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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),
[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:'''
*Photo-sharing
*Video-sharing
*Music-sharing
*Knowledge-sharing
*Blogging
*Instant Messaging
*Groups
*Friends
*Forum
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'''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
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'''Negative Drawbacks of Social Network Sites:'''
*Data theft
*Viruses
*Users pretending to be someone else}}


{{Tool|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 Contacts}}


{{Addlink|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).}}

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!Focus
!Tool
!# of Users
!Year Founded
!Features
!Visualization
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|Books
|Shelfari <br> [http://www.shelfari.com/ www.shelfari.com/]
|not available
|2006
|Groups / Friends / Shelf / Authors / Edits / Notes / Questions / Reviews / Widgets 
|[[Image:Shelfari.JPG|thumb|]]
|-
|Business
|LinkedIn <br> [http://www.linkedin.com/ www.linkedin.com]
|47 million
|2003
|Groups / Contacts / Messages / CV / Companies / Job / Events / Recommendation / Applications / Q&A / Status Update
|[[Image:LinkedIn.JPG|thumb|]]
|-
|Business
|XING <br> [http://www.xing.com/ www.xing.com/]
|8 million
|2006
|Groups / Contacts / Messages / CV / Companies / Jobs / Events / Best Offers / Guestbook / Premium Membership Option
|[[Image:XING.JPG|thumb|]]
|-
|Family
|Myfamily.com <br> [http://www.myfamily.com/ www.myfamily.com/]
|millions
|1998
|Groups (Family) / Members / Messages / Events / Photos / Videos / Discussion Board / Files / Calendar / Family Trees
|[[Image:Myfamily.JPG|thumb|]]
|-
|Friends
|Facebook <br> [http://www.facebook.com/ www.facebook.com/]
|>300 million
|2004
|Groups (Lists) / Friends / Messages / Events / Photos / Videos / Instant Messaging / News Feeds / Status Update
|[[Image:Facebook.JPG|thumb|]]
|-
|Friends
|Orkut <br> [http://www.orkut.com/ www.orkut.com/]
|67 million
|2004
|Groups (Communities) / Friends / Messages / Events / Photos / Videos / Instant Messaging /Testimonials / Scrapbook
|[[Image:Orkut.JPG|thumb|]]
|-
|Friends
|Twitter <br> [http://www.twitter.com// www.twitter.com/]
|44.5 million
|2006
|Friends (Following) / Status Update (Tweet)
|[[Image:Twitter.JPG|thumb|]]
|-
|Hobbies & Interests
|Greenvoice <br> [http://greenvoice.com/ http://greenvoice.com/]
|not available
|2007
|Groups / Friends / Photos / Videos / Campaigns / Events / News / Blogs / Wikis / Discussion Forums / RSS Feed
|[[Image:Greenvoice.JPG|thumb|]]
|-
|Language
|italki.com<br> [http://www.italki.com/ www.italki.com/]
|>450,000
|2006
|Groups / Friends / Messages / Status Update / Q&A / Submissions / Sessions / Products / Finance
|[[Image:italki.JPG|thumb|]]
|-
|Students
|Graduates <br> [http://www.graduates.com/ www.graduates.com/]
|>800,000
|not available
|Groups (Schools) / Friends / Interests / Companies Worked For / Message Board
|[[Image:Graduates.JPG|thumb|]]
|-
|Travel
|Wayn <br> [http://www.wayn.com/ www.wayn.com/]
|>15 million
|2002
|Friends / Messages / Events / Photos / Videos / Status Update / Instant Messaging / SMS / Blogs / Guestbook / Trips / Virtual Map / Reviews / Forums
|[[Image:Wayn.JPG|thumb|]]
|-
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