Women who post lots of photos of themselves on Facebook value appearance, need attention, study finds???? Just to share...

March 10, 2011|By Shari Roan, Los Angeles Times


Author of the study, Michael A. Stefanone, an assistant professor of communications at the University of Buffalo.

A study on how people use social networking websites such as Facebook confirms what many of us suspected. Women who post loads of photos of themselves on their sites are conveying some strong personal characteristics, according to new research. These women are more likely to base their self-worth on appearance and use social networking to compete for attention.

A study involved 311 men and women with an average age of 23 have been conducted. In order to better understand aspects of social networking behavior, the researchers looked at:

•  the amount of time subjects spent managing profile\
•  the number of photos they share
•  the size of their online networks
•  how promiscuous they were in terms of “friendly” behavior

Later, the participants completed a questionnaire designed to measure self worth and were asked about their social behaviors on Facebook.

There were differences between women and men. Overall, the results suggest that:

• females identify more strongly with their image and appearance and use Facebook to compete for   attention
• women who had the largest social networks and posted more photos of themselves were more highly vested in their appearance.

My comments: I think that the result  which conducted in US is due to a cultural focus on female image and appearance rather than men. No doubt that many young women continue to assert their self worth via their physical appearance by posting photos of themselves on Facebook.However, it is not necessarily as a form of advertisement. We, "Malaysian"  posting photos in FB as similar as to own collection of photo albums. So that, we don’t have to buy and keep high racks of photo albums at home. Save costs!!!Save money..!!! Not to compete for attention....

I do believe that most of us posting a lot of photos of oneself (including me) in the company of other people (family and friends) “may serve to communicate the importance of particular relationships” ," loves" & "cares". Furthermore, we do not have to carry photo albums everywhere & every time. Now, photo albums are at our finger tips. Click!! And beloved ones are with us!!

Housewife & blog.....MIS class with Prof Zaidi....

Housewife & blog.....MIS class with Prof Zaidi....

Housewife..? It’s a new designation for me after 18 years working. So, what am I supposed to do then? Should I hanging around with other “species” like me? Earlier, housewives used to chat via phone for hours or meet around outside their houses. For gossips...???? Nowadays technology has changed their lifestyle. There is no longer outside “meeting” or hanging around the phone. They have internet, face book, twitter to chat, “shopping” and even watching download movie at home. I believe most of the housewives who left their “office” work have their own blog. Chatting about children, hubby, hobbies and exchange recipes are normal. Now, bloggers are not necessary meant for students, youngsters, man, ladies but also for the housewives too.

How about me? Before attending the MIS class, it sounds a nightmare to me. However, the first day of the class has changed my perceptions about it. Prof Zaidi has shifted my paradigm about MIS. I enjoyed the class very much & without realizing that next week would be the “end day” of the course. There is no stress at all & it is really a fun class.

At least Prof Zaidi has “forced” me to create my own blog. Write “someting” that I love to. It is such a “work” that I was never bother before. Years of working in the office, “everyday busy” with office work, without fb & tweet.Today I feel proud that I have my own blog even though my blog is not as “canggih” as others. Frankly, I'm not too sure in IT base -"technically", so that I decided to write "something" which are comfortable to me. At last, I have my own blog................

Thanks to Prof Zaidi. Thanks a lot doc.......

A techy sleep tracking device with myzeo

Dots, Sunday 30 OCTOBER 2011

Coming soon in Malaysia?

How to monitor your sleep......? 

Zeo works with both iPhone & Android devices and retails at US$99 (RM310)

Most of the time, I have problems with my "sleeping". I Google for "something" that can improve my sleep. I found out that Sleep tracker Zeo has launched its newest offering: the Zeo Sleep Manager Mobile, which connects Zeo’s sleep monitoring Blutooth-powered headband to your smartphone. However, the device available only in the US and Britain for now, should be good for restless and weary tech geeks who want to improve on their sleep. Strap on the headband as you crawl into bed.

Upon waking, your smartphone app will have your sleep data, ie: duration of REM and deep sleep, available for review and analysis. Also included is a sleep score rating the overall quality of your sleep and suggestions to improve your sleep score the next night.   
How it works

1.     Track your sleep: Each morning, Zeo shows you how you really slept, including your time in REM & deep sleep.

2.    Manage your “sleep stealers”: Discover how changing lifestyle factors can help you improve your sleep.

3.    Sleep Better. Do More: Take control of your sleep tonight & feel your best.

I hope for the device to "reach" Malaysia soon!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Prostitutes for hire on Facebook .....!!!

The Star, SATURDAY 22 OCTOBER 2011

What such technology for?

 Prostitutes for hire on Facebook.

There are so many foreign women getting involved in immoral activities in our country today. Prostitutes are every way. Latest techs no enable them to increase their "market share" over here.  It becomes very hazardous not only for men, hubby but also for our young generations. I've read from STAR that

facebook is becoming an increasingly popular place to book prostitutes online. Malaysia No 1 Call Girl Service.3C Agent: 012959*****is one of the pages set up to enable clients to hire girls from China, Thailand and Indonesia. 

The service will be provided only around Klang Valley. The website asked customers to check into a hotel, call the 3C Agent to request the type of girl wanted and make payment before the service is provided. If your call is unanswered, meaning that "they are unavailable, they are full this month and too busy to entertain customers, and the only take SMS".

The cost ranges from RM180 to RM700 and clients can review the pictures of the women before "purchasing".

Wow......marvelous job !!!!!! !How tech no is misused for immoral activities esp. by foreigners in our country. "Dahsyat! Dashsyat!......Beware!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Study finds. Cellphones X raise brain cancer risk !!!!!!!!

The Star, SATURDAY 22 OCTOBER 2011

There are so many arguments about the negative affects of cellphones to our brain. Even though I am the minimum user of cellphone, I still wonder whether or not one of the killer of  brain cancer is caused by cellphones. However, my reading on the article in The Star could reduce my worries. Due to the article, in Paris there is the largest study of its kind found no link between long-term use of mobile phones and increased risk of brain tumors ( British Medical Journal reported). Earlier research on the possible link between mobile phone use and cancerous tumors has been inconclusive, partly due to lack of long term data.

In June, the World Health Organisation's International Agency for Research on Cancer classified the radio-frequency electromagnetic fields emitted by mobile phones as “possible carcinogenic to humans”. The new study follows up an earlier investigation that compared the cancer risk faced by all mobile phone users in Denmark – some 420,000 people – with the rest of adult population. A research fellow examined health records from 1990 to 2007 for 358,403 mobile phone users. Overall, 10,729 tumours of the central nervous system were diagnosed. However among people with the longest mobile phone use – 13 years or more – cancer rates were nearly the same as for non-users.

Twitter hits 250 million tweets daily???

 StarBytz, TUESDAY 25 OCTOBER 2011

How many Tweets per day...?????? Reach every person on the planet??


FB vs Twitter......Lets go on tweets..................

Who knows the figure? Let's find out.....
Twitter CEO Dick Costolo revealed that the microblogging website is still growing fast and is close to reaching a new milestone of 250 million tweets per day – up from 90 million a day in September 2010.

Twitter’s global active user base has ballooned to include more than 100 million people around the world, half of which sign in daily. The launch of Apple’s Twitter-friendly iOS 5 update has helped increase new sign-ups for the platform. Since Apple’s new operating system was launched on Oct 14 Twitter sign-ups from iOS devices have tripled.

Costolo also thought that Twitter can be on two billion devices around the world, and reach every person on the planet, any the way to do so that is through simplifying. To put those figures in context, Facebook has more than 800 million users of which more than 50% log on in any given day, and Google CEO Larry Page revealed that Google+ had more than 40 million users during the company’s earning conference call on Oct 13.