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{{Term|SOCIAL NETWORK SITES|Also known as Social Network Services or SNS. Online spaces, where individuals create a private, semi-public or public profile to describe who they are, connect with old friends, share interests with other users and make new connections. <ref>[http://mashable.com/2007/10/23/social-networking-god/ http://mashable.com] (12.08.09), [http://mashable.com/2009/08/19/social-media-screening/ http://mashable.com] (45% of Employers now screen Social Media Profiles) (12.08.09), [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_social_networking_websites http://en.wikipedia.org] (12.08.09), [http://www.techshout.com/features/2009/12/are-girls-getting-addicted-to-social-networking-sites/ http://www.techshout.com] (12.08.09), [http://jcmc.indiana.edu/vol13/issue1/boyd.ellison.html http://jcmc.indiana.edu] (12.08.09), [http://www.webbizideas.com/website-software/social-networking.html www.webbizideas.com] (12.08.09), | {{Term|SOCIAL NETWORK SITES|Also known as Social Network Services or SNS. Online spaces, where individuals create a private, semi-public or public profile to describe who they are, connect with old friends, share interests with other users and make new connections. <ref>[http://mashable.com/2007/10/23/social-networking-god/ http://mashable.com] (12.08.09), [http://mashable.com/2009/08/19/social-media-screening/ http://mashable.com] (45% of Employers now screen Social Media Profiles) (12.08.09), [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_social_networking_websites http://en.wikipedia.org] (12.08.09), [http://www.techshout.com/features/2009/12/are-girls-getting-addicted-to-social-networking-sites/ http://www.techshout.com] (12.08.09), [http://jcmc.indiana.edu/vol13/issue1/boyd.ellison.html http://jcmc.indiana.edu] (12.08.09), [http://www.webbizideas.com/website-software/social-networking.html www.webbizideas.com] (12.08.09), | ||
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6a_KF7TYKVc http://www.youtube.com] (12.08.09) </ref> | [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6a_KF7TYKVc http://www.youtube.com] (12.08.09) </ref> | ||
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'''Possible features of Social Network Sites are:''' | '''Possible features of Social Network Sites are:''' | ||
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*Friends | *Friends | ||
*Forum | *Forum | ||
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'''Social Network Sites can be used to:''' | '''Social Network Sites can be used to:''' | ||
*Find old friends | *Find old friends | ||
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*Share interest | *Share interest | ||
*Look into the social life of a potential employee | *Look into the social life of a potential employee | ||
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'''Negative Drawbacks of Social Network Sites:''' | '''Negative Drawbacks of Social Network Sites:''' | ||
*Data theft | *Data theft | ||
*Viruses | *Viruses | ||
*Users pretending to be someone else}} | *Users pretending to be someone else}} | ||
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{{Tool|Joining a Social Network Site| | {{Tool|Joining a Social Network Site| | ||
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**Choose Your Settings | **Choose Your Settings | ||
**Manage Email Notifications | **Manage Email Notifications | ||
| − | **Manage Your List of | + | **Manage Your List of Contacts}} |
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Latest revision as of 11:38, 2 October 2009
 SOCIAL NETWORK SITES |
| Also known as Social Network Services or SNS. Online spaces, where individuals create a private, semi-public or public profile to describe who they are, connect with old friends, share interests with other users and make new connections. [1]
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 Joining a Social Network Site |
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| Below is a selection of different Social Network Sites. They are free of charge and available on the Internet. For each site listed, some general information is provided: Focus, Tool, #of Users, Year Founded and Features. A screenshot of the site is also available. (Important: the table below was created on 02.10.2009. The layout, design, content and existence of these Social Network Sites are subject to change). |
| Focus | Tool | # of Users | Year Founded | Features | Visualization |
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| Books | Shelfari www.shelfari.com/ |
not available | 2006 | Groups / Friends / Shelf / Authors / Edits / Notes / Questions / Reviews / Widgets |  |
| Business | LinkedIn www.linkedin.com |
47 million | 2003 | Groups / Contacts / Messages / CV / Companies / Job / Events / Recommendation / Applications / Q&A / Status Update |  |
| Business | XING www.xing.com/ |
8 million | 2006 | Groups / Contacts / Messages / CV / Companies / Jobs / Events / Best Offers / Guestbook / Premium Membership Option |  |
| Family | Myfamily.com www.myfamily.com/ |
millions | 1998 | Groups (Family) / Members / Messages / Events / Photos / Videos / Discussion Board / Files / Calendar / Family Trees |  |
| Friends | Facebook www.facebook.com/ |
>300 million | 2004 | Groups (Lists) / Friends / Messages / Events / Photos / Videos / Instant Messaging / News Feeds / Status Update |  |
| Friends | Orkut www.orkut.com/ |
67 million | 2004 | Groups (Communities) / Friends / Messages / Events / Photos / Videos / Instant Messaging /Testimonials / Scrapbook |  |
| Friends | Twitter www.twitter.com/ |
44.5 million | 2006 | Friends (Following) / Status Update (Tweet) |  |
| Hobbies & Interests | Greenvoice http://greenvoice.com/ |
not available | 2007 | Groups / Friends / Photos / Videos / Campaigns / Events / News / Blogs / Wikis / Discussion Forums / RSS Feed |  |
| Language | italki.com www.italki.com/ |
>450,000 | 2006 | Groups / Friends / Messages / Status Update / Q&A / Submissions / Sessions / Products / Finance |  |
| Students | Graduates www.graduates.com/ |
>800,000 | not available | Groups (Schools) / Friends / Interests / Companies Worked For / Message Board |  |
| Travel | Wayn www.wayn.com/ |
>15 million | 2002 | Friends / Messages / Events / Photos / Videos / Status Update / Instant Messaging / SMS / Blogs / Guestbook / Trips / Virtual Map / Reviews / Forums |  |
References
- ↑ http://mashable.com (12.08.09), http://mashable.com (45% of Employers now screen Social Media Profiles) (12.08.09), http://en.wikipedia.org (12.08.09), http://www.techshout.com (12.08.09), http://jcmc.indiana.edu (12.08.09), www.webbizideas.com (12.08.09), http://www.youtube.com (12.08.09)