Social Networking Connecting You With The World…. And your students

Social Networking Defined: A social structure or online community that consists of individuals who connect with one another that share common interests, experiences and activities with one another.

A social structure or online community that consists of individuals who connect with one another that share common interests, experiences and activities with one another.

How it works You

How it works You

How it works You

How it works You

Linked with people you know from: High School Work College, Community Activities Businesses Your friends And many other places

Social Networking in Plain English

It’s more than a hobby it’s a lifestyle

Life without MySpace

Life with MySpace

College/University Students Includes: Online “marketplace” Photo sharing/tagging Event creation Mobile Updates Over 225 Million Users Biggest Growing Segment is those over 35 years of age Social Networks Similar Sites: MySpace Friendster.com Orkut.com Classmates.com

College/University Students

Includes:

Online “marketplace”

Photo sharing/tagging

Event creation

Mobile Updates

Over 225 Million Users

Biggest Growing Segment is those over 35 years of age

Similar Sites:

MySpace

Friendster.com

Orkut.com

Classmates.com

Business Contacts, Recommendations for Students http://www.LinkedIn.com Professional Social Networking Similar Sites: Ecademy.com Mlink.com Ryze.com Zing.com Ere.net

Business Contacts, Recommendations for Students

http://www.LinkedIn.com

Similar Sites:

Ecademy.com

Mlink.com

Ryze.com

Zing.com

Ere.net

Upload, View and Share Video Clips in Flash Format Video Sharing Similar Sites: GoogleVideo Metcafe.com Vimeo.com Kyte.tv Videojug.com Teachertube.com Viddler.com

Upload, View and Share Video Clips in Flash Format

Similar Sites:

GoogleVideo

Metcafe.com

Vimeo.com

Kyte.tv

Videojug.com

Teachertube.com

Viddler.com

Online Photo Gallery http://www.flickr.com Social Photo Sharing Similar Sites: Twitpic Photobucket Snapfish Piczo Google Web Albums

Online Photo Gallery

http://www.flickr.com

Similar Sites:

Twitpic

Photobucket

Snapfish

Piczo

Google Web Albums

Del.icio.us Store, Classify (Tag), share and browse your bookmarks online from any computer. http://del.icio.us Social Bookmarking Similar Sites: Furl.net StumbleUpon Reddit.com Diggo.com Bb Scholar

Store, Classify (Tag), share and browse your bookmarks online from any computer.

http://del.icio.us

Similar Sites:

Furl.net

StumbleUpon

Reddit.com

Diggo.com

Bb Scholar

Rating System for Professors by students http://www.ratemyprofessors.com Community Rating System Similar Sites: Pickaprof.com Hotornot.com

Rating System for Professors by students

http://www.ratemyprofessors.com

Similar Sites:

Pickaprof.com

Hotornot.com

3D Virtual world that allows you to move into and out of rooms, sit in chairs, build objects http://www.secondlife.com Virtual Worlds Similar Sites: There.com Guild Wars EverQuest Neopets Webkinz World Of Worldcraft (WOW)

3D Virtual world that allows you to move into and out of rooms, sit in chairs, build objects

http://www.secondlife.com

Similar Sites:

There.com

Guild Wars

EverQuest

Neopets

Webkinz

World Of

Worldcraft (WOW)

Micro-blogging Answering the question: “ What are you doing?” from your cell phone or computer. http://www.twitter.com Instant Mobile Updates Similar Sites: Jaiku.com Pownce.com

Micro-blogging Answering the question: “ What are you doing?” from your cell phone or computer.

http://www.twitter.com

Similar Sites:

Jaiku.com

Pownce.com

Instant Messaging Have a real-time 2-way communication/conversation with other people. Instant Messaging Messaging Networks: AOL Instant Messenger MSN Yahoo Chat Skype Gizmo Google Talk

Have a real-time 2-way communication/conversation with other people.

Messaging Networks:

AOL Instant Messenger

MSN

Yahoo Chat

Skype

Gizmo

Google Talk

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