Social Networking Sites - A Comlete Help Guide for Beginners

Nowadays almost everyone is using social networking sites to remain in contact with friends,families for relations and fun.We are blindly joining these social norms with out knowing risks involved to our life.First of all I am going to tell you about the introduction and history of these networks.

Despite what you might think, social networking is not something new. As this social networking guide will explain, social networks have been around for far longer than we have been on the web. We've all belonged to social networks, and we still participate in social networks.

This social networking guide will simply help you navigate the web's version of social networks.

High school is an excellent example of basic social networking in action. There are various cliques like the geeks, the socials, the athletes, the band, etc. These cliques are social groups, and a person can be a member of one of them, a member of several, or a member of none.

Joining a social network can be much like moving to a new high school. On your first day, you don't have any friends. But, as you get to know your new classmates, you start finding people of similar interests. Some like to join groups to kick start their social integration, while others are so shy they barely get to know anyone.

And, even if we didn't much know or care for a particular classmate, they become a fellow group member as we move out into the world. Society as a whole is a social network, and the groups consist of high schools, colleges, fraternities, work place, work industry, etc.

Have you ever met someone at a party or social gathering and found that you didn't have much to talk about until you found out they went to the same college? Suddenly, you have plenty to talk about.

Social networking on the web is not much different. At first, you will find yourself without friends, but as you participate, your friends list will grow. And, like life, the more you participate, the more you will get out of it.

Social Networking Guide - Friends

Social networks are built around the friends concept. They aren't always called "friends." Linkedin, a business-oriented social network, calls them "connections." But, they operate in much the same way regardless of what they are called.

Friends are trusted members of the social network that are often allowed to do things that non-friends are not allowed to do. For example, you might restrict getting private messages from anyone that is not on your friends list. Some social networks allow you to make your entire profile private to the public at large and only allow friends to view it.

Friends can be anyone from a real-life friend, to someone who has similar interests, to someone who lives in the same region, to someone you simply found interesting. In essence, they are someone you want to keep track of on the network.

Social networking websites allow you to find friends in various ways. There are often search features that allow you to search for friends who are interested in the same hobbies, of a certain age group, or live in a certain region of the world. You can also find friends through groups.

Social Networking Guide - Groups

Basic groups include a city, a state, a high school, a college, etc. Most social networks allow you to join these type of groups to either look for a long-lost friend or family member, or just get to know people. Groups can also cover interests such as video games, sports, books, movies, music, etc.