| Social network represents an on-line platform focused on establishing social relations amongst people with similar activities and interests. The main element of any social network is a user's personal ad that generally includes biographical materials, photographs, preferences, info on education and job, and different other data that a user prefers to mention on his webpage. The users of social networks have an excellent possibility to communicate with each other with the help of instant messaging, sound- and videoconferences, blogs and chatting rooms. Commonly, a member's personal ad is used for the expression of personality, feelings and thoughts, as well as for posting photographs.
The major objective of social networks is the possibility of keeping in touch with current friends, restoring connection with friends from school or university and getting new friends by means of organizing groups of interest. Meanwhile, even if you do not communicate with this or that person on a permanent basis, you stay informed about the changes in his life by means of reading the latest updates. Furthermore, there are commonly music and video sections at social networking websites. In such sections you can find biography of well-known singers and artists and amazing news about their everyday life and career. Moreover, in such music and video sections you will get a chance to listen to your favorite songs, to view video clips and films, as well as read the latest news.
The first social networking website became Friendster that was invented in 2002. MySpace came into action only a year later. The famous Facebook social network was organized in 2004, but today it is amidst the most popular social networks throughout the world. In addition to the above mentioned social networking web sites, such services as TagWorld, Bebo and Tagged also enjoy wide popularity today.
Countless number of users has joined at minimum one social networking site these days. And the inclination to use the social networking sites by millions of people for contacts and expressing themselves continues to grow. |
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