Assignment 7: Internet

Assignment 7: Internet

On Wikipedia.org, look up "social networking websites." About how many sites are listed? Which sites have you heard of? Do you know of any that aren't listed? Research and describe a site you've never heard of.

How do you, personally, use social networking? Which sites do you use? How would you improve the site(s) you use? Describe one incident in which social networking got you into trouble or really helped you out. (If you have never used a social networking site, then interview someone who has.)

There are approximately 185 social networking sites listed on Wikipedia. I have heard of Facebook, Myspace, Twitter, Flickr, and so on. I know one site named Douban ( www.douban.com), which is very popular social networking example that aren’t listed. It is more like a facebook-like site, though Douban has its own feature that appeals more than 42,930,000 people in China. The main difference is the people who have accounts at Douban are categorized by their interests, such as, the favorite music style, the best movie, or even their favorite books. In addition, people can write blogs, create albums, or even add friends as facebook.
Now, I usually use facebook to contact with my friends in U.S and use Douban to contact my friends who live in China. Mostly, I share my photos and post some blogs on line. I think that the most thing I did is just sharing information with friends.