19.2.
Social networking software
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Social computing and social networking software describe aspects of technology-enabled social networking. Social networking services provide ways for people to locate each other, to provide information about themselves (and various other forms of content), to interact in various ways for various (often unspecified) purposes, to overcome networking barriers such as geography, different time zones and language, and to maintain contact over time. Examples include LinkedIn, Facebook, MySpace, YouTube, Flickr, Second Life, etc.
Source(s):
DEMO_net. The role of Social networking software in eParticipation. Booklet, DEMO_net Consortium, 12 2007.

