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Recommendations From Social Networks 2011
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Like Facebook and Give
Google a
plus 1. People have become less awestruck with the birth of the search
engine over the years. The inevitable system is the practical system,
user choice prevails. Early results and long term questions. In
2011,
technology has transcended beyond business use by integrating into personal
lifestyles. |
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More about Facebook |
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Facebook, a major social network,
gives their users an option to "like" things they come across. The
types of things a user can like include links, videos, music, public
statements, and products, etc. A user can like things that have been
posted directly on Facebook. Users can also like web pages that
include a snap-in widget that allows Facebook users to like webpage content
that exists outside of the Facebook website.
Google has launched a similar web feature called "+1". This option has
been weaving its way into many of the Google services like email, Adsense,
iGoogle, and Youtube over the year. When you are logged into your
Google account your +1 option is available. The feature comes to life
when you are doing activities on the web. Users will notice a +1
option next to Google search engine results, allowing users to identify
listings that they feel have value. Like the Facebook integration
widget, Google also provides code that enables any website to enable the
1 option for visitors. |
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Many people on the internet have
spent the past 10-15 years awestruck over search engines. The search
engine, a simple concept, is simply a list of websites (URLs) with the
related description (all the text on a given page). Search Engines
saved time and were able to introduce users to new sources of information.
The value was huge. Before people were able to grasp true simplicity
of the tool, Search Engines began creating new filters and automation
to better guess what the user was looking for. This development did
indeed produce better results, again saving people time. The word
spread. The amount of new web users being added to the web during this
time period had been growing exponentially. In many cases, new users
had been led, by recommendation, to these internet tools known as search
engines. In other cases, pre-loaded applications including web
browsers led people to search engines. In a way, search engines
themselves have been successful due to popular consensus. Search
Engines kept much of backend workings of search engines safeguarded, thus
keeping the overall understanding fairly limited. The companies that
controlled the search tools, although highly valued, had not positioned
themselves to interact with or take direction from its massive user base. |
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While all this change
was going on, a newer breed of websites began to emerge. These newer
websites, Business to Business networks and Social Networks, had search
options built-in but with less of an emphasis or dependency. Private
business networks and business exchanges sprouted enabling people from
within an industry to network, trade, and communicate. This type of network
is known as a business to business network or B2B network. Around the
same time social networks started to spring up. Social Networks were
geared to personal relationships, personal communication, and overall
lifestyle. Each user builds their own social network by adding family,
friends, business associates, acquaintances, co-workers, or anyone that they
feel is relevant to their personal life.
These Business Networks and Social Networks owe much of their success by
allowing their users to control content, rate content, share content, and
contribute content. Bi-directional interactivity was beginning.
With this new approach, participants could avoid excess clutter associated
with search engines and spend more time on what is relevant to their lives.
In addition, users can tailor their interfaces to fit their needs best and
are able to suggest new features or feature enhancements. Coupled with
emerging mobile devices, social network users have begun to unleash huge
amounts content. This content consists of images, videos, and
real-time text reporting by people you know. Not only can users easily
collect useful links and content, social network users are also able to like
or rate content they come across. Rating content not only helps the
user to retain a shortcut to the content but also lets other users in your
group know what you think, should they come across the same content.
It is like reading a review from someone you actually know instead of some
online stranger. It should not go without mention that if your
computer crashes, all of your online favorites are still in tact. |
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Search Engines have
taken notice. Less popular social network-like services produced by
the Search Engine giants have surfaced in recent years. Search Engine
Companies have not honed in on a specific social network feature, "user
ratings". In 2011 Google released the Google +1 feature and
Bing/Microsoft partnered with Facebook to integrate and enhance bing search
results. So basically going forward user choice will be collected at a
growing number of places, throughout the web (and in physical locations). |
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The effects of these changes are
starting to play out. There have been several ways the web experience
has been affected. Links from social networks, like Facebook and
Youtube, are starting to mix in with search engine results. When
searching via Google or Bing, you will usually get 1 to 2 results from
social networks on the first page. Some search results show a number
(indicating the amount of positive votes) next to the listing. It is
also becoming more commonplace to see a "Facebook like" button or "Google
+1" button on websites, regardless of website topic. Web travelers can
easily see how many people voted for something, and in many instances get a
glimpse at specific individuals that voted for something.
With the machine in full gear, there are many questions. Will the
rating systems get more sophisticated? Will the rating systems cross
into other applications? Who will own the data that is collected?
What will the owners of such data do with that data? What will they do with
that data in 5-10 years from now? How will this type of interaction
affect individuals? How will this feature affect the landscape of
business? Are people that are not online not being heard? Are people
that are online now getting a stronger vote for topics by being early
participants of these features? These questions and many more are
already on the table. |
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With the information age developing
out of its infancy, applications have become more sophisticated.
Information has come full circle with a new depth of transaction.
Communicating personal preferences and providing recommendations are common
interactions taking place on social networks. The modern digital
profile can change the entire web experience of others in the same network
through the ripple affect. In 2011, more people interact with
technology in a way that is meaningful to the individual. |
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Sources |
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Written By Philip Dominguez
copyright 2011
Trade Federation Marketing Dept. (don't forget to like our content and give
us a +1)
bing Youtube Channel May 17th, 2011
Google 1 5/7/2011
Google and Bing searches 6/16/2011 |
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