| The explosion of social networks available on the | | | | Journal, FaceBook, MySpace, Xanga, Hi5, Friendswin, |
| Internet today is quite overwhelming. Which one will suit | | | | Blogger, BlackPlanet, and more. All in One, interactive, |
| me? Which one will I enjoy and use and contribute to? | | | | and portable, what more could you want in a profile |
| These questions and more flood the minds of all | | | | organizer? Change your look with photos, avatars, and |
| Internet users when confronted with the onslaught of | | | | animations. Equip your mEgo with feeds and content |
| choices in the blogs and social networks categories | | | | to share a bit of yourself with your web friends. We'll |
| presented for membership. | | | | call mEgo the Italy of the social network world. |
| Most every social network is offered free to become | | | | Onto a new exciting site called Friendswin. It is a step |
| a member, participate in groups and forums, and meet | | | | above the rest with top notch Video technology on it's |
| friends and associates. There are status upgrades | | | | way. Video dating, resumes, profiles, and online |
| offered on some sites, but these upgrades are not | | | | conference will revolutionize online communities. This |
| mandatory to enjoy and offer contributions to the site. | | | | site is raising eyebrows in the social networking crowd |
| You will get a member page to set up a short | | | | and attracting a lot of attention. It's "touch of class" |
| introduction of yourself, your likes and dislikes and a bit | | | | personality puts it in a league of it's own, drawing |
| of flare about you. | | | | "gurus" of the social scene in for a closer look. Video |
| You decide who gets to view your information from | | | | being in the spotlight, there are many extras to this site. |
| everyone on the net to only a select bunch of friends, | | | | Music, forums, groups, classifieds, and chat rooms are |
| you choose how much information is even seen by | | | | but a few, there is even a Friendswin University! The |
| these friends if you wish to be anonymous. | | | | Hollywood and the Berkeley of the net. |
| The first site in review will be the biggest! MySpace! | | | | I thought we take a walk over to the business district |
| Once you have mastered the this environment, you will | | | | of Wall Street and visit Direct Matches. Welcome to |
| feel very comfortable exploring the other sites out | | | | the Internets 24 hour convention. This is a brilliant site |
| there. With the 221,000,000 + member sites, the layout | | | | where business men and women can meet, network, |
| choices, music, 43,000,000 + groups, 22 major forum | | | | and create long standing relationships. The center |
| topics with numerous minor topics, multi category | | | | stage is strictly business, with a backdrop of a |
| classified section, colors, flavors, sights, and sounds, I | | | | welcoming, comfortable coffee shop. Enjoyable |
| would call MySpace the New York City of social | | | | atmosphere in a bustling district. |
| networks equipped with Manhattan, Brooklyn, The | | | | Time for a visit to music central, Project Playlist. We'll |
| Bronx, Harlem, and Queens. Each with their own flare | | | | liken this to Beale Street, Memphis. Get the "Music |
| for expression, it is all a mix of cultures and | | | | Buzz", search for tunes by artist, title, or browse |
| preferences with close knit sub-communities linked to | | | | member playlists. Their mission statement conveys a |
| the masses. An eclectic adventure awaits beyond the | | | | love and passion for the music industry, "Our view is |
| doors of MySpace, I hope to see you there. If you are | | | | that the more people share their individual passion for |
| new to social web sites, check out my article series on | | | | music by sharing playlists, the more music will be |
| this site, these will get you started. | | | | created, and the more the entire music industry will |
| Have you had a chance to visit Tagged yet? This is a | | | | grow." |
| fun and relatively easy site to get started on. | | | | Stopping off in Colorado ski country, we come to |
| Everything seems to be in "fast mode" here. You | | | | Twitter. Twitter is a cool little break off the beaten |
| quickly choose your profile background, requesting | | | | path. A vacation of sorts with findings and followings, |
| friends is a breeze, write in your journal, add a You | | | | word bubbles and blurbs, featured players and a public |
| Tube video, photos, all the perks of the "big guys" just | | | | timeline. I've been told that Twitter is even more fun |
| in speedy mode. You can have fun with your friends | | | | when used through your mobile phone or instant |
| and send them "Tags"...they're it! A great site to make | | | | messenging service. Take a glide down the slopes of |
| some awesome friends. Put up your mEgo here to | | | | Twitter and set yours up. Turn it "on" press send and |
| add a bit of your artistic side to the mix. Let's say | | | | "off" when you sleep. |
| Tagged is like the Metro in Chicago..... There's always | | | | Having a taste of the blogs and social networks |
| something happening. | | | | available you will likely want to hear about the rest. |
| I did a bit of a segway into mEgo there, so I thought | | | | Part Two will cover many more sites and adventures |
| we could visit their site next. mEgo is your interactive, | | | | waiting in the blogging and social networks around the |
| portable profile to create and enjoy on sites like Live | | | | globe. |