| A social network constitutes an online platform concentrated on establishing social relations amidst people with shared activities or interests. The major element of any social network is a member's profile that usually contains brief biography, photos, interests, information on profession, and other materials that a user would like to mention on his site. The users of a social network have an excellent possibility to communicate with each other by means of messages, sound- and videoconferences, blogs and chatting rooms. Commonly, a user's profile is used for expressing personality, feelings and thoughts, and for posting photos as well.The principal aim of social networks is the chance of keeping in touch with friends, reconnecting with friends from school or university and finding new friends with the help of organizing groups according to interests. Meanwhile, even in case you do not communicate with this or that person on a regular basis, you are kept informed about the changes in his or her life by reading the newest updates. Furthermore, there are commonly music and video sections at social networking sites. In such sections you can find biography of celebrated artists and singers and interesting news about their daily life and career. Besides, in such music and video sections you will have a chance to listen to your favorite songs, to watch video clips and films, as well as see the latest news.The first social network became Friendster that was created in 2002. MySpace came into action only a year later. The well-known social network Facebook was organized in 2004, but nowadays it's among the most widespread social networking websites throughout the world. Besides the before mentioned social networks, such networks as Bebo, TagWorld and Tagged also enjoy wide popularity these days.Infinite number of members has joined at minimum one social networking site nowadays. And the tendency to use the social networks by thousands of people for contacts and expressing themselves continues to grow. |
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