Social Networking
Social networking is the grouping of people into specific categories. There may be groupism in schools, high schools, workplaces etc. this leads to the division of society.
Online social networking on the other hand brings people closer to each other. Individuals can communicate from opposite ends of the world without a problem. (more…)
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Microblogging
What is it?
Microblogging is a form of blogging that allows users to make posts with a limit of 140 characters which is similar to the Short Messaging Service used in cell phones. A microblog is a shorter version of an actual blog with each post containing just one or two sentences. It can be done from anywhere; through instant messaging, cell phones or even through e-mail. (more…)
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Twittering: What is Twitter?
Twitter is basically a site for social networking and micro blogging. It was created by Jack Dorsey in 2006.Each author on twitter can make posts with maximum 140 characters. This was meant to resemble the SMSes that are so common nowadays but led to the use of abbreviations and short cuts. Each post is called a tweet and the people reading the tweets are called followers. The more followers you have, the more famous you are.
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