Feb 03 2009
Social Networking Sites: how many are you on/in?
Terry Freedman often has very interesting articles on his blog, and as an active Twitter user, these are well advertised to other Twits with too much time on their hands. Like me. At the moment. (Snow Day 2!) Anyway, the topic of Social Networking: the Pros and Cons with emphasis on safety is one that has been covered in a variety of other places, so if that was all it was, I probably wouldn’t have mentioned the article here, even though it is quite interesting in itself. But what caught my eye was Terry’s admission that he belongs to 63 social networks! Which made me wonder … how many do I belong to?
So here goes. I may include some links, although others are more private, some I am dormant in, and others I may have been thrown out of by now for never having used them! I am sure there will be some I have forgotten.
Facebook
Twitter
Ning
Dipity
Friends Reunited
LinkedUp
Plurk
Classroom 2.0
Haringey Transformation Teachers’ Programme
Diigo
Teaching and Learning with Web 2.0
Web 2.0 Tools for Teachers
Slideshare
Flickr
So that’s 14 so far. Sorry, post took much longer than planned: I ended up browsing around Friends Reunited! So that’s one of the main problems of Social Networking! I was supposed to be marking!
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Hi, thanks for mentioning my article.
Like you, I’m more active in some social networks than others. I find it’s easier to join than to get around to “unjoining”!
Your experience with Friends Reunited is a good example of the way these things can suck up your time, albeit in quite an enjoyable and potentially productive way!