Ever wanted to reminisce about your favorite games, songs, or items from your past or childhood?  BuzzFeed is working with Facebook in order to make that happen.  Facebook has the ability to log endless information about the present events and trends on everyone’s minds, but does it have it for the past?

Recently Facebook has installed the timeline layout which allows users to scroll back all the way to when they were born.  The only thing is that it doesn’t have much information about us in that time of our lives because Facebook was not around then.  There was no way for us to post about the things we loved.  This is where BuzzFeed came in and saw a chance to expand on what Facebook has started.  They have begun installing buttons on a few posts asking questions such as, “What was your favorite computer?” or “What toys did you play with as a kid?”.

BuzzFeed believes that this will allow people to once again experience things they enjoyed in there earlier years.  They expect to see an increase in social sharing traffic since many people enjoy sharing stories and talking about the past and the popular things they remember.

Donny Ouyang is not the only young entrepreneur making large amounts of money through opportunities on the Internet. Josh Buckley is a 19-year-old that achieved financial independence by designing and selling websites.

Buckley sold his first website for around $200 at the age of 15. Since then, he has created and sold a number of websites. Menewsha.com was Buckley’s most well-known project to date. Basically, Menewsha allows members to create and customize avatars to their liking. In an interview, Buckley said he has always been interested in virtual communities. It’s this interest and knowledge of how important social networking is that has allowed him to create websites people enjoy and keep coming back to. Social networking is a factor so many websites are taking advantage of today, and rightly so.

In the same interview, Buckley said perseverance was the single factor that helped him become successful. It’s what drove him to success. We saw that same perseverance in Mark Zuckerberg in The Social Network during class today. Perseverance is a quality entrepreneurs need. Perseverance drives people to push past the tough times – criticism, tedious hours of work, etc.

Josh Buckley has reached success at such a young age, and he did it through persevering through tedious hours of work. He knew what he wanted and didn’t allow himself to become distracted or discouraged. Perseverance is a must for entrepreneurs.

Ever wonder how a so-called “social network” website is making so much money?

I mean think about it… There’s no charge to join, no subscription fee, no new hardware or software to buy… How on earth are they pulling in millions and millions of dollars??

It’s simple really. ADVERTISING.

Facebook charges companies to place ads on the site. Ya know, those annoying things that are the side panel of every page, yeah those. Facebook has created a quick and easy way for companies to target their ads. By collecting all kinds of data about its users (through profile information, places they visit, likes, etc.) Facebook can place ads in just the right place at just the right time. Because of this pinpoint accuracy, advertisers flock to them for ad space!

That’s how they make money. They charge for ad space, and thousands of companies are willing to pay large sums for it.

So don’t overlook the potential of selling ads on your site!

Are you familiar with the huge headache that comes with trying to sell your house? Instead of taking some Ibuprofen, try using Pixloo instead. This company is designed to help both realtors and individuals sell houses by taking advantage of the internet and the recent explosion of social media. Signing up for Pixloo gives home sellers the opportunity to upload information, pictures, and videos of their home.  The site will then send everything to major online real estate sites like Trulia, Zillow, Realtor.com, etc. free of charge. If

you want more than a free basic package (one tour and five exports) you can upgrade for a cost, but most can do it with the basic startup.  What is unique about Pixloo is that it is also connected to the social media sites.  Your information will appear on Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube which helps your information reach a broader market.  It is so broad of a market that it even reaches worldwide, though most of the business is focused on the United States.

Pixloo is pleased with their current standing: they had 500 customers signed up even before the press released anything on the company.  One thing Pixloo understands is the importance of social and mobile media.  They plan to expand into the cell phone world by having a mobile support as well as sending text messages about new listings which will only make it easier to connect home buyers to home sellers.  This could change the entire outlook people have about selling their home.  The normally painful headache has turned into an easy relaxing task thanks to the help Pixloo provides by connecting homeowners with good realtors and the ability to figure out just how much your house is worth.  With the great amount of stress already in day to day life, you don’t need any more if you’re thinking about selling your house.  Pixloo can help.

Professional athletes have been making headlines for many years here in the United States; however, some have been making headlines based on posts that they made on their Twitter pages. For those who do not know, twitter.com, is a microblogging social media outlet. Posts are 140 characters are less and many celebrities, athletes, and TV personalities have been using it to gain more fans and followers. Today athletes have been causing arguments based on how professional it is for them to be using Twitter especially during competition or about their team that they are employed by. Two of the more controversial tweets  by athletes over the past two years have been by NBA mega-star Lebron James. He tweeted:

This was in response to many people who criticized him on his decision to leave the Cleveland Cavaliers for the Miami Heat. The other one was by Pittsburgh Steelers starting running back Rashard Mendenhall:

This was in response to the news that Osama Bin Laden had been killed.

The bottom line is that these men and women are in the limelight 24/7 whether they like it or not. That is what they signed up for when they became a pro athlete. They do not have to be role models per se and everyone is entitled to their own opinions, but I think some of these athletes need to be more conscientious about their social media “game.” Twitter is a great use and following many celebrities and athletes is worth while, but due to their place in the public eye it is their duty to make sure that they are responsibly keeping up with their social media networks. That is my opinion, what is yours?

Do you have your own social media network page? Of course you do. It has been the craze of the millennium and billions sign on to use these websites everyday. Facebook.com has been the most popular social media over the past few years; however, on June 28th, 2011 Google Inc. launched their version of social media called Google+. Immediately a buzz surrounded the social media globe as many suspected that with the entrance of corporate powerhouse (Google) into social networking that it would soon over take Facebook as the leader in Social Media. Now over six months in to their campaign, Google+ still sits behind in the rankings compared to #1 Facebook and I believe (along with others) that is exactly where Google+ will remain for a long time.

Google is entering into the social media game a little too late. This is not like when Facebook overtook MySpace as number 1. Why? Well when Facebook entered into the battle over number 1 with MySpace, Zuckerberg took information management to the next level which MySpace simply did not have the vision to do. The change Facebook made compared to MySpace was huge, but the proposed ideas Google+ are making are simply not “BIG” enough to smite Facebook. Google+ will never gain enough respect to surpass Facebook because Google Inc. will always be seen as the search engine corporation. In marketing terms (as taught by the great Dr. Powell) “It is better to be first than to be better.” This means that since Facebook was the first at enhancing and mastering information sharing they will always be the go-to network even if someone can better their ideas (much like people believe Google+ has done).

Still don’t believe me? Here’s a quote form the Kanzuru Blog called “Why Google+ Will Never Surpass Facebook – Sorry Google Shareholders, it is not the next Facebook Killer” or as seen on technorati.com  under the title “Why Google+ is not the Facebook it Thinks it is.” The article says, “People will always see Google as just that: Google. Google is merely about information and passing information from one person to the next, from one point to another. This is all about marketing 101 – branding.” The article continues by going on to say, “Google is an information or “search for information” brand, not a social networking brand. Google+ does not have all of the quirks that made Google, “Google” when it came into the business of transferring information. Google was in and of the same – it was it’s brand but it was also it’s action, and it’s essence.” Though Google is a huge corporation and undoubtedly has created some of best innovations of the 21st century, it will never become the number 1 social media network it wants to become. Mainly, because Facebook is just better.

Here’s the link to the Kanzuru Blog that I used my quotes from:

http://onekanzuru.wordpress.com/2011/07/18/why-google-will-never-surpass-facebook-sorry-google-shareholders-it-is-not-the-next-facebook-killer/