A web-resource to help social media users presented in Azerbaijan

A web-resource in the Azerbaijani language that will help internet users in using the facilities of social media has been worked out in Azerbaijan.

Web-site www.sosialmedia.net was designed by “Digital Development” scientific production association (SPA) with financial support of Foundation for International Cooperation “Eurasia”.

Kenul Agaeva, Head of SPA “Digital Development”, told the “Caucasian Knot” correspondent that the web-site informed of all the facilities for using social media by bloggers, journalists, e-book publishers and non-commercial organizations. According to her, there is presently a heightened interest in social media in Azerbaijan, especially, among the younger generation.

The authors of the project rate among social media news sites, social networks (Facebook, Twitter, Goggle+ and some others), blogs, micro-blogs, on-line mode communication systems (msn, Skype, Google Talk and the like) and forums. 

The resource is meant for public at large, including NGOs, bloggers, teachers, journalists, representatives of small business. According to the authors’ concept, any target group can find information useful exactly for it. 

In particular, the SPA will provide information on the use of social media for implementation of its projects. By means of social networks the SPA can attract like-minded persons, carry out various informational and social campaigns, raise funds on particular social actions.

Journalists can get information on the methods of using social media for opinion polling, access to free photo-resources, experience of the use of tools in new media of foreign countries.

There is also information for bloggers on how to write effective posts and use all kinds of statistics for blog analyses.