Difference between revisions of "Social Network Sites"

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Revision as of 10:21, 2 October 2009

Term2.png 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]

Possible features of Social Network Sites are:

  • Photo-sharing
  • Video-sharing
  • Music-sharing
  • Knowledge-sharing
  • Blogging
  • Instant Messaging
  • Groups
  • Friends
  • Forum

Social Network Sites can be used to:

  • Find old friends
  • Make new friends
  • Post a job announcement
  • Find a job
  • Find a place to live
  • Sell objects or goods
  • Buy objects or goods
  • Share interest
  • Look into the social life of a potential employee

Negative Drawbacks of Social Network Sites:

  • Data theft
  • Viruses
  • Users pretending to be someone else
Toolkit.png Joining a Social Network Site

Step by Step

  • Pick a Social Network Site
  • Follow the instructions given to join / sign up:
    • Register
    • Complete Profile
    • Upload Profile Photo
    • Choose Your Settings
    • Manage Email Notifications
    • Manage Your List of Friends
Link icon.png Web Resources
Below is a selection of different Social Network Sites.*
Focus Tool # of Users Year Founded Features Visualization
Books Shelfari
www.shelfari.com/
not available 2006 Groups / Friends / Shelf / Authors / Edits / Notes / Questions / Reviews / Widgets
Shelfari.JPG
Business LinkedIn
www.linkedin.com
47 million 2003 Groups / Contacts / Messages / CV / Companies / Job / Events / Recommendation / Applications / Q&A / Status Update
LinkedIn.JPG
Business XING
www.xing.com/
8 million 2006 Groups / Contacts / Messages / CV / Companies / Jobs / Events / Best Offers / Guestbook / Premium Membership Option
XING.JPG
Family Myfamily.com
www.myfamily.com/
millions 1998 Groups (Family) / Members / Messages / Events / Photos / Videos / Discussion Board / Files / Calendar / Family Trees
Myfamily.JPG
Friends Facebook
www.facebook.com/
>300 million 2004 Groups (Lists) / Friends / Messages / Events / Photos / Videos / Instant Messaging / News Feeds / Status Update
Facebook.JPG
Friends Orkut
www.orkut.com/
67 million 2004 Groups (Communities) / Friends / Messages / Events / Photos / Videos / Instant Messaging /Testimonials / Scrapbook
Orkut.JPG
Friends Twitter
www.twitter.com/
44.5 million 2006 Friends (Following) / Status Update (Tweet)
Twitter.JPG
Hobbies & Interests Greenvoice
http://greenvoice.com/
not available 2007 Groups / Friends / Photos / Videos / Campaigns / Events / News / Blogs / Wikis / Discussion Forums / RSS Feed
Greenvoice.JPG
Language italki.com
www.italki.com/
>450,000 2006 Groups / Friends / Messages / Status Update / Q&A / Submissions / Sessions / Products / Finance
Italki.JPG
Students Graduates
www.graduates.com/
>800,000 not available Groups (Schools) / Friends / Interests / Companies Worked For / Message Board
Graduates.JPG
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
Wayn.JPG

Information as per 02.10.2009

The layout, design, content and existence of the Social Network Sites above may change.



References

  1. 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)