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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.

"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."

How social networking can change the way things are taught.

"The first is social media is much more than a fad (which you have probably read about, as well.) It's not just that Twitter has been at the heart of the Arab Spring and other social and political developments of recent years. Nor that Facebook has acquired so many millions of users all over the world. It's the fact that people use these new media in such a variety of ways it becomes impossible to distinguish business from pleasure. Wikipedia, for instance, has shown that people not only long to discover, they want to share. The psychological effect on business and public life has been immense; in fact I would say that there is a new business climate of openness"

Definition of a Social Network.

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

the definition of social networking

The history of Social Media and Social Networking

The Keep America Beautiful campaign is adding a new website to their name. They already have one for the organization, but are now building on it with a website that is called a social volunteer hub. This helps people who want to start their own clean-up project. Through this website they reach out with social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter to gain more attention nationally.

"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. "

From Angela Maiers. Gary's social media count is an embeddable page that shows you how fast things are growing and going in the social media world.

great graph to embed on the wiki page about how the world is connecting online.

This is how movements now happen! Redefining Beautiful: One Girl at a Time has girls not wearing makeup on Tuesdays. T-shirts and, of course, social media, characterize what these girls are doing (and the guys who support them.) For pundits who think social media is a negative, this is an example of how this generation redefines the world using social networking to spread statements of a generation more quickly than books can be printed.

Read about this trend. It would make a GREAT movie.

"Workshop shows advantages of social media in job hunting"

"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. "

"Federal employees are increasingly turning to social media websites for work and personal use, particularly as more agencies lift restrictions on access, according to a new survey"

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. "

This is just a picture of different social network icons

"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 is an article about how it is socially important to stay updated on popular videos and topics.