doing sales and generating leads. People started to promote themselves or business on twitter(microblogging), linkedin, facebook, youtube, blog and more.Seeing this many more people started doing it rapidly.

I will try to explain it with 1 example:-

Now consider "A", "B", "C" and "D" selling a product "E".

Assuming that "A", "B", "C" and "D" are small businesses settled in one place at different point. Everyone sold same product "E".

"A" wanted to generate more business so he launched a discount offer on his products"E".Seeing this, customers started to visit and buy product "E" from "A"and sells of "B", "C" and "D" started to go down.
So "B" launced a offer of buy 1 get 1 free and customers got attracted to this offer and sells of 'C" and "D" went down. "C" and "D" adopted the methods of "A" and "B" and sells again got back to the normal for all "A", "B", "C" and "D". So "A" changed the methods of doing business again and its sells increased. "B", "C" and "D" adopted different pattern of doing business and increasing sales.Business started to become more and more competitive.

Now you can see that they are all selling the same product but they are adopting different pattern to increase their sales. Now sell level will only increase when good promotions is done and good review is given by the customers. So in same way today businesses have adopted different methods of promoting their products or services to get sales but via internet that is via different networking sites. Today customers will only take services or products on the bases of certain analysis that is promotion, attraction and most important trust and review of other customers.

I hope that you have got a brief idea on what is social media marketing?

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