January 08, 2009

Other interesting articles and web pages related to Social Networking 

Are you a Facebook member? Than you certainly know how important it is to have the right “status”! First of all, it must be funny and at the same time interesting, unique, unusual. Basically anything that will get other people’s attention. Look no more, this website is perfect! Facebook Status Generator will produce the most ridiculous and random status in an instant. Just enter your name. This is what came out after I typed in “Martina”: isn't so sure about psychedelic suitcases   (Whatever that means…)
http://facebookstatusgenerator.com/generator.html

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Do you want to try something different than Facebook and Myspace? Than you should sign-up for Twitter. Yet another social network which offers easy online communication though short messages. http://twitter.com/
Journalist Schofield (2008) of The Guardian reported, that Twitter users were the first to hear about the “terrorist attacks in Mumbai” or “Heath Ledger’s death”.

References:
Schofield, J. (2008, December 22). Small talk is the next big thing for the twittering classes. The Guardian. Retrieved January 4, 2009, 

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Following website provides detailed information on European Union’s actions toward more regulation of social networking websites.
http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/activities/sip/index_en.htm

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Entertaining article about "The Art Of Using Facebook"
http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2008/dec/02/student-using-facebook

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