Social Networking

Social networking sites is the easiest to way to communicate with people around you. on the corporate level these sites can be a lot beneficial as well. Some companies now a days are using websites as Linkedin. This site helps them stay connected to a network of over 8 million people. This large network allows companies to look at many candidates for a job. This can help the companies HR department to look at different resumes put up by the potential candidates. With so many candidates out there it is easier for an employer to find a person that they think is perfect and helps save these companies lots of money and time. Another benefit is that these companies can advertise their products and services on these websites. This helps them target a huge market of people who are using these sites everyday.

Social networking helps people stay up to date with latest news or the happenings in the world. It helps stay friends and families in touch which keep the bonds get closer.

The darks side to these social networking sites is that unknown people can use these networking sites to get personal information. People take advantage of being anonymous and can use this to hurt other people. Theres a direct threat to privacy as people can steal your pictures and use them for wrongful purposes.

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Myspace and Facebook
As I observed the sign-up pages they are relatively similar. Even signing up for these two is relatively similar. It is when I got into the actual design inside the program I was able to see that it can be very different. I saw all kinds of personalities in the designs of the different Myspace layouts. Where with Facebook the design is clean and clear with not as much information or style. Privacy issues with Myspace, if you do now want people viewing your pictures and information etc, you will need to change that in your settings. With Facebook the viewers actually need to have your permission.The main target forMyspace has been formed with entertainment and music in mind. I prefer Myspace over Facebook because I listen to a lot of music and watch a lot of videos, The main difference that I observed is basical that one is for more professional uses and the other is for all age levels and groups.
Friendster
It was in the late 2002 when Friendster became an official social networking site on the interent. A lot of people around the globe signed up to their site and discover the wonders and advantages of a social networking site. The main thing I observed is like Myspace and Facebook Friendster helps people meet new people. Unlike Facebook, Friendster has added features such as the users dashboard like embedded video and audio clips, improved scalability, wide range of applications, new and improved CSS (Cascading Style Sheets), and a whole lot more. The big difference I observed is there is a lot of advertisment in Friendsters and this website has a lot more traffic coming from Asia than American. I wouldnt really use Friendster because my friends are mostly using Facebook or Myspace.
Twitter
I think Twitter is the most popular internet site of the moment, allowing users to send very short messages (limited to 140 characters) known as "Tweets." I think Twitter is more geared towards people who like to live more into movie star's lives. People sign up with Twitter to experience day to day lives of movie stars and their close friends and family. You can tweet your daily routine and follow famous people's blogs. I think this website going to be more popular than Facebook and Friendster because people can follow their favorite movie star and find out what he or she is doing minute by minute or day by day.