Social Networks are the new Email

 

Makati City, Philippines - Tens of millions of people are using social networks to stay in touch, using them as emails. Status updates, on sites such as Facebook and Twitter, are a new form of communication. It is one of a growing number of services that lets users share micro-updates. Other services have a richer mix of content, including sharing photos and video, and allowing comments from people within your social network, building a so-called activity stream.

 

 The growth in such services is being heralded as the start of the real-time, pervasive web. It is a new form of communication; not quite e-mail, more lightweight and more real time, often with little bit of publishing.  With more than 175 million users, Facebook is the dominant platform for status updates. The simplicity and ubiquity of these services is beginning to see activity feeds and status updates replace many of the uses to which e-mail was once the dominant option.

 

“It's been interesting to see the way people change the way they communicate. You used to e-mail content to people then select who you wanted to e-mail it to without knowing if your friends even wanted to see it.  Now you can passively put something out there and let people engage with it."according to Janette Toral, founder of DigitalFilipino.com

 

The 2^nd Social Network and E-business Conference slated April 23 and 24 at the Hotel Intercontinental, Makati promises informative and eye-opening lectures on the huge business potential in social networking. The two-day event organized by Fiera de Manila and DigitalFilipino Club in cooperation with SME.com.ph and Bizster.com offers insight on how to maximize the use of social networks and understand how social networking actually works.

 

Conference attendees will learn from various case studies and various experts sharing unique perspectives on the phenomenon of social networking. 

 

Speakers for the event also include: David Jones, Vice President for Global Marketing, Friendster, Jay Frank de Jesus, Founder of Titik Pilipino, Cyril Rocke, President of Finacore Technology, Adonis Yap, head SME Phils., Adrian Lee, General Manager of AsiaPay, Cris Concepcion, Yahoo Phils. Head,  Janette Toral, Founder Digital Filipino Club,  Jim Ayson, Product Manager, VAS, Smart Communications, Inc.,  Crisela Cervantes, Head of Customer Services, ABS-CBN Interactive/Multiply, Christian Lim, Product Manager, SMEG Marketing, PLDT SME Nation, Wilson Chua, CEO, Bitstop, Ranoff Goss, CEO, Sand Game, Atty. JJ Disini, UP College of Law  and Author of E-Commerce Law Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR), Wendy Ang, Founder of My Optimind Solutions, and many more.

 

A mini-exhibit display of products, goods, and services featuring state-of-the-art technologies of Web 2.0 will run simultaneous with the 2-day conference to complement information and knowledge learned from learning sessions.

 

The conference is sponsored by Yahoo! Philippines, Friendster, PLDT SME Nation, Smart Communications, Inc. Philstar.com, Business World, Bworldonline.com, itmatters.com.ph, Business Mirror and Myoptimind.com in cooperation with sme.com.ph and Bizster.com.

 

For registration and inquiries, please contact the Event Manager at 896-0639, 896-0637, 899-6216 or e-mail at fiera@info.com.ph.  Visit the website at www.fmi.com.ph or www.socialnetworkphilippines.blogspot.com.