In ‘the time lane of difficult times’ – twitter and linkedin can help in converting a real hope into reality

More than 6.7 million workers laid off since the onset of recession in December 2007,
the popularity of global social networking sites such as Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn can really offer an opportunity .  These sites are attracting millions of users every day.  With job or without job, it is possible to slowly build a second income using these sites.

Anything that draws people interest and attention becomes a media, and web media offers an opportunity to everyone seeking a job, starting a new business or looking for a second income. So these social networking sites are good to start and are the foundations of futuristic global media.

As companies and their employees start using the social networking sites for business,  these sites are a hot spot for job seekers, entrepreneurs (new, young and old).  They enable  people to connect with potential employers and get jobs offers matching their skills. Those who do not seek a job can  develop contacts to promote their new business. This is creating a new wave of entrepreneurs, driven by general and niche social networking  sites. While some are earning big, majority are still earning low income. It can change for anyone who is fast learner in web2.0, web3.0 and mobile marketing.

It is this phenomenon of all round interest in social networking that drove the social entrepreneur project to the top of the google 10^100 project list.

And lately mobile devices are accelerating the social networking phenomenon,
any job hopeful  with a web-connected or smartphone can now compose resumes,
view job listings and contact prospective employers on the go. Businesses can  also deploy the mobile technology to advantage with mobile marketing and mobile business processes that help entrepreneurs to work while on-the-go.

Blackberry and Apple Inc’s iPhone are the favorite devices with features that help you find jobs and do business when you are away from the office desk. ‘The resume’ on LinkedIn is really the standard LinkedIn Profile and very popular with recruiters looking to match required job skills to find good candidates.

There are many job-search applications — downloadable for iPhone or Blackberry.

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