Social Networking 2.0 website, rsitez.com, is experiencing an unprecedented growth – 155% increase in 2009 sales, as compared to 2008 figures – during this economic downturn.

Rsitez integrated online social networking technology offers users the opportunity to create their own social networking sites with the largest, most comprehensive set of features. They will have the ability to customize all details in their websites, and the company presents a myriad of ways for businesses to make money.

According to Nielsen Ratings, social networks grew twice as fast as email and Search in 2008. Furthermore, time spent on Social Networks and blogs grew over 3 times the rate of overall internet growth. So what distinguishes rsitez.com from competitors?… Read more

Just like your resume doesn’t get you a job. Nor do your references, your mother or standing on a street corner holding a sign. Only you and the overall impression you make can get you your next position.

I see your eyes rolling.

But if you’re like most people, you’re not acting like you know that. You’re acting like you think that by having your information “out there” you will be discovered.

Social networking services that let you instantaneously share information are well worth discussing. But let’s talk about what they realistically can do for your career and some nifty tricks of the trade to make it worth your while.

Essentially social networking can help you: 1. Increase your odds of being found among zillions of others; 2. Give you a giant platform for enhancing your reputation; 3. Meet others; and 4. Learn about companies and potential openings… Read more

For years, Oracle, Hewlett-Packard, and IBM have used Linux to lower the cost of their hardware and software-based solutions, while keeping profit margins fat and healthy. Google, ever the quick learner, is now doing the same with Android.

The mobile market will never be the same.

Just as Google and others are using open-source software to lower barriers to adoption of their proprietary cloud offerings, so, too, is Google using open source to reduce the cost of mobile computing in order to drive uptake of its proprietary search-related advertising business in mobile.

Google CFO Patrick Pichette said as much in Google’s most recent earnings call:

If we move forward the adoption of these smartphones by having a lower cost infrastructure because it’s open source…all the (mobile) searches…will happen so much faster.

Open source: it’s all about peace, love…and capitalism.

However, Android is more than just a way to shave a few dollars off a phone’s purchase price. Jim Zemlin, Linux Foundation’s executive director, declared recently that Linux offers “greater flexibility, freedom from lock-in, and lack of licensing costs.”… Read more

“Loosen up on social network security”. on That’s how analysts advised Gartner Symposium attendees here Monday, arguing that corporate computing departments shouldn’t block social networking and that security shouldn’t completely lock down communications with the outside world. And even if information technology authorities want to shut down such activity, they can’t.

“Banning access to social media from the corporate network is futile,” said Carol Rozwell, a Gartner vice president. “The world we live in is digitally enabled and socially connected.”

The advice reflects the transformation of the information technology world as the Internet steadily pervades more and more corners of everybody’s life. Although the Gartner event historically has concerned itself with matters such as justifying the expense of a new enterprise resource management computing system, the broadening show reflects the growing scope of work that IT managers face.

Overall, companies must acknowledge that not everything is under control of their own top-down administration, said Peter Sondergaard, senior vice president of research at Gartner… Read more

The 140 character micro blogging service on Thursday launched a Japan-based version of Twitter. Its entrance marks a remarkable history into a country popular U.S Social networks like Facebook and MySpace are yet to capture real audience.

Japanese Twitter is far more exciting that English twitter for so much can be said in Japanese characters. The company is serious about expanding greatly in Japans waters and eventually into other territories around the world.

Twitter’s Cofounder Biz Stone who was present at the launch in Tokyo said “It’s an excellent opportunity for us to see where we can go in Asia in general because Japan represents a leading edge, with advanced mobile usage”.

Over the next few months the company will roll out the site in Spanish, German, French and Italian.

Japanese’s celebrities, politician, newspapers, radio stations and companies eager to take advantage of twitter’s marketing potential are starting to sign up.

According to Digital Garage’s Rocky Eda, the key expansion in Japan is to develop a locally friendly mobile platform. Japan has a high percentage of mobile users and most twitter users access the service via their mobile phones. Mobile-based writers account for 40 percent of regular blogging in Japan and about a quarter of Mixi users rely on their mobiles to update their pages.

While Twitter already operates a mobile site in English, many of its features are incompatible with Japanese language usage. Instead, many mobile users here had been relying on third-party platforms like “movatwitter.”

The new Japanese mobile version was jointly developed by Twitter and Digital Garage, and is compatible with the country’s major carriers and the quirks of the local market. Emoticons can be embedded into messages, and users can directly update their profile without having to turn to their PC.

Yukari Matsuzawa, Twitter’s Japan country manager, says that users — and their own ingenuity — will ultimately determine Twitter’s fate in Japan.

“As Japanese people creatively start to use Twitter, it will help define what the tipping point will be,” she said. “It will be a combination of excellent innovative users in Japan, as well as more celebrities and influential people.”… Read more

Social-networking sites, such as Facebook and Myspace, have become a part of everyday life for teens and adults alike. A recent study warns to be mindful of what is posted on the public sites.

According to a study by Career builder, 45 percent of employers now use these sites as a way to research potential job candidates. This is up from the 22 percent in a similar study last year, who stated they used the sites.

The study states that 29 percent use Facebook to screen jobseekers, 26 percent look at LinkedIn and another 21 percent view potential job candidates on Myspace.

More than 2,600 hiring managers participated in the study. Fifty-three percent of potential job candidates were rejected because of unsavory photographs posted on personal sites. Another 44 percent were turned away due to comments posted about drug use or drinking. Another 35 percent cited putting down previous employers, co-workers or clients, and 20 percent turned applicants away for sharing confidential information from previous employers. On the other hand, the sites can provide helpful information in some situations.

According to the study, networking sites can be a good place to advertise one’s skills. Some employers stated that after reviewing the public networking sites they hired candidates because they showed creativity, good communication skills, and provided a good feel for the candidate’s personality…Read more

Microsoft vs. Apple. Google vs. Yahoo. And now, Facebook vs. Twitter.

Industry battles, especially in the technology arena, are often cast as epic matchups between one company or another. Typical consumers may not really know a battle is under way, but to those involved — and to various industry watchers — the stakes are momentous and epoch-making. The future of the web, the future of computing, the future of communication — any of these may be at play in these one-on-one bouts.

The latest battle pits two social networking companies against each other: Facebook and Twitter. And what’s at stake?…Read more

Google Inc. famously flubbed its early social-networking efforts, allowing upstarts like Facebook, MySpace and Twitter to dominate the platforms that are redefining the way consumers use the Web.
But the Mountain View search giant has been diligently working on the “social problem” in its own way: integrating it as a component of the total Web experience, rather than an isolated service or destination.
To date, its efforts haven’t generated much buzz, but some analysts believe the company’s much-anticipated Google Wave may represent its first real victory in the social space. Read more

Social networking sites like MySpace, Facebook, and Twitter, are not just for teens anymore. For anyone who’s ever felt like a number when it comes to a customer service issue, social network platforms are increasingly becoming a powerful way to broadcast bad business.

We’ve all been there – trying to fix a problem and getting nowhere. One Newark resident finally vented his frustration over an outrageous water bill increase right into the Twitter universe, where thousands of other voters could see. That got Mayor Cory Booker’s quick attention. …Read More

A newcomer to the crowded ranks of the capital’s social media arrives this week: after establishing themselves in a number of large American cities, Foursquare launches in London today.

A “location-based social networking site wrapped in a social-gaming paper“, Foursquare allows users to ‘check-in’ at various points around the city using a mobile device, updating friends and contacts of their whereabouts, and slowly build up points and ‘badges’. At its essence, it allows you to build up a real-time itinerary, listing all the places you’ve been across town, and share that information with friends. Wondering if that gallery opening is worth going to? You can use Foursquare to see if any of your mates have been, and get the low-down from them. …Read more