Social Networking – the Good and the Bad
It really all started with the development of the weB LOG capability, which gave less technically capable users the ability to post things on the internet without having to know the programming languages that make it work. The most famous of the social networking sites is Facebook, which now claims one billion users, but there are many other sites, some general, but many for people with specific interests.
- Click to see Wickipedia’s list of the major sites active today:
- Click on this link to see a review of the Top Ten social networking sites, with a comprehensive list of features. There’s also a nice summary on why social networking exists:
- Then you can visit this site to see a review of nine new social networking sites:
- There are sites that are intended for, and with membership limited to the wealthy:
- There are sites that are intended for seniors:
- Here’s where you can learn more about Facebook:
- Some interesting statistics about the use of social networking:
- This site is excellent in pointing out the dangers of social networking: