A social network service focuses on building online communities of people who share interests and/or activities, or who are interested in exploring the interests and activities of others. Most social network services are web based and provide a variety of ways for users to interact, such as e-mail and instant messaging services.
Social networking has created new ways to communicate and share information. Social networking websites are being used regularly by millions of people, and it now seems that social networking will be an enduring part of everyday life. The main types of social networking services are those which contain directories of some categories (such as former classmates), means to connect with friends (usually with self-description pages), and recommender systems linked to trust. Popular methods now combine many of these, with MySpace and Facebook being the most widely used and recognised.
Over the coming months NetSecrets will be taking you through the various aspects of social networking. At this point you may be wandering what relevance this has to you and your business…
Social networks still remain one of the most untapped resources for generating leads, and we will be sharing with you how you can get the edge over your competitors with some clever little techniques that don't take long but will hold great benefit for you and your business in 2009.
