Online Communities of Learning/Social Networking

Author: Julina Dayag

When we consider online networking, internet users immediately refer to Facebook. Everybody seems to have a Facebook account and uses this to communicate.

What is Networking?

A network defined as that group of individuals who communicates and connects on a regular basis.

What is Networking?A network defined as that group of individuals who communicates and connects on a regular basis.

Social Networking Platforms

Different ways to communicate with friends can be through the internet or mobile devices

Facebook

Apparently is the biggest social networking site founded in 2004 in Menlo Park, California. The most popular social network apparently is FACEBOOK.

Twitter

Twitter is the site where the post and interact with messages called “tweets,” restricted only to 140 characters.

LinkedIn

When one is trying to find a job and may not have contacts, LinkedIn helps one search for career connections.

Google+

Is designed to be a total communication social network. Google is its parent and it is more advantageous if it is kept as a browser for users are connected even of they are outside Google+ site.

YouTube

Is an American video-sharing website where users can upload, view and even share video clips or multimedia productions. It is a free social network site to join and use.

Pinterest

Pinterest was designed as a catalogue of ideas or project ideas by its founder Ben Silberman.

Instagram

This system allows users to post photos with captions allowing followers to like or comment on one’s posts. Photos shared have a wide range of coverage – trips, food, business products.

Tumblr

Is a networking site that combines a social media and blogging. Its main goal is to simplify social media and blogging.

MySpace

It was acquired by Specific Media in 2011 and based in Beverly Hills, California. MySpace had its dose of crisis but came back stronger and re branded to focus on music.

FLICKR

(pronounced “flicker”) is an image and video hosting website that was created by Ludicorp in 2004 and acquired by Yahoo. It offers massive online phone storage.

BEBO

It was invented to answer the question what the name meant. It was founded by husband-and-wife team Michael and Xochi Birch in January 2006 at their home in San Francisco.

The Benefits of Using social networking sites

• Using social networking websites opens an array of benefits of users.
• A major advantage of social networking websites is that they provide information.

Reference: Technology for Teaching and Learning 1
Authors: Purita P. Bilbao, EdD
               Ma. Asuncion Christine V. Dequilla, PhD
              Daisy A. Rosano, PhD
              Helen B. Boholano, LIB, EdD