Social Networks for Book lovers

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Social Networks For Book

Social Networks For Book lover Book social networks are those focused on reading and sharing books with others through book lists and reviews. Not only are these book-based social networks a great way to share good books, they are also an excellent way to find new books to read. Most book lovers share two things in common: 1. the love of a great book and  2. sharing that book with friends. From book clubs to reading groups social networking has always played a part in the avid reader's life. It is no surprise this love has gone digital. Top 10 Book Social Networks list does not include book exchange websites. It is also sorted based on popularity. 1. Goodreads The goal of Goodreads is to find good reads, those books that leave you satisfied and/or wanting more. It is also about avoiding bad reads, which are books that aren't worth the paper they are printed on. As a booklover's social network, Goodreads allows you to build a list of books, rate and review those books, and find out what your friends are reading. 2. Shelfari Shelfari is a social network devoted to create a global community of booklovers by encouraging users to discuss and share their favorite books with friends and strangers. By allowing users to build a virtual bookshelf, Shelfari creates a great visual interface for sharing great books. 3. LibraryThing Any avid reader will find LibraryThing to be a great way to organize their reading list. By interacting with Amazon and the Library of Congress, books can be easily added to the list. LibraryThing also creates a modifiable page for every author, which makes it a great social network for writers who want to promote their books and connect with their readers. 4. BookCrossing BookCrossing is a book-based social network where members release books back into the public by leaving them on park benches, at the gym or at school. One part social network and one part social experiment, BookCrossing lets you participate in giving back to the world of literature by passing on your favorite books. 5. Reader2 Reader2 is a book social network that allows you to tag your books with a keyword and categorize them any way you want. You can interact with friends, display your book lists on your own blog, and discuss books with other readers. One great feature of Reader2 is the ability to recommend a book based on another title. This works by matching up similar keywords used to describe the book and generating a list based on those keyword matches. 6. Booktribes Booktribes is a social network devoted to readers with a goal of allowing users to discover great new books. You can search through their database for books, read reviews, and see what other books the reviewers liked. 7. Revish Revish is a social network for book reviews. Not only can you write reviews of your favorite books, you can also create a journal of the books you have read. And by using the Revish API and the provided widgets, you can also share your book list on your blog or on your MySpace or Facebook profile. 8. ConnectViaBooks ConnectViaBooks is a social network where booklovers can find other people who enjoy similar books. Publishing and sharing book lists allows users to connect with others, and by writing reviews, users share their love of books with the public. Users can create multiple book lists, publish those lists on their own blog, and engage in lively discussions about books. 9. BookRabbit BookRabbit is a book social network that is connected to thousands of independent bookshops in the UK. This means you can not only use BookRabbit to discover great new books, you can even use it to find those books even if they are out of stock and unavailable on Amazon.com. 10. Amazon Amazon is not a bookshelf site. But it is probably the single most powerful site for finding books and like-minded book lovers, With its superior number of users and a huge amount of user data, Amazon can give great book suggestions. And if you are looking for more than just books, Amazon has just about anything.

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LAS REDES SOCIALES NO SON UNA MODA PASAJERA

¿Son las redes sociales una moda pasajera o son el mayor cambio desde la Revolución Industrial? En 2010, la llamada Generación Y superará en número a la del Baby Boom. El 96% de esa nueva generación pertenece a una red social y consideran al email como cosa del pasado. Además, las redes sociales han sustituido al porno como actividad número uno en internet. Una de cada ocho parejas casada en Estados Unidos se conoció por intenet. La radio tardó 38 años en alcanzar a 50 millones de oyentes. La televisión 13 años en llegar a 50 millones de espectadores. A internet le tomó cuatro años. Al iPod, tres años. Pero Facebook alcanzó los 100 millones de usuarios en menos de nueve meses, y si fuera un país, sería el tercero más poblado del mundo. Un 80% de las empresas está usando LinkedIn como su herramienta principal de búsqueda de empleados. El segmento de mayor crecimiento de usuarios de Facebook es el de mujeres entre 55 y 65 años. Famosos como Ashton Kutcher o Ellen DeGeneres tienen más seguidores en Twitter que la población de Irlanda, Noruega o Panamá. YouTube es el segundo motor de búsquedas en el mundo y cuenta con más de 100 millones de vídeos. La Wikipedia suma más de 13 millones de usuarios, y los estudios señalan que es incluso más precisa que la famosa Enciclopedia Británica. Existen, además, alrededor de 200 millones de blogs; el 54% de ellos son actualizados diariamente. El 25% de los resultados de búsqueda de las top 20 marcas mundiales son enlaces a contenido generado por el usuario. El 34% de los bloggers publica opiniones sobre productos o marcas. La gente tiene más en cuenta lo que se dice sobre las marcas en las redes sociales que su posicionamiento en Google. El 78% de los consumidores confía en los comentarios de otros, mientras sólo el 14% confía en la publicidad. El 18% de las campañas en televisión generan un ROI positivo, mientras que las de TiVo lo hace un 90% de ellas. Por otra parte, 24 de los 25 principales periódicos están experimentando caídas históricas en su circulación. Y es que ya no buscamos las noticias, ahora ellas nos encuentran. En el futuro, ya no buscaremos ni productos ni servicios, ellos nos encontrarán a nosotros a través de las redes sociales. Todo lo anterior indica que las redes sociales no son una moda pasajera, sino un cambio radical en la forma en la que nos comunicamos. Más de 1,5 millones de piezas de contenido son compartidas en Facebook diariamente. Ver Vídeo:  REDES SOCIALES - REVOLUCIÓN O MODA