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Are you online at all hours, compulsively checking every few minutes to see if you have any new messages? Does your family resort to sending you online messages to get your attention? Do you get very stressed when you are unable to login for a few hours or days? If you answered yes to any of the above, you just might be addicted and you might need to seek help. It is now increasingly being recognized that Social Networking can take over lives and verily turn into an addiction.

The typical reaction is to overreact and decry social media, blaming it for all societal ills. However, for most people social networking is just a handy tool to further one’s business or social goals. Only certain vulnerable people fall prey to social network addiction and for those few that are in the grip of this addiction there are ways to address the affliction.

As with most malaise, recognizing that it exists is the most important aspect of managing it. With children it is easy. All you need to do is to restrict their access. For grownups the strength and resolve to do this has to come from within. The first step is to monitor your time and set a limit. When the time is up, log out immediately with no excuses. Often we go online to avoid work that we just don’t feel like taking up. Being online gives us a feeling of doing something productive when we are in fact wasting time. Make going online a reward for finishing all your work. Don’t forget your friends and family. When you spend too much time online your family and friends get forsaken in favor of your online comrades. Online interactions usually are sanitized, free of the messy emotions that characterize real life and are very easy to get lost in but in the end it is the offline real world bonds that truly enrich your life friends.

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Showing tremendous growth over the past few years surprisingly in the phase of recession has been the industry of music and entertainment. Logically or rather psychologically speaking, this makes sense as people from all possible industries turn to music and entertainment as a relaxing outlet in times of excessive stress. And recession has definitely one stressful phase hitting wave after wave.

Now we have established WHY the industry is experiencing growth. How are they achieving these numbers? The figures which represent this growth are even more staggering. While this industry can no longer rely on sales of physical formats, they have established that CDs account for 55 percent of the 60.7 billion revenue. Digital music alone is supposed to achieve a revenue of 14.8 billion in the year 2011 and the rate calculated for annual growth is also quite high given the performance of the industry over the years.

Simultaneously the media related branch of the industry has not been affected and has in fact flourished. Advertisements, television related promotion, films and video games from the entertainment industry have been growing steadily with increasing demands. Threats from piracy have in no way affected live concerts and music shows and for this reason artists from all over the globe have been involved with direct promotion, and this initiative has been a great asset to the industry.

Also with recent brand development strategies, large bands have been promoted along with large brands! U2 has been advertised with Apple while Bob Dylan and Victoria’s secret are being promoted together and lots of other musicians are being advertised along with corporates, to provide mutual growth to both the entities.

It is with regard to this growth displayed that Agriya released its product – Volume. Volume in essence is a software that focuses entirely on the music and the artists. It functions as a music portal that contains details of artists, tracks where users can listen to their favourite tracks and even buy them if they like them a lot. Volume is the perfect platform for new artists to feature and showcase their talent and all the music lovers looking for the ideal software that contains every possible feature integrated in one, its the perfect solution.

With the advancements the music industry has seen, you will possess the ultimate need of the hour where users can access your site for free or paid downloads. This will definitely satisfy millions of users worldwide who have been looking for a niche site that delivers on all their music requirements which simultaneously acts as a platform for new artists to touch base from. Interested in starting your own music site? Then what you are waiting for? Get it right away from the store at just $ 147. If you are still uncertain about the site, you can watch the volume demo.

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Swine flu is the buzz word among people at the moment. It is caused by influenza A virus in pigs. Now humans have also been affected by the virus A H1N1. The symptoms of swine flu in humans are similar to those of seasonal influenza namely chills, fever, sore throat, muscle pains, severe headache, coughing, weakness and general discomfort.

As social media are acting as a clear cut medium to share any subject and interact with others, people are turning to their favorite networking services to provide H1N1 flu updates to their friends and family.

On Twitter, users are now tweeting about Influenza A H1N1 including preventive measures, best meditations, the Centers for Disease Control’s announcement, the symptoms of swine flu based on their personal experiences etc. Here are some messages tweeted by the site users:

“I have recovered from swine flu. I had a sore throat, fever and was feeling very tired when I went to the general practitioner who asked me to go for the test at the screening centre.”

Another member of the same community who has H1N1 virus, said: “I have got swine flu now. It’s nowhere near as bad as I thought. Am on Tamiflu.”

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) provide social media tools like widgets, mobile information, online instructional videos and Swine flu RSS feeds for people. Starting today, you can view images of H1N1 flu from the CDC Flickr site or the CDC Public Health Image Library, follow Swine flu updates on Twitter and watch Videos related to Swine flu on YouTube.

We hope social media will create a great awareness among people and help them stay away from Swine flu.

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With a large degree of advancement in technology, the internet today is not only used for checking e mail and browsing new web sites but to a large extent, for social networking. And understandably so, because looking at the quality of jobs we perform people seem to need some form of an outlet. And as travelling expenditures have become quantifiable the internet is the only way we seem to be able to stay in touch with our friends. And after the emergence of sites like Facebook, it has become a boon to use Facebook ,Orkut and lots others to feel connected.

According to statistics the number of users involved in social networking has increased to 55.6 percent in the year 2009. Specifically, 55.6 million adults or just less than 1/3rd of the population in the United States now visit social networks at least monthly. That’s up from just 15 percent of adults in 2007, and around 18 percent last year.

It was also noted that the number of internet users utilizing the net to check their mail leads the list. The number is close to 95% of the population. A large sector of the population sends or receives photos through the internet and that number is around 60%, while research products and purchasing them which used to be around 50% crossed 60% in the year 2009. The next largest section watches videos on the internet which constitutes around 30% of the population and around 30% of the population have been involved in social networking in the year 2009 while the number was around 15% in 2007.

So all in all, not only is the internet being put to good use commercially in terms of purchasing products but has brought in a new perspective to the concept of social networking making it possible for anyone to communicate from one part of the globe to the other.

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“Health is wealth”. It is important to uphold the value of a proper diet to lead a healthy life. Good nutrition means getting enough micronutrients (Vitamins and minerals) and macronutrients (proteins, carbohydrates and fats). Many people consume more calories than the body needs. This can lead to obesity which is a great risk factor for many diseases, like diabetes, heart disease, and cancer.

We all know that Prevention is better than cure but, no one really follows it. Our eyes start searching for a solution only when we get affected by any problem. If you’re a nutrition professional and want to earn money then this is the right time to attract people who are searching for a solution to keep their health in good shape.

As people are moving towards the internet for solutions to all of life’s problems, it is a good idea to help people by launching a nutrition based website. Starting a site is not enough to attract visitors; you need to impress them by offering essential features to socialize with others who possess the same difficulty and ascertain the perfect solution for nutrition related issues.

Kootali, a social networking script helps you start a social networking site and provide counseling for taking a proper diet. Also, you can offer a separate space on site to find detailed nutrition information, diet advice, tips and tools for blood sugar control etc and help users stay healthy.

You can even expose your nutrition products throughout the world. Now it’s possible to make audio and video a good marketing tool, through the video and audio features available on the Kootali site. This marketing technique will attract the attention of media lovers and help you earn more money as well.

It doesn’t stop with this, you can post news about current openings in the nutrition field and help nutrition graduates find a position as nutritionist, dietitian, nutritional trainer, dietitian manager, food service director etc.

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The increase of social networks in the world like Facebook or Myspace was, at the beginning of success, unverifiable. Now we can stand back and see the bad effects of these world networks. Some private information that is disclosed is not really protected. When we know that members of Facebook are estimated to be 45 millions in 2007, we can suppose the stake is sizable. More than 2 billion pictures are available on it.

A lot of young people are regular members and aren’t aware of the possible danger. Some rules need to be edited and respected for the security of all users.

That’s why the European Union tries to create a legal framework. The goal is to avoid use of some private information like: “prohibits collection of personal information without consumers’ permission, forbids employers to read workers’ private e-mail, and doesn’t allow companies to share personal information on users without their permission.” Facebook is a big mine of information for sellers.

This initiative is a good beginning but terms of the chart are always vague and offer a lot of provision for flaws. It isn’t sure that users will be protected any better for the moment. However Facebook, MySpace and the like have to take interest to take notice this and regulate failures of their system.

So be careful, your life could be interesting to people other than just your friends, and that is not always a good thing.

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Facebook, the most successful social network today, allows its adherents to create very different groups. However Facebook has to protect its system and that’s why some rules have to be respected.

It seems to be evident that a group like “Rogue Facebook Apps Early Warning Group” appears as a dangerous threat, even more when one knows that they spread unsafe information. But nevertheless, appearances could be misleading. Actually this group was created to warn its members about attacks happening on the social network and the risky information was divulged by mistake. But the Facebook team disabled the account of the group’s administrator. This decision appears like an unfair punishment.

The red line between knowing to attack and to protect isn’t often easy to determine.
In fact the real stake of “protecting Facebook” is not really to care for the application, but to protect the personal information and data of its numerous members who trust it and its security. We know that Facebook is not just a network of private life but also a job network. Therefore the dangers and stakes are greater.

So is it really a shame to form a group which can help adherents to be sure of their privacy and confidentiality? Having to opt between the network system’s survival and our own information, the choice should be quick!

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The sky is the limit when it comes to learning. Learning never ends. One can gain knowledge through books, newspapers, magazines and many other things. The difficulty involved in information gathering is that one has to get desired material from various places to get what they are seeking. Libraries and tutors help to a great extent.

With advancement in technology, collecting details and related information has become a lot easier than it used to be. People can get required material from anyone in any part of the world, through the internet.

Anyway, acquiring specific information from internet can be quite a task, as information on different fields are scattered throughout the net. Search engines like Google have made the search process a little bit easier by dragging information matching users’ search queries. The process is made even easier through social networks where you can interact with people apart from sharing resources.

Learners can share images that correspond to their area of study, which could range from geography to art lessons. It is easy to track blog postings and articles with certain tags. The educational content prepared by anyone can be uploaded in a social network and made available for others. The content may be in text, video or audio format; social networks will offer the uploaded content to other users.

Social networking will bring together people who have taken the same course to share learning resources, career options and experiences, and recommend learning materials. Reaching educational goals is a lot easier with support from people with the same goals. The networking features allow learners to interact with tutors and experienced learners, and complete their course with a lot more than was probably expected.

Building an educational community will help learners throughout the world come together and share materials and details necessary to build a strong foundation that is vital for their career.

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Gone are the days when the only way to communicate with people sitting far away was letters. In the modern world, everyone shares information with people through communication means such as phones and the internet. With the internet available to a very large section of the global society, and that too at very reasonable costs, online chatting is now a preferred mode of communication. It’s possible to chat with anyone sitting in any corner of the world, as long as they are online the same time as you are.

Although online chatting is a means of socializing and getting to know people all over the world, there are security issues related to it. Certain basic safety precautions need to be followed to make sure that chatting is a pleasant experience.

Safety precautions include:

• Make sure your screen name never includes your genuine name.
• Don’t share your videos and photos with unknown people.
• Don’t reveal personal information to people you don’t know and protect your personal identity.
• If you receive messages that make you feel uncomfortable, don’t respond to them and try to avoid chatting with that specific person; blocking the user is a good option.
• Don’t organize to meet up with your new chat friends. If necessary, meet up in busy place and make sure you’ve informed friends or family about where you’re going.
• If you receive any unexpected files from people you don’t know, don’t accept or download the files as they could carry viruses and completely ruin your system.
• Saving copies of your chat conversations is a good idea, in case you need to use them in future.
• You must know how to report the problems to the chat room moderator.

Follow these simple precautions and make sure that chatting online is an enjoyable experience for you, and not something that could get you into any kind of trouble.

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