Social Networking Information

Social networking information improves the way you use the web. By learning about the different social networks, you'll be able to use the ones most suited for your tastes.

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If you're looking to waste some time while you're at work or school, Facebook has a game to help you with that endeavor. Which is your favorite? Poker? Scrabble? Mafia Wars?

By Debra Ronca

Shopaholics, crocheters and music addicts meet up at these online spots to discuss their hobbies with other equally obsessed junkies. What are the five most intriguing niche networks?

By Debra Ronca

If your Facebook status update reads, "Leaving for France!" you're not just gloating about your trip. You're letting everyone know that your house will be empty for about 10 days. Bad idea.

By Charles W. Bryant

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When fake Christopher Walken tweets, "The neighbor's cat is back at the window looking in at me," followers snicker. But do the real celebs think this charade is funny?

By Charles W. Bryant

Do you sometimes wonder who's behind all those witty tweets and tinyurls? It might be nice to finally connect a username with a face. And that, my friend, is the beauty of the tweetup.

By Amy Hunter

Web sites like Facebook and Twitter are designed to keep reeling users back into their realms. And it works. How bad are our addictions to these online social scenes?

By Debra Ronca

If you're really popular on Twitter -- and of course you are -- you may have trouble managing all your followers effectively. Which Twitter add-ons can help you out?

By Debra Ronca

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Some people are just too busy to do their own tweeting. So they have someone else do it for them. What famous people's tweets aren't coming straight from the horse's mouth?

By Charles W. Bryant

When a bunch of Twitter geeks get excited about the same thing at the same time, their chatter can crash the whole service. And that's when the dreaded Fail Whale appears.

By Chris Obenschain

Chat rooms give us the chance to discuss anything and everything with people around the world. How do you get started, and what do you need to watch out for?

By Dave Roos

Online social networks are a great way to meet people and keep in touch with friends. Learn more about online social networks in this article.

By Dave Roos

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Can Facebook get you $10 million? It can if you're a software developer who's generous with his ideas. The fbFund is offering grants to creative developers, but how do you get one? And if you're not a developer, how else can you make money on the Web

By Josh Clark

What is revolutionary about Second Life is that it's not only legal to make real money from your character's virtual endeavors -- it's encouraged. The exchange of your accumulated virtual dollars into "real" dollars is built into the system.

By Julia Layton

When MySpace claimed there was no way to patrol its own profiles for sexual predators, Wired News editor and former hacker Kevin Poulsen took it as a challenge.

By Julia Layton

Blogs serve as online journals and communities, often linking to news stories and other sites. Learn the basics of blogging, explore the blogosphere and find out how to create your own.

By Marshall Brain

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Social networking and e-commerce may be all the rage, but many internet pioneers originally used the Internet for sharing ideas among large groups of people. Newsgroups were fundamental to early internet communication, and they're still good sources of information today.

By Jeff Tyson