a radio interview about the new partnership that facebook is developing, a little old but supports my topic well.

a list that connects you to a number of different articles that support the use of facebook as an advertising tool

there is actually a group that gives you step by step resources on how to use twitter and facebook. overview of how you can use facebook personally and for business use how to set up fan pages how twitter is sused for personal and business overall this is pretty insane

the perks to using facebook as a postive form of advertising for business. facebook users have pinpointed that they are interested in 3 major things, whats new, whats cool, and what products to consume. Producers have promoted movies using facebook by creating groups, certian companys will created their own page like giant eagle and members can view the new advertisments for the week.

background information: how it started first sites what you could do definition basic information need to understand how social network sites got to where they are today

Reason why it starts out: with one person, trying to stay connected Why you sign up: research networks to see which one best suits you Gives reasons why social networks become popular: What yo can do on it type of social network what the experience is like

gives a list of reasons why they are so popular.. easy to use free (in most cases with the most popular ones) different formats perks of being a member (free web page, music, meeting people)

states that there are other uses for social networks today: indirectly turned into marketing sites for affiliations and product promotions. 'the article also goes on to tell you about some other networking sites that are not as popular as twitter, facebook, blogger, and myspace but carry the same benefits

how social networking sites are good for business due simply to the fact that it is free advertising for them. with the rising popularity of these sites we find more businesses like giant eagle creating pages and posting advertisements on them as well. Its a cheap way to reach hundreds of people.

the popularity of facebook since it has taken flight in the past five years it has sky rocketed to the number one spot. The monthly visits between social networks are huge but it is still surprising that myspace (once holding the number one spot) still more popular then twitter which is a decent new found technology for reporting someones status.

talks about how twitters popularity is mostly due to older users over the younger audience that is stereotypically known. this article also goes through a number of certain other popular networking sites and how it is relatively a myth that teens have made the site popular and this even as the article states goes for gadgets as well. More people over the age of 18 are buying a wii to help with there health and allow them to become more active. The age range is changing.

Kind of an interesting idea, the age of adult entertainment viewers has gone up to 25 and older and 18 to 24 years old are more interested in facebook over those particular sites. Pretty weird but a neat comparisons between the internet usage now a days!

within one year social networks account for 10% of all internet time. the site talks about how much use of internet time goes into social networks and which ones we can find to be most popular, no surprise here but facebook takes the lead. The article talks about how the demographic of social network users is ranging in age and becoming more popular with older members which we all know is true.

description of social networking and how it is both present in person as well as internet. Online social networking is one of the most popular forms of social networking. We see this with sites such as facebook, myspace, and even twitter. Its an interesting concept.

Nick Gonzalez has put together a new tool called CheckFacebook it was invented to help users do exactly that, people mostly advertisers can check the growth of facebook and where its popularity is rising and determine where to market there newest ideas. It is a really interesting idea and shows how technology and social networks are converging together to make a powerful marketable concept.