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Social media has become a popular way of sharing information and content with others. Social networking sites are the sites that host social networks. For those new to social media, it’s good to know what types of social media sites exist and what each one does.

Forums

Probably one of the first sites to allow for social interaction, forums have been around for a while. Forums are usually made up of people with similar interests. Users have conversations on a particular topic and build relationships with each other. They provide a wealth of information on a topic and are a great way to share your knowledge.

Blogs

People like to keep a journal, and with the Internet they wanted to share their lives more openly. Originally called web-logs, these personal diaries have advanced. Some personal diaries still exist, while other blogs discuss a particular niche or interest.

Micro blogs

Like blogs, this is a micro diary of what is happening right now. These sites can share what happens in a person’s life or they can be information that the person wants to share. Major news events are now being posted online via microblogs. The best known microblog is Twitter.

Share photo

Social networking sites are known for sharing information, in this case photos. Users upload their images to photo sharing sites. Instead of having to send individual photos to the family, send a single link. You can tag your photos with keywords related to the image and allow people to comment. Some popular photo sharing sites are Flickr and Picasa.

Share video

YouTube is the video sharing site that almost everyone has watched. Videos are shared online, keywords are added so people can search for those terms or the video title. People can comment if the owner of the video allows it. Like other forms of social media, it allows a more personal look at the real user.

Professional

Networking has long been touted as an asset in professional circles. Networking allows the person to connect with people and, through those connections, meet other professionals that person knows. Professional social media allows for those kinds of opportunities online. So if you move from your hometown, you can still stay connected with your former co-workers and others in your profession. Linked In is one of the leading professional social networking sites.

Social

After you’ve worked with people for a while, they may become your friends. Then you have friends from church, from your school, and friends that you have met in various ways. Social networking sites are all about being social, so sites exist solely to allow users to keep in touch with people they know. While MySpace was the leader, the current leader is Facebook. It is growing all over the world.

Markers

The main purpose of these social networking sites is to share information. If you read a web page that is interesting, informative, or inspiring, you can choose to bookmark it. By doing this, you are saying that you like it. Your friends will learn what you liked and can choose to read it. Pages that many people bookmark become popular and lead others to that page as well. Digg, Delicious, and StumpleUpon are very popular bookmarking websites.

Other formats

There are other types of social networking sites, some are very similar to those mentioned here. Many sites have one important way of socializing and then use the other types as other ways for users to interact. People love to socialize and interact, which is why this is a growing field with more and more sites.

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