The Belgian media agency InSites Consulting tested an audience of 2.800 internet users in 14 different countries. they found that Belgian internet users are reluctant to trust Facebook an other social network sites, or in any case the companys behind the sites.
Only 28 percent of Belgian surfers say they trust Facebook. 34 percent has considerable doubts about Facebook's trustworthiness. This was even worse for local social network site Netlog. Only 21% of Belgian surfers trusts the Belgian-based SNS (which is available in more than 30 languages and mostly targets teenagers). 44% distrusts Netlog.
Remarkably, sites that target professional audiences get more confidence.LinkedIn, for example, is trusted by 42% of Belgian surfers.
"Consumers hear alot of crazy stories about privacy policies, but mostly they are just not well informed" says InSites Consulting.
InSites discovered 81% says to think twice when putting something on the net. 79% indicate they are more reluctant to accept online 'friends'.
Iedereen die met beleggen bezig is kent Warren Buffett wel, de derde rijkste man ter wereld. Op zijn tachtigste gaat de baas van investeringsvehikel Berkshire Hathaway meespelen in een tekenfilm. De tekenfilm, 'Secret Millionaires Club' gaat over kinderen die ervan dromen later veel geld te verdienen.
De film ging in première op de jaarlijkse aandeelhoudersvergadering van Berkshire Hathaway en toonde de meester-belegger in de hoofdrol als mentor van een groepje kinderen die hun eerste stappen in de zakenwereld zetten.
Voor Buffett is het de ideale gelegenheid "om zijn financiële kennis te delen met jongeren". Hij vindt het belangrijk dat jongeren leren omgaan met geld en de basis van zakendoen begrijpen.
De animatiereeks is voorlopig alleen op het internet te zien, maar zal later ook op televisie worden uitgezonden. Er is ook een applicatie voor mobiele telefoons.
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