Networking Web 2.0
09.09.2008
Most sites require you to have only an e-mail address to open an account. Once you have set up your profile, you search for people you know. When you have found someone, you click on the button "Add to contacts". You and this person now have a connection on the site that others can see. These contacts are members of your network, and you are a member of theirs. Through these networks, you can see who your friends know, and who your friends' friends know. And maybe they know someone, who knows someone, who is looking for a person just like you!
Social networking sites
Facebook: An unbelievable 100 million people have now signed up to become members of Facebook — and are actively using it. It's still growing. It connects friends, updates members on their contacts' activities via "newsfeeds", and has a photo-sharing function.
LinkedIn: The world's largest professional networking site. More than 25 million registered users, from 150 industries.
MySpace: It was once the largest social networking site, and the sixth most popular website in the world. Until Facebook became even more popular. It offers member profiles, blogs, photos and videos. Teenagers and people in the music industry seem to prefer this site to Facebook, however.
Plaxo: An online address book that automatically updates your contacts' details whenever they change them. It also shows connections between contacts. Supports major address books such as Microsoft Outlook and Mozilla Thunderbird.
StudiVZ: Similar to Facebook. StudiVZ is a social network for students in Germany and is expanding to other European countries.
Twitter: A "microblogging" site that allows members to inform their contacts of their current activities and location via sms or the internet.
Xing: German-based network for professionals with a growing number of international members.
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