A Short Overview of Social Networks and Their Uses

Juliette Powell

So your daughter’s buying a better igloo on Club Penguin and your son is showing off his band’s latest song on MySpace while you, for your part, are posting your resume to business networking tool LinkedIn. Great, you’re all online and using social networks. But should you be worried that your daughter’s penguin and your son’s demo might somehow pop up when somebody’s looking through your work history and colleague recommendations? The simple answer is no, not really. That’s because different types of networks exist for different audiences and different purposes, and each is a microcosm unto itself. There is no “one size fits all” solution to social networking, and each network ...