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5 Most Wanted features in Whatsapp

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 18 Jan 2015 07:07:00 +0000

Those who have read my post 5 most wanted Facebook features might have got an idea that I am not the kind of a person who is happy with whatever is given to him. I like to quarry around until I find a few gaffes and when it comes to technology, I feel privileged in pointing out the missing plums in the cake.

On hearing the name social messenger, the first thing that flashes in our mind is ‘Whatsapp’, the messenger that gained popularity within days of its birth. Though surrounded by competitors that claim to be more feature-filled, whatsapp’s popularity has always been on the rise. But as the saying goes- “Nothing is perfect”, whatsapp too has a few features lacking that averts it from being the perfect social messenger. Here is a list of 5 features, which I would love to see in Whatsapp.

1) The login/logout feature: Though whatsapp has been created to be used as an alternative to the native SMS, the automatic login and regular pop-up notifications tend to irritate us at times. A login/logout feature is just what is needed for people who don’t want to be disturbed every time they connect to the internet.

yeah!!

2) The PC and Mac edition: Those who prefer laptops/PCs or Macbooks over smartphones might just be missing their favorite social messenger on their devices. Though whatsapp can be used in PC using emulators, an exclusive pc/mac edition is required for a richer user experience.

this one from Whatsapp+ looks great..

3) Themes: the only customizing option (appearance) available in whatsapp is its background. Even then, the background is visible only to the one who changes it. The default layout is not much appealing either. A few customizable themes along with a better User Interface might do the trick.(note: Whatsapp+, designed by XDA lets you customize the themes)

4) File Sharing: For students like me who send and receive study materials and other files most often through the messengers or social networks, the absence of document/pdf sharing feature in Whatsapp will be a big concern. This feature is available in Facebook chat messenger that also provides security so that no harmful files are transferred.

somewhat like...

5) More and better stickers/emoticons: This is where messengers like the one in Facebook, Viber and WeChat are much better off than Whatsapp. Though the stickers are not scarce, they are neither large, nor animated. Why not rent a few from Facebook?

And here are a few more that just couldn't make it to the list..

a feature that allows you to take the screenshot of the chat in progress and share it.

multiple group admins, limitless group members and a set of rules for a particular group.

optional 'last seen', as in Hike messenger.

Got any more? Share it using the comment box.

A letter from Larry, the Twitter bird.

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Wed, 14 Jan 2015 06:45:00 +0000

Tweet tweet.

Yep, that’s my mother tongue I am so very proud of. Who won’t be? Is there anything more exhilarating than having a whole kingdom named after your mother tongue? Maybe having a whole kingdom named after you. But being of a humble character, I won't ask for more.

Lately, I read the autobiography of my pal, the like button and that enthused me to write my own. So here you are Mr. Rey, this is the story I would like you to publish.

I may not be something you could punch, hit or destroy, but that doesn’t make me less important.

Let me divulge my real identity first of all, it is really disheartening to hear people call me “the twitter bird”. I am Larry, Larry the twitter bird. I am the last one or as I like to say ‘only one’ of my kind. I was never told about the species I belong to or how my ancestors looked like but that doesn’t dishearten me in any way.

Simon Oxley, a British graphic designer was the very first person I saw and remember and he calls himself a proud designer of mine (A bit disappointment over the fact that I wasn’t born, but designed) I was just one among hundreds of illustrations he offered for sale on the iStock website in 2006, where someone from Twitter did not mind spending $15 on me. I overheard people saying –“Oxley’s bird is a slender, serene fellow, adorned only by a stylized eye and perched on a branch that splits off into an elegant Japanese-influenced gathering of curlicues.” Whoa! My heart filled with pride and I became desperate for a mirror to look myself in.

my timeline..

I was barely three when Biz Stone, a developer performed a facelift on me but wasn’t quite pleased with his work as Doug Bowman (twitter founder) in 2011, performed yet another surgery and gave me the identity that I still carry around. In one of Bowman’s description about me, he said – “the bird has a beak and body that point toward the sky-the ultimate representation of freedom, hope and limitless possibility.”

Apart from twitter, you can find me on blogs and websites, sitting silently or flying around. There’s no doubt that I add beauty to every place I visit. However, many have tried creating imitations of me and people often confuse me with them. Always do remember, I am not just any blue bird, I am Larry, the twitter bird.

Signing off…

Yours,

Larry, the twitter bird.

Social Networks: what happened in 2014 and what to expect in 2015

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 06 Jan 2015 05:28:00 +0000

A very happy and prosperous new year to all the readers and non-readers of The Socionauts. 2014 was a year significance for social networks. As we fervently wait for the new surprises that awaits us this year, let’s take a look at the highlights of the previous year and also peep into the future of the world of social networking.

19 Feb – Facebook buys Whatsapp for a whopping $19 billion. Soon after, whatsapp experiences downtime.

5 March – Oculus Virtual Reality is acquired by Facebook for $2 billion. 3. July – Facebook initiates Internet.org, an initiative to provide free or cheap internet services across different nations.

July – ‘Ello’ a brand new social networking site that claims to be ad-free created, a facebook page opened soon.

1 August – Twitter acquires Mitro, a password security service.

September – Whatsapp adds the blue tick feature to symbolize read messages. While some welcome it, some look for ways to cheat it.

30 September – Google’s first social networking site, Orkut closed down.

November – Katy Perry becomes the most followed person on Twitter with 61 billion followers.Shakira’s page becomes the most popular facebook celebrity fan page. Facebook’s official page and ‘Facebook for every phone’ page receive the most number of likes.

Virat Kohli becomes the first cricketer to have 5 million twitter followers.

Fifa world cup becomes the most tweeted topic with over 618,725 Tweets sent per minute.

The golden tweet a.k.a the most re-tweeted tweet of the year was @TheEllenShow’s starry photo from the March Oscars telecast.

What to expect in 2015

Alike 2014, 2015 is expected to be a great year for social networks. Let’s have a look at what could be expected from the giants:

Twitter is planning to introduce a curated timeline for new users to reduce the friction of having to find people to follow when first signing up on the social network.

Whatsapp may include live calling features. More stickers and emoticons are also expected.

At the analyst event, Twitter's team said it plans to introduce "significant functionality to private messaging" soon.

New social networks such as ello are expected to gain popularity. Social messenger apps may also receive more users.

the ello logo

Both Facebook and Twitter may make notable acquisitions and more priority may be given to smartphone applications.

Facebook and twitter may introduce buy now feature that allow people to buy products from e-commerce sites with just a click or two.Facebook is also expected to release service that allows users to send money online by using just the debit card information.

Internet.org is expected to extend its reach to more countries.

internet.org

What are your expectations from social networks this year? Use the comment box below to share your views.

Height of stupidity

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 29 Dec 2014 15:15:00 +0000

If you think that an addict like me is wired in 24X7, you got to widen your eyes a bit more and peep into our lives. Just like other homo-sapiens, we do fall into pits, annoy our parents and siblings and strive hard to prove that we are just as crazy and stupid. Read on to find out what happened on the day I and my friend were away from the keyboard.

“Sky is not the limit when you can camp in the stars”……

I agree the above quoted line is not apt for this post, but I couldn’t find anything better despite the existence of Google. All I want to say is that there is no limit for anything, not even how stupid one can be.

Cell-phones are the trend of today. But a cell-phone without a network is just like a Facebook page without a single like (I just can't get away). Fortunately, the network providers make every possible attempt to make sure we receive the signals irrespective of our location.

We were in the Fun City, a theme park located in Bareilly,

reminded of Eiffel tower

India. While the others who accompanied us were having the perfect day out, I and my friend Akshat were on a mission – to reclaim the reputation we had lost during our previous trip. And one way of achieving it was - riding the most terrifying ride out there – the “Free-fall”. Needless to say, not a single brave-heart from our team had experienced it before, a ride on it would mean - getting the title of “the most fearless teens on earth” and so, both of us set out to taste the thunder.

A wise philosopher once said - "If nothing goes right, go left" but you sure loss the sense of direction when you find yourself hanging 17 meters above the ground. This must be the concept behind the creation of this gigantic free fall tower. An almost 17 meter high pole with seats attached to it that lifts you to the point after which you could no further be lifted, provide you a split second time to take a look at the whole city and then, drop you as if you were of no more use to this world.

Those who have experienced it would know that reaching the top is not a big deal at all, but dude, thats just the beginning of the game.

yeah! just what we calculated

So after calculating the mass, momentum, velocity and all those terms that leaped over our heads during physics classes, we hopped onto the seats. On reaching the top, the first thing we did was enlarge the size of our iris in order to see the farthest possible. The bulb on the side of Akshat's head started glowing, he had struck upon an idea. He scratched his pant pockets and out popped a brand new cell phone. Akshat is one of the most curious people I have ever seen, I realized this when he told me the motive behind his move – “Can we receive the phone signals up here?”. I, known for my presence of mind, appreciated the idea.

interested anyone?

It was now time for our free fall, it began with a shaking jerk, powerful enough to make the phone slip out of Akshat’s hand and make a free fall to the ground much faster than us and we followed it with a decreased velocity.

On finally reaching the ground, we wondered if picking up the shattered atoms and molecules of the Nokia 1100 would be of any use. There were tears in the eyes of Akshat and a sense of contentment in mine – we had regained our reputation.

Autobiography of the like button

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 27 Dec 2014 06:53:00 +0000

Preface

Before I start, I would like you to know that I am not just any button you usually come across clinging on to shirts, jeans, your mobile or a remote, I am the greatest of them all, more prominent than any other thing with the same sir-name as mine.

Hi there everyone, you may disagree to it but the fact is that each one of you love me, so much that the online ‘you’ cannot even survive without me. I may seem conceited but that’s the ultimate reality. People or things that have me by their side are more popular and sought-after and these are the ones who at times embarrass me by putting a whole lot of time and effort on me. Some less-intelligent people might claim that I am not that valuable but these wise men are not aware of the amount of money my fans shell out just to get a glance of me. That’s enough of self-appraisal I guess. I just want to tell you people about me, my birth, my shot to fame and all so that the next time you hit me, you could be proud of doing it.

I was born in the minds of a great dude, in a beautiful site (to be pronounced ‘city’) called Friendfeed on October 30, 2007 and I marked the beginning of a new era in the World Wide Web. Within two days of my birth, I was more popular than errr, whatever. I was so cute, polite and ambitious that the social network giant, Facebook decided that they must have me. Adopting me would have been enough, but they went on to acquire the whole site I was born at.My path to fame was laid.

My presence is not limited to Facebook or other social networks, You can find me all over the Internet. I do have rivals like the +1 button (who is pretty much younger than me), but they hardly make me shriek. I am far ahead in the race and I am not gonna sleep (Yeah I have heard the story of the Hare and the tortoise).I am inclined to thank you all for this.

Another thing I love is the way people express their love towards me. While some hit the ‘like button’, some others punch me, a few guys destroy (not literally) the like button, some hindi speaking guys can be heard saying – “thoko like”. Through the years, Facebook has experimented with me, I recently underwent a plastic surgery though it didn’t disturb my identity much. They sometimes place me wherever they please. Facebook is also planning to give birth to my new competitor- the dislike button. I’ll definitely try to be in good terms with her, after all its all in the game.

Not a very long autobiography right? well, I am only seven. With the love you give me, I am sure to entertain you for years to come (even if dislike button isn’t much impressed with me). Keep thoking, hitting, punching and destroying me.

signing off
yours
“Like button” .

How to get more likes on your facebook posts

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 23 Dec 2014 05:40:00 +0000

like this picture?

Wanna show your friends how popular and loved you are? Just get more number of likes than them.

Be it a page, a status or a photo, there is nothing more pleasing on the internet than getting more likes than you ever expected. According to a small survey conducted by me, 67% of all facebook users revealed they felt depressed when they received less or null likes on their status. The numbers increased in the case of profile pictures.

Copying quotes to design your status, posing or shooting yourself in almost all the possible ways and places known to you, dressing up yourself and your hair and spending a quarter of your day in front of the mirror (and other reflecting surfaces) are just some of the symptoms that proves that you are just as desperate as your friend for likes.

All of you might already know all ways of getting likes, still, it’s my humble duty to share this:

1) The direct way: Simple and humble! The words that describe this method. All you got to do is befriend more people, post unique and interesting statuses, tag those who you think would like it. Talk to your friends occasionally and the most important of them all- spend time on the news feed commenting and liking the posts of your friends.

2) What you give is what you get: No matter how irritating it might be to like the photos of friends who keep on changing their profile pics every half an hour, if you are need of likes, make sure you keep your friends happy by providing them the likes they are in need of.

Certain groups and pages in fb are dedicated towards this service. All you need to do is like the pages/photos of the members of the group and they will return the favor. One of them is profile picture likers

yes it does!

3) Be a philosopher: and have many followers. You may be deprived of the likes you deserve as a result of the maximum reach limit for posts and photos. The only way to make sure your friends see your posts is to get them to follow you. Ask them to follow you and follow them in return. Another way is to get a friend with the most number of followers to like your posts.

4) The nothing is free concept: Another effective way to get a minimum of 1000 likes on your posts is to pay for it. There are a dozen sites that offer “likes” for a price. Give a try to like4like and likeasap, sites which claim to offer you free likes.

Likes on pages: There is in fact only one way to get more likes to your pages-promote. Irritate page owners by posting the link to your page in between the comments, chances are that someone might click on it (even if by mistake). Keep your audience thrilled and engaged by posting regularly so that they invite their friends to your page. If you are ready to shell out some notes, advertise.

I sincerely hope that you receive so many likes that even Facebook finds it difficult to keep a track on it.

5 most wanted features on Facebook

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 25 Nov 2014 01:46:00 +0000

Since its humble beginning in 2004, Facebook has rolled out a lot of features that benefit both users and business page owners. While some appreciate the change in its appearance and features, some believe that the old was gold. Suppose you were given a lamp and were asked to rub it. You do it and out comes a facebook genie, what would be your three wishes- more likes?, more friends?, more followers?, or will it be something more exciting. Though I am not lucky enough to get a lamp or a genie, there is no harm in telling what my wishes would be. So, here is a list of the features that I, my friends and maybe most of you wish to see on your favorite social network:-

the button we strive for

1) The ‘dislike’ button: Perhaps the most wanted feature as of now. We users are addicted to

the ‘like’ button but while some of the ‘likes’ come from our heart, some other ‘likes’ are for the sake of – ‘what you give is what you get’ policy. We often come across posts that are just dumb. They irritate us, disappoint us, frustrate us and drive us mad and following such posts, comes a message –“did you like my status?” and that is when you really wish there was a ‘dislike’ button. ( I am not talking about the ‘dislike’ button that emerges after you press the ‘like’ button.) Though there are softwares that help us do so, it would be great if it was official.

2) Gifs as profile picture: I don’t know if many have thought about it or not, but my genius friends

want it back

sure have. I guess, if it was not for facebook, mobile cameras would have lost its market. Almost every picture clicked can be seen hanging on the facebook wall the following day. No wonder people care so much about how they look online. But sometimes, a picture is not enough to say much about us. Images took a new form called the ‘gifs’ also known as ‘pictures in motion’. Wouldn’t it be wonderful if we could display a series of pictures instead of just one? “Flip SG” was an application built to do just the same but was later abandoned and our beloved Facebook doesn’t allow us to upload images with extension ‘.gif’.

3) Themes: For people who really like to stand out from the crowd, even the appearance of their Facebook timeline matters. The blue-white theme may appear nice and appealing, but wouldn’t you be happier if you could change the appearance of your timeline? There are many sites which help you do so, but unfortunately, its limited to yourself. While you will be sitting admiring your new theme, the visitors to your timeline would still be seeing the same old thing.

4) The ‘ask a question’ feature: Did anyone of you even notice the sudden disappearance of this feature from your status box? Although I rarely used it, I still miss it. The reason behind disappearance of this feature from the wall and its reappearance on pages and groups is an unsolved mystery. Wouldn’t you love to have it back?

5) Hangout: Google+ users would know about this awesome feature. Hangout allows a maximum of 10 people to video-chat at real time just like a video-conference. Though Facebook allows video call, its nowhere near to this amazing thing.

Did I miss something? Post the feature you want in the comment section

45 Twitter Facts

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 23 Nov 2014 12:45:00 +0000

Who doesn't know about twitter, the most active social networking site and what is good about it is that you can meet and follow "real"

people. Here is a list of 45 facts about twitter some of which you may already know and some which you will get to know after reading this.

The 45 Twitter Fun Facts:

1. The name of the social network was originally “Twttr,” later changed to Twitter.

2. It took 3 years, 2 months and 1 day to get to the billionth tweet.

3. Today it only takes one week for users to send a billion tweets.

4. 10 tweets per second mention Starbucks.

5. The average Twitter user has tweeted 307 times.

6. Barack Obama’s victory tweet was the most retweeted tweet ever with more than 800K retweets.

7. The 2012 election broke records with 31.7 million political tweets. Election Day was by far the most tweeted about event in US political history.

8. 32% of all Internet users are using Twitter.

9. 69% of follows on Twitter are suggested by friends.

10. In 2012, almost 1 million accounts were added to Twitter every day.

11. Lady Gaga – the most followed Twitterer, with almost 33 million followers - gains followers faster than Twitter adds new accounts.

12. The USA’s 141.8 million accounts represent 27.4% of all Twitter users.

13. 50% of Twitter users are using the social network via mobile.

14. 2012 brought an 800% increase in top TV show tweets.

15. Over the span of 16 days, the London Olympics generated 150 million tweets.

16. There were 13.7 million football-related tweets during the 2012 Super Bowl, 1 million of which appeared in the game’s final 5 minutes.

18. While the average religious leader can expect one retweet for every 500 followers, the average musician only sees one retweet for every 30,000 followers.

19. There are 181,354 people on Twitter who use the term “social media” in their bio.

20. Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber and Katy Perry have more Twitter followers than the entire populations of Germany, Turkey, South Africa, Canada, Argentina and Egypt.

21. With more than 3 million active Twitter users, Saudi Arabia, with a 300% year-on-year growth rate, ranks #1 in the world as the fastest-growing Twitter nation.

22. 16% of U.S. Internet users are on Twitter.

23. The average Twitter user has 126 followers.

24. The average business has 14,709 Twitter followers.

25. 340 million tweets are sent each and every day.

26. During the “Castle in the Sky” TV screening there were 25,088 tweets per second, the most ever.

27. The most followed brand on Twitter is YouTube with 19 million followers.

28. 60% of Twitter users are female.

29. On average, Twitter users spend 21 minutes monthly on Twitter.

30. 40% of registered Twitter users have never sent a single tweet.

31. 92% of retweets are based on interesting content.

32. Only 26% are due to the inclusion of “please RT!” in the tweet.

33. Between 2008 and 2011, there was a 5,000% increase in the number of employees at Twitter.

34. The official Twitter account for Sweden is run by a different citizen every week.

35. McDonalds employs 10 people to run their Twitter account.

36. Everyword is a Twitter account created by Adam Parrish in December 2007 to share every word in the English language on Twitter. Since then, this account has tweeted 84k+ words.

37. @RealTimeWWII, a Twitter accounted created by Oxford history graduate Alwyn Collinson, narrates World War II on Twitter in real time; all the tweets are manually written, with no script used.

38. Infographics shared on Twitter get 832% more retweets than images and articles.

39. Twitter is available in more than 25 languages, including right-to-left languages like Arabic, Farsi, Hebrew and Urdu.

40. As of the end of 2012, Twitter has more than 200 million active users.

41. Twitter is now worth more than $11 billion.

42. 16% of customers use Facebook, Twitter and the other major social networks to interact with businesses.

43. 75%, or three out of four, heads of state are utilizing Twitter.

44. That’s a 78% increase in the number of heads of state and national governments on Twitter from 2011. Which means Twitter is taking over the world. And we’re ok with that.

45. I have a twitter account :p

compiled from: Mediabistro

Block the candy crush saga requests

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 21 Nov 2014 03:56:00 +0000

inspired by the twilight saga??

Notifications are exciting. It may be a like or comment on your post or a post by someone you follow. Whatever it may be, it always brings a smile on the face, Right? Wrong. Not always. Especially if you are using a dial-up connection with a high speed internet as mine (30KB/s) and the notification is nothing other than a game request. Games on social networks are designed to force people to invite more friends to play it or shell out a few coins to make up for the audience they lose.

The latest addictive game under this category is the ‘Candy crush saga’. I would like to get the autograph of the facebook user who hasn’t received a single candy crush saga request till date. These requests irritate much more than a best friend. So here is a way to stop the candy crush nuisance:

Method 1: Stop Candy Crush Facebook Notifications

This method is for those who are using candy crush app on their phone, but don’t want any request on their Facebook account.

1) Open your Facebook account and open the settings menu

2) Now select “Apps” from Left sidebar

3) Now find “Candy Crush Saga” app and click on the edit button

4) Now in “When to notify you” section, select “Never” option

That’s it, now you will never receive the notification on your Facebook profile, you can enjoy your game and accept and send requests using the candy crush app.

Method 2: Block Candy Crush Facebook Notifications

This method is for those who have no relation with Candy crush saga whatsoever.

1) Open your Facebook account and open settings menu

2) Now select the “blocking” option from left side bar

3) Now go to Block Apps option and type Candy Crush

4) Select the candy crush saga app.

5) You can now see that the app is blocked.

Get rid of Facebookaholism (Facebook addiction)

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 20 Nov 2014 11:49:00 +0000

Among the thousand ways to waste your precious time, logging into facebook might just top the list. In a survey conducted (I don’t know by whom), 52% of all users confessed that they wanted to quit Facebook but couldn’t get their cursor to the ‘deactivate’ button. Here, I am talking about quitting ‘Facebook’ which is much different from quitting social media as a whole. So, if you ever think of doing something worthwhile with your life, this article may help you take the first step (which is no less than a giant leap)

1) Keep another hobby ready: “I log out of facebook. Reason- I’m bored. After two minutes I log in again. Reason- I’m bored” says a facebook status gone viral. There may be many reasons you log into the social network but the three definite reasons would be – a) to connect to old and new friends and share photos, videos blah blah blah.. b) to kill time (though option (a) does almost the same thing) and c) to propel your business. All I would say is – Think deep about something to do in your free time, else you would find yourself glued to the blue laced site within a few minutes again.

try to face your the instead

2) Try out another social network: As I mentioned before, shunning Facebook doesn’t mean leaving the entire social media. There are dozens of similar sites striving (don’t know since when) to grab your attention. It is my humble duty to mention some of them – Google+ (Facebook killed Orkut, so here is another one from Google), Ello (the one that doesn’t track you), Care2 (for people who want to fight for a cause), twitter (no need to elaborate). Why don’t you just google it!

3) Use distraction killers: Your new hobby might be blogging, or something which requires you to be online but the frequent Facebook notifications and pop-ups won’t let you keep calm and concentrate? Or you just want to cut short the time you spend on Facebook (or other social networks)? Here are four applications that might help.

The fb rehab app

Self-control: the ‘use with caution’ app lets you make a list of all the pages you want to block and define the time period you want them to be unavailable to you. This app actually helps you to control your temptation. But be careful before using it. Once you add the sites to the block list, there is no going back. Restarting the system, using a proxy or another browser is not going to help and you must wait until the time runs out.
Fb Rehab: This one lets you peep into your Facebook account just twice a day, each session lasting ten minutes.

iFreeface: this distraction blocking PC application helps you concentrate on studies instead of dangling around on the fb wall.

Facebook Addict Alarm: if there is anything for frustrating than the morning alarm bell, its this. It pops up every fifteen minutes to force you to logout.

These are just suggestions that might help you but what it actually takes to deactivate your Facebook account? – WILL POWER.

How to seem smarter on Social Networks

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 20 Nov 2014 02:04:00 +0000

In the age of Internet, what matters most is how you look, converse and behave online irrespective of what your character is in the real world. Social Networks act as a platform where you can create a virtual you and deceive people into believing that it is the real you. While some manage to draw ‘likes’ as well as attention, some others stay in a constant anxiety due to the scanty attention their stuffs receive.

What I am going to tell you is not how to get more no. of likes or followers (though it may help you get that), but to make a smarter social presence.

Also don't freak out your friends like this..

The profile picture: The first thing someone ever notices. It is always a better idea to keep a high-resolution picture than one taken with a webcam or a VGA camera. In case you want to edit the photo, make sure it doesn’t look like as if you have undergone a plastic surgery. Note that selfies are not always the best choice on every social network. Be creative, think something unique. For example, searching for ‘creative facebook covers’ in google images will give you images of profiles where their profile picture is in accordance with the cover.

Profile name: Keeping a profile name containing symbols such as ‘@’ instead of ‘a’ or ‘$’ instead of ‘s’ and using adjectives such as ‘cool’, ‘sweet’ etc. may look cool, but not smart. I recommend limiting them to your Facebook or whatsapp account. Real names are nothing to be ashamed of and that’s why three out of four people go for it.

Basic info: Be genuine. Fill up the details that you wish to share keeping in mind your privacy. Never ever assume that people will be impressed if you fill up fields like – ‘working at Google’ or ‘engineer at Facebook’. I can’t help but laugh out loud when I come across people like – ‘working at I am not working yet. I am still studying’.

What you post and chat about: (warning: this one is gonna be long) Last but not the least; your status speaks a lot about you. You are free to post about anything, anytime but make sure the language you use is proper and clear and your message makes the impact it is supposed to. A mixture of upper and lower case letters ‘eg. hI mY n@mE iS Sh@RaTh’ frustrates me, I can’t say about others. If you are using two or three different languages in a single post, make sure it is separated and easily understandable.

Another important thing to keep in mind is that, you may be the most handsome or beautiful person in the world, but keeping on changing the profile picture every hour or so is not going to get you a million fan base. You may change it monthly or weekly but make sure changing your profile picture is not the only activity you do on social networks.

While chatting, be aware of the age (approx.), gender, and character of the person you are chatting to.

Do you have any other ideas for being smart on social networks? Share it in the comment box.

A day without facebook

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 13 Nov 2014 05:31:00 +0000

You are obsessed with Facebook. The simple and attractive layout, the option of sharing almost everything in your clogged brain and the ability to make your stuff reach out to the maximum has made it almost impossible for you to leave it untouched. I remember one of friends "saying Facebook is like my refrigerator. Though there is nothing inside, I peep into it every half an hour."

Suppose you got up one day, opened the browser, typed in the URL and what you got is a 404 error page showing – “webpage not found”. What would be your first reaction? Would you fall off the chair or would you be pleased that you no longer need to face the blue hyped facebook login page. The reaction would surely differ from person to person depending upon the way they make use of the social network, here is how I think it would affect our daily lives. A facebook less day initiative : Here it is

never say never

Boredom: This one is for amateurs who use facebook just to interact with friends and update their status. Absence of Facebook, would probably not put them in a state of depression. In my opinion, the only thing that would disappoint these users is that they would lose an account of everything that he/she had shared with friends. It’s almost obvious that they would soon find an alternative to it, but will these people ever be able to forget the pleasant time spent on Facebook.

No “Like” Button: Among the many virtual hand gesture, the thumb up button is the most addictive one, a kind of can die for type. The popularity of post, a page, a picture or a video is aggregated on the basis of the number of likes they receive. And based upon my observations, users keep no strings pulled to get the maximum number of thumbs up. My own friends tag people, share it repeatedly and some even beg their friends for it. In the absence of this most preferred gesture, I just hope they don’t cut off their own thumbs.

Affect on advertisement: With the end of Facebook, the advertisers though would surely get another platform to expand their business, they might find hard time to mingle with the new environment and if I am right, they would soon get frustrated and if I am wrong, I would make a terrible entrepreneur .

Back to Real world: To some, I may seem crazy, but I could think of only one way it might prove to be a good thing – Welcome back everyone to the real world. Facebook acts as a virtual world for each of those addicted ones who spend more than half of their precious time managing their relationships and their status online. Once the virtual world vanishes, I just hope that people start interacting and living the way they used to do several years ago. This may bind the relationships.
Though Mark seems to have no intention of bringing this wonderful social network to an end anytime soon or in the near future, I spent much of my time thinking about the after effects of this step. Make the most of Facebook now and hope that it stays there forever.

Facebook buys whatsapp: should we be pleased?

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 13 Nov 2014 05:14:00 +0000

A whopping $19 billion. Thats what Facebook spent in order to buy the most popular messenger- whatsapp.

Facebook’s hold over the mobile messaging giant whatsapp is the most trending topic of today. The social networking giant added whatsapp to its collection. This was a rather unexpected step from Mark Zuckerberg and its going to change the way people interact. Let us have a look at what it has got in store for the company, the advertisers and of course, the common users.

What it means to the company?

With more than 7.2 billion active users and as many pages, Facebook rules the world of social networking and with the addition of whatsapp, the most popular mobile messenger, no wonder, its going to be more addictive than ever. But was Zuckerberg really looking for a messenger worth 19 billion USD or was he looking for something else to replace the not so inspiring facebook messenger ? Here is how, in my opinion, the company, the users and the advertisers would benefit from it.

do you like the whatbook.err...or.. faceapp??

Furthermore, if Facebook happens to replace its outdated and rather clumsy chat messenger with the popular WhatsApp messenger to the liking of users, Facebook would be able to draw more attention and prevent existing users from bidding goodbye. We truly hope that such a replacement would also prevent the lags currently faced by the native chat messenger.
As I mentioned earlier, whatsapp is the most popular messaging app with almost no competition. On the other hand, Facebook messenger’s failure in mobile devices has paved the way for whatsapp to attract more users than Facebook. Now, thanks to the masterful step from Zuckerberg, the threat has been eliminated and Facebook can keep the hope of ruling over the world of social networking for years to come, alive.

What it means to the Users?

The integration of Whatsapp messenger with Facebook will give the users a more user friendly experience and it would add to the fun. All the lags faced by Facebook chat would be covered up by this advanced messenger. The replacement of the native messenger with the new Whatsapp messenger would thus be an important step.

Further, the small demands and the problems of Whatsapp users would be taken care off by Facebook. The high end security provided by Facebook would also be available in Whatsapp too.

However, a problem may arise if the company makes it mandatory for Whatsapp users to have a Facebook account in order to continue using it. There hasn’t been any such news thus far and we hope we don’t hear it anytime in the future too.

What it means to the advertisers?

Advertisers can experience an even more comfortable way to promote their business. Advertisers will be able to extend their promotions to a larger audience in an easy way. This will attract more attention both from the Facbook users and the Whatsappers too.

Thus said, In my opinion, Facebook has indeed made the most of its time and money. We are exited to try it out - the whatbook.

Google: the reason behind its logo colors

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 13 Nov 2014 05:02:00 +0000

I wonder if anyone would care in-case it was colorless..

Gaze at the image on the top. Now, without opening the google website an another tab, try to spell out the colors in the logo in the exact order..

You use it on a daily basis, but you will still find it hard to recognize the colors on its logo in the exact sequence. Before you open the website in a new tab to check it out, I am gonna reveal it. The color sequence is Blue-Red-Yellow-Red-Green-Blue. The colors are vibrant and give the logo a cool and attractive look. But have you ever wondered why the color combination is so? Read on and don’t let your brain go nuts over this question.

Before you knock my brain off for wasting your precious time, I confess that the following are just based on my assumptions and none of them have been proved right or wrong.

Why are you wearing a red colored shirt? Well, that’s my favorite; I didn’t think over it, I don't have any other. These answers are obvious. The colors and its sequence may just be an instant idea or may be the creators’ personal favorite or something else which is of course, none of my business. But I find it hard to keep myself from digging into these matters.

Reason 1: The Official Answer

“There were a lot of different color iterations”, Kedar says. “We ended up with the primary colors, but instead of having the pattern go in order, we put a secondary color on the ‘l’, which brought the idea that Google doesn’t follow any rules”. No doubt, the primary colors are essential for any art and it may be the reason Google looks beautiful.

Reason 2: Nature of colors

The first three letters ‘g’ ‘o’ ‘o’ are colored Blue, Red and Yellow respectively which represent the primary colors. But while dealing with software development. The obvious choice is RGB,Red, Green and Blue and thus the color of the next three letters.

Reason 3: Realtion with numbers

Lets take a look at the first five letters. The first letter is colored blue, the third is yellow and the fifth is green. Red, the color which has been omitted at the primary place possible because of its repeatation. Blue may be the beggining of the next such series. This is the least possible reasons and Google might not have given a thought about it. By the way, one is neither prime nor composite. So, this reason stands cancelled.

Well, thats all. I have made my brain go topsy-turvy over this question and here are three of my findings. My hunt for the answer is not over yet.

Social networking beyond death..

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 13 Nov 2014 04:34:00 +0000

If you are an addict like me, you would probably love to keep your social profile updated till your last breath and maybe, beyond that too. Well, you are not alone. Since the beginning of the social networking giant in 2004, facebook boasts of more than 30 million dead people on Facebook. Not much of a surprise though, as people of almost all ages own a virtual world on the net where they live and die.

don't you just hope you never see this...

These networks transform into a social graveyard and it does not end there. Some pioneers have taken a step forward and developed applications that might help you become almost immortal on the net. Take for instance “ifidie.com”. The site is designed to store all those status, photos or videos that you would want to update once you bid goodbye to the real world. Seems cool right! Unfortunately, an app to assist you comment on other’s status is yet to be designed. However, in my opinion, it would be a bad idea to make your friends shriek out by messaging them after your demise.

and I'll be one among them

However, these sorts of sites are yet to see their good days. Not many would like the idea of existing online after their extinction offline.

Utilizing this or any of similar sites is up to you, keeping in mind all the possibilities and jeopardizes. Irrespective of that, we can proudly announce that we have the ability to attain immortality…. online at the least!!

edited by: Rufus Ben Abu

Facebook new layout: explained

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 13 Nov 2014 02:32:00 +0000

20 March 2014.

Social networking giant, Facebook rolled out a yet another innovative new layout. While many aren’t pleased with the new user interface, some others feel that its going to help them build up their business as this interface would help their content reach out to the maximum.

The new timeline inspired layout may not seem much aspiring, read on before you make a final judgement.

According to Facebook, the redesign of the Facebook PageTimeline layout is intended to help admins “find the tools they use most”,which can be seen as great step though I would have liked them to redesign it to the interest of the readers.

the old facebook layout

By now, you would have got an idea that the new Facebook layout has been optimized for the benefit of facebook pages, page owners and even visitors while ignoring the interest of random users. It’s not exactly so as the timeline view of help a reader navigate easily instead of jumping over to left and right like before.

The news feed, where a user spends most of his time, is also getting a face-lift. The main feed stream is still located in the middle, but has been narrowed a bit in-order to provide more space to the left and right columns that provide the users a faster and accurate update to their activities. Thus Facebook has taken over a new four column layout. Believe it or not, this helps the users easily navigate through while keeping an eye on the related information as well.

the new layout

The new layout isn’t much attractive or interactive but it does serve random users in a better manner than before. It’s a path toward being simpler, uniform, and similar no matter what device or location you are on.The facebook home page however remains untouched. Here are the major changes brought about by Facebook-

1) The left column hasn’t undergone much of a change. It displays all the information that relates to the user- facebook apps, pages, groups etc. The main middle column shows the news feed. Next to it, lies a column divided into two. The top half of it shows the “trending now”, a kind of international news while the bottom half is dedicated to advertisements. The last column is the chat box displaying friends who are online and the activities of your friends and the people you follow.

2) The news feed has been re-innovated. Each “news” is displayed as a separate block and thus each news can be differentiated individually by the user. The beloved “like” button has also undergone a transformation.

the like button has also been addressed

3) Another addition is the new “smart URL” feature along with “smart tag”. The smart tag

feature allows you to tag pages in your posts without adding the “@” or

“#”. You got to try it out. The smart URL feature displays short

information regarding the webpage and keeps away spam.

Verdict: ‘Don’t judge a book by its cover seems to be the perfect fit here. And this is just my opinion about the new Facebook interface, what do you guys think?
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