Social networking has changed significantly since the Xanga and AOL Instant Messaging (AIM). During the early 2000, one of the most popular blog website is Xanga, a blog website where people use to post up entries about their days or random thoughts. Their friends and family are able to give "props" or "double props" to their entries, where it shows that they appreciate their writing. AIM like texting but with internet, when you pay your internet bills you are able to talk with your friends and family constantly. Everybody used this when we were in middle school or high school, it was quite popular. Now, fast forward a few years a few more social media websites have sprang up from the dust. Such as Myspace but the even more popular and recent ones such as Facebook which is mostly for communicating with friends and family. LinkedIn is a professional social media site for people who works in corporate companies and private companies.
Facebook is a place where people talk about what they are doing, where they are going and what they are eating. People make it very easy to show others where they are at the moment with their status updates. For example in the article "Being There: The Subtle Art of Facebook Updates" by Virginia Heffernan speaks about making a successful and popular Facebook update, this is the benefit of having a social media page. Popular updates can get over hundreds of likes and depending on what their privacy settings are, people who are not their friends get to see their status also. When corporations want to market their products it is easier for their advertisement to reach their consumers. Where it will show up on "friend's of friend's" news feeds or "everyone's." If you are not a corporation, a downside to this is privacy, strangers are able to see your every move if you put your every move onto Facebook.
LinkedIn has multiple advantages for those who sign up and actually use the features they have to offer for everyone. This site is used for finding internships and jobs, where your resume or CV are going to reach companies. In the article, "Social Networking Technology Boosts Job Recruiting" by Frank Langfitt talks about how LinkedIn benefits people who are searching for jobs. There are also features on LinkedIn where it allows you to be "endorsed" for skills that you may have. It allows the interviewers and companies to know what skills you are able to offer.
1. Social Networking Technology Boosts Job Recruiting by Frank Langfitt, NPR, March 16, 2008. available from http://www.npr.org/templates/story.php?storyId=6522523&sc=ema
2. Being There: The subtle art of Facebook update, by Virginia Heffernan. The New York Times Magazine, Feb 15, 2009, p. 25. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/15/magazine/15wwln-medium-thtml
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