Yet again it’s time for this weeks Saturday Six and this week topic was chosen by myself and there is only one question with six answers..

1. Name 6 of your favourite social network sites and why?
   

There we go, one question with six answers for you to have fun with…

Ok, that’s it, thanks for taking part and I’m looking forward to everyone’s answers. Don’t forget to hit the “Tweet” button to ReTweet this weeks Saturday Six.

Anyone using Twitter can be part of the process by tweeting me a topic, I will then pick one randomly and the chosen topic will be used and the tweeter will have a DoFollow link to their website or blog as a thank you.

If you would like to nominate a topic then simply tweet me @BalzingMinds with your nominated topic and the hash tag #Sat6

Tags: Facebook, meme, Social Networking, social networks

Yesterday, I was a bit stuck for a blog post so I stopped by the amazing BloggerLuv and posted an update which read “I’m not sure what to blog today, any ideas?”. Suffice to say my blogging buddies never fail to lend a helping hand.

Several of my fellow bloggers rallied to the call and came up with some fantastic ideas on different topics on what to write about and even places to visit to get ideas. All of which I can use and most probably will do.

So when you do get stuck for anything, you can always count on your friends and if you are a BloggerLuv member then even more so as the blog is called “BloggerLuv” it goes to prove that those in the community are there to help and are willing to take time from their blogging schedules and show some support.

The call also went out on Twitter via BloggerLuv, now how cool is that?

So if you are ever in a predicament where you need a little help from fellow blogger or even a fresh outlook on something, then I would highly recommend getting over to BloggerLuv, also use other social networks by asking others for ideas, ok you may not get everyone answering, but those that do will certainly of helped you out

Tags: BloggerLuv, Social Networking, Twitter

It’s was a strange day the other day with Twitter, there I was happily tweeting away on my Twitter @BlazingMinds with my trusty Tweetdeck, when I got a read warning message about the Twitter API not working!

“Oh well, nothing to worry about” I thought, but it kept happening more and more, so I decided to visit the Status website for Twitter and find out what was going on…

It seemed to be the Twitter was suffering from “Site availability issues” which all boils down to one particular thing that we have been seeing on the Twitter website… The Fail Whale and Twitter Over Capacity!
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Tags: Social Networking, Twitter Attack, twitter fail whale, twitter tips, twitter websites

You’ve probably seen them, hell, I even have them here on Blazing Minds, I’m talking about social network share buttons.

Nearly every blog you visit has them these days and though us bloggers do love to have them on our blogs for those kind enough to click on to share a bit of love and Stumble, ReTweet, Digg, Like ……….. and the list goes on.

As you will see, here on Blazing Minds I have the SexyBookmarks plugin at the bottom of the blog post where readers can share the post they are enjoying on a selection of sites for others to find and also share and though there is a choice there to choose from I was wondering what sites people use the most and which ones are worth having which are not.

So when you’ve finished reading this bloggy post, check out the buttons and use the ones you are listed with, then leave me a comment letting me know which ones you think you would remove, which ones you would like to see and why, then I can take a look to see what are more popular than others.

I have tried to add the popular ones that I use such as Twitter, BlogEngage, StumbleUpon, Digg, Ping.fm and so on, but I’d love my readers input

Image courtesy of Ethan Hein via flickr

Tags: digg, Facebook, Social Bookmarks, Social Networking, StumbleUpon, Twitter

This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of IZEA. All opinions are 100% mine.

Now the majority of us use social networking sites such as Twitter, FaceBook and FourSquare, but how would like it so that you could earn from these sites when you use your iPhone, you would then read on..

Those wonderful people over at IZEA, the comapny that has brought us SponsoredTweets and SocialSpark, have now launched WeReward.com which pays you to use your iPhone when you check in and compete tasks around the globe, it integrates the three popular social networks Twitter, FaceBook and FourSquare, so you can still get your badges and share the way you always have and all this can be done with a handy app for your iPhone, simply Download the App to your iPhone, select your desired social network, add your PayPal and your away earning.

Every point you earn you earn a penny, the more points you earn the more money you will make, so rather than using FourSquare on it’s own, use the app and take the advantage of earning something while you are out and about visiting old and new places.

So what are you waiting for! Download the App today and start making the most out of your Check ins etc

Tags: Facebook, FourSquare, iPhone Apps, Social Networking, Twitter

Sadly it seems that someone has been out Phishing again and earlier I saw a tweet in my timeline from the Safety team at Twitter with regards to the attack and that accounts that they think may have been attacked have been sent a password reset

So if you do get an email from Twitter asking you to reset your password, first of all make sure that the link in the email does indeed go to Twitter and no where else and then go ahead with updating your Twitter.

Be safe and always make sure your email from Twitter is real, if Twitter think that you are at risk then you should have received one of these emails already or you will be getting one shortly, another good point to remember is try not to use website that ask for your Twitter password and only use sites that use the Twitter OAuth for your security when giving access to your Twitter account.

Tags: Social Networking, Twitter Attack, Twitter messages, Twitter Scams, twitter tips

I was watching the news earlier and was quite shocked to find out that we are spending around 22 hours and 15 minutes a day on the internet!

It’s a scary thought, that means that 65% of British internet users are spending far more much time that three years ago and it seems that social network are to blame, you know the ones

The victims of our social network generation are those that use IM (Instant Messaging), three years ago 14% of users used IM and now that has reduced to to 5%.

And though we all spend more time we are still on other sites and it seems that classified sites and auction site are starting to rise, with the amount of people frequenting them and increasing to 4.7% of a users usage on the internet. Gaming is still quite popular with internet users and I suppose with broadband speeds slowly increasing, these will probably get more over time as well.

Reading about the news online has also had an increase with 2.8% compared to three years ago where these site had around 1.5%

People spend more time on news sites than they do on adult content, the survey shows.

“It is a bit of a digital myth that everyone online visits adult sites,” said Mr Burmaster.

“We divide the internet into 85 different sections so the fact that adult content is in the top 10 shows it is still one of the most heavily used sectors,” he added.

He puts the rise of social networking down to its organic nature.

“It is like an organism, feeding off itself and getting bigger. People are plugging more and more of their lives into it,” he said.

What we are spending our time doing online

• Social networks/blogs – 22.7%
• E-mail – 7.2%
• Games – 6.9%
• Instant Messaging – 4.9%
• Classified/Auctions – 4.7%
• Portals – 4%
• Search – 4%
• Software info/products – 3.4%
• News – 2.8%
• Adult – 2.7%

Source: UKOM

So there we have it, the world of the internet and the social networking lifestyle is really here!

So what’s your point of view on this poll that has been carried out? Share your thoughts with me and my readers

Tags: Social Networking