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SOCIAL SOFTWARE Kevin Bateman & Chris Hayes
Social Network Sites: A Definition We define social network sites as web-based services that allow individuals to (1) construct a public or semi-public profile within a bounded system, (2) articulate a list of other users with whom they share a connection, and (3) view and traverse their list of connections and those made by others within the system. The nature and arrangement of these connections may vary from site to site.
(SNS)_Social Network Sites • Participants in social network sites create self-descriptive profiles that include their links to other members, creating a visible network of • connections — the apparent purpose of these sites is to use this network to make friends, dates, and business connections.
people are accustomed tothinking of the on-line world as a Social Space • Since their introduction, social network sites (SNSs) such as MySpace, Facebook, Cyworld, and Bebo have attracted millions of users, many of whom have integrated these sites into their daily practices. • help strangers connect based on shared interests, political views, or activities • others attract people based on common language or shared racial, sexual, religious, or nationality-based identities • Sites also vary in the extent to which they incorporate new information and communication tools, such as mobile connectivity, blogging, and photo/video-sharing
Essentially, MySpace Karaoke will provide users with music to sing along with, while song lyrics will scroll transversely on their computer screens.
Social Networking: Most recent Featured web app About Minou Chat:Free web based IRC style live chat for iPhone/ iPod touch users with lots of functions such as games and personal settings. Minou chat is a powerful and very lightweight web application designed for EDGE. Webmasters can create their own channel for their web sites. Somes features: - multi-channels - private messages - settings with: nickname, personal text color, wallpaper, refresh interval - sending flashes to others (nudge) - visual alarms (audio for computers) for new messages and flash system - 2 games: Scrabbif (scrabble like), Meli (anagramme) - show country where users come from, his computer system - lot of IRC commands (nick, color, quit, msg, who, ping, help, me)
Test Questions: What does SNS stand for? Name three SNS sites? Name some of the many abilities of social networking sites?