MPU3222 · Creative and Innovative Skills

Title                      :             Group Assignment  Due Date             :               30/4/2014 Lecturer               :               Mr. Mathew Wee Name                  :       khaled akram - Dwayyne a/I Rabael simon                                     Student ID#         :       110038283-110036100 Semester              :       3 *************************************************************************************************** Logical Mind Maps 1-Brain ; 2-WWW; Essay on Social networking  Social networking is a platform for building a social relation among people and to stay connected with each other even though they are far away or in a different country in this world. Facebook and twitter is the biggest social network in our community right now. Other than that, LinkedIn, Tumblr, Instagram and Flickr are some example of famous social network. In social networking, people usually share about their interest, activities, background and also real-life connection. Some people use it to update their latest progress and development in life so that their family and friends will know what is going on with them. However, certain people tend to use social networking for their own benefit which is as a place to make money. There are a lot of advantages for entrepreneur using social network as a medium to promote their products and services. Some advantages are easy to find new customers, save costs and time and lastly easy access.             The first benefit of social networking is it is easy to get new customers. Promoting business through social websites will provide entrepreneurs a wider target market by allowing their business to be accessible anywhere in this world. A lot of new comers in online business fail in their business due to wrong ways of promotion. Sometimes customer also does not know which product is best for them because the website does not make a crystal clear recommendation. reasons why people don’t buy from your website”. He said that customers come to certain websites because they are looking for education and information as much as buying the product itself. There are a lot of types of social networking today and nowadays majority of people have at least one type of social network. According to Pew Research Center,, Caumont stated about 72% of the world population use social networking. It is actually an increasing percentage compare to 2012 which was only 67%. This is a proof that people today are so modern and more concerned about technologies development of information technology (IT). Technologies help you to get information about certain things faster than before. It also helps people to connect with each other even though they are in different places in this world. This is a golden opportunity for entrepreneur to market their products and let the whole world take a look at them. Other than that, people will share some products with their friends and family. This will widen the market for entrepreneur. Social networks give entrepreneurs chance to reach out to new customers. , tweet or post on social networks by offering a special discount to current customers for every new person who follows or likes your business is a good step to attract customers. People also like to buy things online.  reveals that consumers love shop online not because it is cheap but because the product category is varies and have a lot of options.             As a conclusion, social networking gives a lot of benefits in business. It does not only help entrepreneurs to find customers easily but also save their cost especially in capital. Other than that, social networking also is easy to access by everyone, anytime and anywhere in the world.  Random Word Association Facebook: Facebook avail us to apportion with others what you opiate to apportion, ask public opinion, ask question. Viber: Viber providing instant messaging accommodation that sanctionsPHONE calls and send text messages for free. Whatsapp: Whatsapp facilely send free messages to any component of the world without anyCHARGES. Skype: Skype sanctions you to make both video and voice calls to your personal andBUSINESS contacts. Twitter: Twitter is the potential audience Instagram: Instagram was not just circumscribed to subsisting convivial networks forSHARING but withal to build its own Network. juxtaposition It is undeniable that it is so easy to access social networks. With the development of communication technology, social network not only can be access by computer and laptop but it also can be access through phone and tablets. According to a study,This is clearly clarified that price is not a problem but a trouble free access is the main reason why people like to shop online. Who wants to face with problems while they are doing some shopping? Only people with a high level of patience will have the power to bear it. In this globalization era, most places have free internet access. Everywhere we go today, we can get internet connection easily. It is not only easy and free of charge but also fast internet connection. Faster connection makes people so eager to continue with their online shopping. Next is it can be access worldwide not only in Malaysia