Category Archives: Social Networking

Twitter is best thought of as miniature personal blogging or a micro blog, as it is centred around the question “what are you doing” and only permits 140 characters per post – just enough to get one coherent thought or … Continue reading →

Facebook is now the fastest growing social network ever and many consider it to be the most popular worldwide. Facebook is endowed with a naturally large user-base as it does not charge a membership fee. Instead, Facebook gains its revenue … Continue reading →

Basics In general, social networking services allow users to create a profile for themselves, and can be broken down into two broad categories: internal social networking (ISN) and external social networking (ESN) sites, such as Orkut, MySpace, Facebook and Bebo. … Continue reading →

Social networks connect people at low cost; this can be beneficial for entrepreneurs and small businesses looking to expand their contact base. These networks often act as a customer relationship management tool for companies selling products and services. Companies can … Continue reading →

The notion that individual computers linked electronically could form the basis of computer mediated social interaction and networking was suggested early on in the life story of the Internet. There were many early efforts to support social networks via computer-mediated … Continue reading →

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 … Continue reading →