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About Social Networking
What is Social Networking - Online Social Networks
A Social Network is made up of individuals or groups that share something in common
such as hobbies, business interests, ideas, friendship and so on. In social networking,
people having common interests are linked together to form a network.
In the online world of the internet, Social Websites are used to build social networks.
A social networking website is made up of an online community of members who share
a common interest which could be just about anything, for example : music, movies,
poetry, sports, dating, software, shopping and so on.
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Social Networking Websites - Virtual Communities
Social Networking Websites are an online community of internet users having common
interests. One of tha advantages of online networking is that you can develop friends
and associates world wide. You are not limited by geographical boundaries in forming
relationships. The wide range of community members available means that the knowledge
base required to help in developing your interest and answering your queries is
very extensive. Thus you have available global talent to assist you in answering
your queries or providing new ideas. For example, students and workers can find
answers to their problems and also help to answer the questions posed by others.
What is Social Bookmarking?
Social Bookmarks directly complement Online Social Networks. Online community members
of a social networking website, can collect their favourite links, that serve as
resources for their area of interest. Other members of the community are free to
access and read the contents presented by those links.
Some popular social networking websites are : MyFace, Facebook, Friendster.
Modern Social Networking websites also include multimedia features such as audio
and video. For example social network websites such as YouTube, allow community
members to upload their videos and watch videos uploaded by other community members.
The Social Bookmarking Process
- Select a Social Bookmarking Website.
- Sign up to open a new account (usually a very simple process) or log into your existing
account
- Choose a web page (that interests you) and bookmark it, ie. add it to your account.
You can try this procedure now. Click on the Bookmark button below to add this webpage
(the one you are reading now) to a social networking website.
If you want more information about social networking use the Social Network Search
Box below:
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