YouTube was created by three former PayPal employees in 2005. Only 18 months later, over 65,000 videos per day were being uploaded and it was bought by Google for 1.65 Billion dollars. Within another year, in 2007, there were over 8 hours of video being uploaded every
Read More →LinkedIn is a business-oriented social network site. It is mainly used for professional networking. Find out key people in businesses, get introduced, get jobs, keep track of colleagues, and have your own “resume” online. Important Terms “Connection”– Invite someone to connect to you to be able to
Read More →Google+ is a social networking and identity service. Unlike most conventional social networks accessed through a single website, this is being described as a “social layer” covering its many online properties. Google+ also goes by GooglePlus and G+. Important Terms (Plusisms) “Plushare(s)” – Short for “Plus-share(s)” which
Read More →Facebook is a social networking site that has become very popular. It helps make the six degrees of separation possible. You can share your favorite posts, photos, videos, and memories with your friends. Important Terms “Events” – You can attend and create your own events on Facebook.
Read More →Twitter is an information network made up of 140-character messages called Tweets. It’s an easy way to discover the latest news as it’s happening related to subjects you care about. Important Terms “Follow” other people (businesses you love, public service accounts, people you know, celebrities, or
Read More →Much debate exists regarding what an active user is on the multitude of virtual communities. Facebook has defined an active account as one that logs in at least once a month. Facebook reached the 1 billion mark in October of 2012. Many other well known (and not
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