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"This weekend saw a number of prominent technology observers questioning the value of social networks, including This Week in Tech host Leo Laporte, who penned a thoughtful post on why he's leaving Google Buzz behind. Laporte said he feels that his last four years of social networking use have been an "an immense waste of time," but I think he and others are missing the larger point. Too many people seem to be trying to use social networks for media and marketing activities instead of the core reason such networks exist: namely, to connect people."

This article is about how social networking has changed throughout time and how there are improvements in technology and how people are more involved with social networking. It gives a background on social networking.

"The internet has changed the lives of people around the world. It has never before been easier to acquire various types of information and to reach people around the world by entering social online networks, such as Facebook. However, the infinity of the internet also leads to information overflow. Likewise, the majority of social online networks address private people, oftentimes leaving the opportunities from which the professional world could benefit unused. Thus, modern web tools which filter information and social networks that enable people to easily communicate, network and share knowledge with each other in the professional context are a tremendous help. "

How social networking can change the way things are taught.

Definition of a Social Network.

This explains what a social network is,and the history of it.

the definition of social networking

"GoingOn Networks, Inc. today unveiled a new release of its Academic Engagement Network, an innovative social platform designed to transform the way that students and faculty connect with the people, resources and activities that can help them succeed and enhance their academic life experience. "

This is just a picture of different social network icons

The advent of social networking has brought a higher level of interactivity than ever before. HVS Executive Search looks at how hotel companies should use social networking as a strategy for their sales and marketing and customer relationship efforts

"In Few Years, Social Network Data May Be Used in Underwriting"

"Already, by my count, there are four major social networks: Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Google Plus, with Facebook presumably consuming a disproportionate amount of all time that people spend on these sites. Might there be room for one more big-time contender?"

This article is about a social networking site in trumbull connecticut and talks about how social networking sites affect communities

This has a time line of major social networking launches. This also gives the history and research of social networking.

they don't want the government because they don't want people to be easily hacked "Two emerging technology trends in the public sector - social networking and cloud computing - have now been combined in IBM's recently released SmartCloud Social Collaboration for Government, a private cloud computing service for government agencies. "

"And as the teachers spell out, it is this obsession which has a direct impact on the future of our children - affecting their grades because they fail to complete their homework on time or to the standard required, and being unable to concentrate in class."

Talks about teachers that think social networking is affecting education in a negative way.

Here are some ways to help connect all of your fans and followers from any of your social networks. In and effort to keep up with the ever expanding world of social media it can be easy to forget to tie your networks together.

The history of Social Media and Social Networking

Bulletin Board System (BBS) was the first social networking system.

The top social networks, it also talks about web 2.0 and a list of general networking sites