Social Networking Sites

Social networking sites are sites on the internet that allow you to connect with friends and family, and also allow you to meet new people who may or may not share the same interests as you. These sites are great for sharing photos, talking to those who live to far away to see very often, play games, interact, and keep in touch and up to date with all your friends and family. While there are more than dozens of these social networking sites available, you may only want to choose one or you may want to choose several depending on your needs. You may want to choose several due to the fact that some of your friends and family may not have accounts set up on the same single site that you choose. Some of the social networking sites available include, but are not limited to, myspace, facebook, myyearbook, twitter, tagged, bebo, hi5, and xanga. To choose the right site for you the first thing you want to do is see which ones your friends and family are using. Next what are your interests? Do you just want to share photos and keep in touch, or do you want to be able to play games, interact, leave comments, write blogs, chat on an instant messenger program, design your own site, or any of many other options.

Myspace is a great choice for all of these features and is free. On myspace you can create your account, and set it up how you want it to look. Invite your friends and family to be on your friends list. You can send messages, leave comments, look at their photos, or share your own photos. You can set up your photos in different albums so they are neatly sorted and arranged. You can also add applications, and games to interact with your friends. Meet new and fascinating people everyday or just come hang out with your friends on myspace instant messenger.

Facebook is another free social networking site that allows you to do basically the same things as myspace, yet instead of a comment box you have a wall where people can leave short little messages or comments. You can also share photos, add applications, and play games that allow you to interact.

Myyearbook is another free site that allows you to share photos, leave autographs instead of comments, meet new people, and socialize with your friends and family. This site also allows you to participate in battles and in battle groups. The battles use pictures, videos, and music, and you challenge other yearbook members for votes. You collect what is called lunch money and can buy photos, play games, send stars, high fives, flirts, and gifts to all your friends.

While social networking sites can be fun and can help you stay in touch with friends and family, they can also cause problems as with any site on the internet. Watch for hackers, phishers, and stalkers. You should always keep a close eye on your children if they are using these sites. Make sure that you keep it safe for everyone and enjoyable