1. What is a Social Network?
A Social Network is a network of people.
2. Under what Web 2.0 category is Social Networks (or Social Media) and what is the definition of that category?
Social Networks are under the category of Interpersonal computing. Interpersonal computing is person to person and it is collaborative content creation, sharing and manipulation.
3. Give the Top Ten Social Media sites an d a brief description and important facts about them.
10. Orkut - A Social network created by Google and something interesting about it is it was Google's first attempt a a Social Network and now it is mostly based in Brazil.
9. Tagged - It is a Social discovery site and it is mostly targeted towards teenagers also, it was named the "World's Most Annoying Site"
8. Live Journal - Virtually community where people can keep a virtual diary, blog, or journal. Whenever someone makes a change to their post any friends with that person will be notified that they changed their post.
7. DeviantArt - An online community where you can post various forms of artwork. It has over 246 million subscriptions and it gets 140,000 new submissions a day.
6. Google + - Google + is Google's fourth attempt at making a Social Network. It incorporates many of the options that Google provides.
5. MySpace - This was one of the first Social Networks that was very popular and at one time it was more popular that Facebook.
Even though it has lost some popularity it is making a slight comeback due to its focus on music.
4. Pintrest - Pintrest is like a virtual bulletin board where you can post pictures of things you like and things that you made. It is the fastest growing Social Network site also, 80% of all people on Pintrest are women.
3. Linkedin - This is used by businesses and Professionals. You can find important information on different businesses and even apply for a job on it.
2. Twitter - Twitter is a Social Network service that is rapidly growing in popularity. You don't need to tweet to enjoy Twitter you can follow people and get news about them and other things that interest you.
1. Facebook - A Social Network that connects people. It started as only being availible to college students then it went to high schools then to anyone over 13 years old.
4. What are 2 trends that predicted for Social Media this year?
One trend that is predicted to happen is that Pintrest is expected to continue growing in populatity and Facebook users are suffering Facebook fatigue and are switching to other Social Networks like Twitter.
A Social Network is a network of people.
2. Under what Web 2.0 category is Social Networks (or Social Media) and what is the definition of that category?
Social Networks are under the category of Interpersonal computing. Interpersonal computing is person to person and it is collaborative content creation, sharing and manipulation.
3. Give the Top Ten Social Media sites an d a brief description and important facts about them.
10. Orkut - A Social network created by Google and something interesting about it is it was Google's first attempt a a Social Network and now it is mostly based in Brazil.
9. Tagged - It is a Social discovery site and it is mostly targeted towards teenagers also, it was named the "World's Most Annoying Site"
8. Live Journal - Virtually community where people can keep a virtual diary, blog, or journal. Whenever someone makes a change to their post any friends with that person will be notified that they changed their post.
7. DeviantArt - An online community where you can post various forms of artwork. It has over 246 million subscriptions and it gets 140,000 new submissions a day.
6. Google + - Google + is Google's fourth attempt at making a Social Network. It incorporates many of the options that Google provides.
5. MySpace - This was one of the first Social Networks that was very popular and at one time it was more popular that Facebook.
Even though it has lost some popularity it is making a slight comeback due to its focus on music.
4. Pintrest - Pintrest is like a virtual bulletin board where you can post pictures of things you like and things that you made. It is the fastest growing Social Network site also, 80% of all people on Pintrest are women.
3. Linkedin - This is used by businesses and Professionals. You can find important information on different businesses and even apply for a job on it.
2. Twitter - Twitter is a Social Network service that is rapidly growing in popularity. You don't need to tweet to enjoy Twitter you can follow people and get news about them and other things that interest you.
1. Facebook - A Social Network that connects people. It started as only being availible to college students then it went to high schools then to anyone over 13 years old.
4. What are 2 trends that predicted for Social Media this year?
One trend that is predicted to happen is that Pintrest is expected to continue growing in populatity and Facebook users are suffering Facebook fatigue and are switching to other Social Networks like Twitter.