Monday, July 30, 2007

What is Social Networking?

http://live.pirillo.com/ - How many of you are part of a social network? How many of you have no idea what a social network is?

The big buzzword these days is "social network" - but what is a social network?

Typically a social network is a service that allows you to keep track of your friends, family, and business relationship. Why would anyone want to join a social network? What's the big attraction?

The big reason social networks are so popular is that they allow people to keep track of their friends easily. The idea is that you can have one place to visit to keep up with everyone in your network.

Of course, the problem is that there are so many social networks that it's almost impossible to keep track of your friends. These networks - Facebook, YouTube, MySpace - don't interact with each other cleanly.

If you can't figure out why you would want to join a social network, then we recommend you don't join one.

What do you think about social networks?

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