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Above is a job listing on a popular job portal. Zapped? Don’t be. Several companies these days are on the lookout for youngsters with active social networking profiles. In fact, having a specified number of fans, friends or followers on these sites is now a hiring criterion. These ‘active netizens’ are hired by companies which wish to use social networks, online communities and other online mediums for marketing, sales and public relations.
Above is a job listing on a popular job portal. Zapped? Don’t be. Several companies these days are on the lookout for youngsters with active social networking profiles. In fact, having a specified number of fans, friends or followers on these sites is now a hiring criterion. These ‘active netizens’ are hired by companies which wish to use social networks, online communities and other online mediums for marketing, sales and public relations.
