¶ … Social Networking
An Examination of the Purpose and Utilization of Social Networking Websites
Alexander Graham Bell's invention of the telephone in the late 1800s revolutionized civilization.
It was not until 100 years later, in the late 1970s, that another such discovery was made. This latter discovery was that of the Internet. Many argue, furthermore, that the discovery of the Internet involves an even greater advancement in human history than Bell's telephone, for nothing has touched so many, so quickly, and so deeply as the advent of the Internet, and with it, within a relatively short time, the culmination of social networking in a variety of websites, utilize worldwide. This paper will offer a quick examination of how such websites, including Facebook, MySpace, Twitter and LinkedIn, have been utilized by individuals in the last decade to promote both personal and work-related interests.
People utilize social networking sites for...
Three of the websites mentioned above are known to cater mostly to personal interests, i.e. Facebook, MySpace and Twitter. LinkedIn is a website that promotes connections between professionals and would thus be utilized with this latter goals in mind. Yet even Facebook and MySpace, known mostly for their promotion of personal interests over professional interests, are nonetheless often times utilized to promote one's business, or in the case of MySpace, a combination thereof (i.e. music and bands).
Many people, furthermore, claim to utilize Facebook in a semi-professional way, especially in terms of marketing. For instance, some individuals choose to invite others to events that are meant to promote a certain company or brand. But Facebook was originally intended to be a sort of complex phone book between individuals, where not only can they contact each…
