HAVEN’T YOU FACEBOOKED ME

YET?!!!TOO BAD !

HAVE YOUR SAY!!!

More and more peopleseem to be

obsessed with socialnetworking these

days.

It is an undeniable fact that social networking has

surpassed e-mails.

New technologies reshape public life,

but teens’ engagement also

enhances the technology itself.

According to a survey, girls are more likely to use social networking

sites. For girls, social networking sites are

primarily places to reinforce pre-existing friendships; for boys, the

networks also provide opportunities for flirting and making new friends.

One conclusion that some networkers have already

come to, is that social networking may be killing us

in a different way — by adding to our workloads.

It is not so much that every year a new social networkig site is

launched, it's just that they are increasingly becoming

specialized or set up for their targeted communities!

HOW DO YOU TAKE NOTES

WHILE LISTENING???

BRAINSTORM WITH YOUR PARTNER ABOUT NOTE-

TAKING FOR ONE MINUTE!!!

• Read the note-taking sheet and try to understand the organization of the lecture.

• Listen for :

- Main ideas (phrases, linkers)

- Subpoints (phrases, linkers)

- Names, numbers, dates, percentages, rates

- Definitions, examples, repeated information

- 5W1H : who, what, when, where, why, how

• Use abbreviations

• Don’t write every word

WHAT DO YOU THINK TODAY’S

LISTENING IS ABOUT?

HAVE YOU EVER HEARD

ABOUT “NING”?

GET READY FOR THE “NING

COMPETITION”

1. Ning is…

a. as big as Facebook

b. bigger than Myspace

c. smaller than Facebook

d. almost the same as Myspace

2. How many registered users are there on NING?

a. 20 million

b. 12 million

c. 22 million

d. 23 million

3. Gina Bianchini…

a. is the chief executive officer of Ning

b. is the project developer for Ning

c. is the chief software engineer for Ning

d. is the owner of Ning

4. Which of the following you can’t do on Ning?

a. To make new friends sharing the same interests as you do

b. To create a network on your own

c. To create user profiles around your interests and passions

d. To discover new social networks

5. “Ning could do for social networking what cable did for TV” implies that…a. there are endless possibilities for people to

create unique social networks

b. there will be new broadband connections so social networking sites can work better

c. Ning will exceed Facebook or Twitter as we take common interests and passions into account.

d. Ning is more high-quality than the other social networking websites

6. According to Gina Bianchini, Facebook is fantastic because ...a. it enables people to use a great variety of

applications

b. it is a great website that can also be followed from mobile phones.

c. it enables people to connect to people thay already know.

d. it makes people to form numerous groups.

7. Twitter is phenomenal because…a. it enables you to send e-mails

b. you can read the news

c. it lets you see your friends’ updates

d. you can follow real time events

8. In Gina Bianchini’s opinion,

a. you don’t have to choose between Facebook, Twitter or one of the millions of social networking sites on Ning.

b. people, sooner or later, will use Ning more than the other social networking sites.

c. Ning may be new, but, actually there is nothing very different in terms of technology.

d. the future of social networking sites is limited.

9. Ning decided to ban adult social networking sites since …

a. they didn’t require a lot of maintenance on the part of the engineers.

b. it required a lot more intensive work by their legal team.

c. they wanted to hire more engineers to deal with the problems of those sites .

d. they would like to hire more lawyers first due to financial reasons .

10. From a business standpoint, Ning can be helpful by letting people…

a. to sell Ning’s ads

b. to run Ning’s business

c. to use their domain name

d. to create their own domains

11. Which of them is not an effective tool for businessmen on Ning?a. They can enable transactions

b. They can run their own ads

c. They can have their own sponsors

d. They can have a share of Ning

12. On “Twitter Moms”, there are ads related to…a. children

b. motherhood

c. babies only

d. twitter

13. Every _______ seconds a new network is created on Ning.a. 30

b. 40

c. 50

d. 60

EXTRA QUESTIONS….!!!

01. When you give people the ability to connect to each other around their interests and passions,…

a. people will not use other social networking sites.

b. the world will become united.

c. more and more people use mobile features of social networking sites.

d. the world becomes a more interesting, colourful and passionate place.

02. An interesting point regarding social networking today is that…

a. there are not many different companies in social networking field that enables people to connect to each other.

b. there are different social networking technologies enabling people connecting in different ways.

c. there is no variety in the way people connect to each other.

d. there are lots of social networking sites which are very similar to each other

03. Ning can be seen as a milestone because…a. people can create their own profiles

b. it is the first business network

c. it is more popular than Facebook now

d. 1 million networks are set up on Ning

04. An example of the network about hip hop lifestyle is…a. 50 cents

b. Hip hop network

c. This is 50

d. Hip hop brand

THE END

Compare your answers!!!(CNN) -- Whether you're into baseball or backgammon, Harry Potter or heavy

metal, Ning has an online network for you. A fast-growing, free Web site

launched two years ago, Ning lets members custom build their own social-

networking platforms based around their passions and pastimes. As Facebook

and MySpace connect people to friends and family, Ning gathers users around

common interests. The site hosts networks for hip-hop music lovers, video

gaming moms and teens obsessed with the Twilight book and movie franchise.

Other popular Ning networks bring people together online for political and

social causes such as "Pickens' Plan," which advocates wind energy. Ning had

4.7 million unique visitors as of January and surpassed 1 million social

networks -- about one-fifth of them considered active -- last month. Ning also

enhanced its site in March with new features such as a real-time activity feed

so users can get up-to-the-minute reports – not unlike Twitter's tweets -- about

what others are doing.