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Article: Social networking gains popularity with all ages.(UP FRONT)
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- Wireless Design & Development
- Article date:
- August 1, 2008
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Social Networking, Mobile Social Networking, MySpace, Facebook, Friendster, Couch Surfing (I love that one)--what exactly are these things and why are they now such a significant part of people's lives, particularly teenagers? I had to get a "crash course" recently from my sixteen year old niece to find out.
They are all names of popular social networking websites offering an interactive, user-submitted network of friends, personal profiles, blogs, groups, photos, music and videos. Most social network services are web based and provide a variety of ways for users to interact, such as e-mail and instant messaging services. In the U.S., MySpace.com is considered ...