A New Generation of Groupies Emerges

By Linsy Guerrero, Social Networking Editor

The reason that people participate in online social networking sites is to have some value in using the site by connecting with certain people for one reason or another. There is a major trust factor between the layering of contacts that has grown exponentially since these social sites have first emerged. As the layers of contacts one begins to gain start to multiply, the amount of information that is transacted between contacts also increases throughout the network. Social networks allow people to not only connect, but also facilitates scenarios where an individual can look at another’s home page and see what they like and get an insight on who they are and decide whether or not to trust their recommendations on things like movies, books and music. Music alone has dramatically changed how we fashion our personalized pages and created massive social networks in the process.

The introduction of digital music onto the internet scene has revolutionized the music industry and the way we are able to communicate about it. Originally record labels controlled all the communication between their artists and their fans. With the internet scene exploding, web pages started popping up that had been created by artists and message boards were posted for bands to be able to communicate with their audiences, and even more importantly for their fans to be able to communicate with each other. The band-fan relationship is something that had really never existed in the past, and the fan-fan relationship was one only found within clubs or groups. The World Wide Web opened up a plethora of opportunity for fan-fan relationships between people who had never met before, but that had shared interests. Enter MySpace.com.

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Alas- Lassie has a New Task!

By Linsy Guerrero, Social Networking Editor
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My recent acquisition of a new best friend, "man's best friend" to be exact though I am a woman, inspired me to do a little research. I rescued my dog Jake from a local Humane Society, but prior to his time at the shelter he had been picked up by animal services so there was no prior history on him. He was so cute and very sweet however, that didn't bother me. He seemed to have a very likable demeanor. One of the first things I noticed upon bringing him home was that he was very timid around other people as well as other animals. I had an epiphany; dog park! What a better place to familiarize your animal with both people and pets. I was determined to have a dog as social as I!

Once I started looking up information on all the swinging local spots for our four legged companions, I realized how much some people use their pets for their own personal socialization. I was well aware of sites like Dogster.com, where humans immortalize their canines and "every dog has a webpage". What I came across that intrigued me was an article on social networking for dogs. It was not the concept of socializing our animals that surprised me of course, but specifically a new device being tested which will enable the owners of the animals to be social with one another also long after the visit to the park has ended. The article written earlier this year boasts that this could be "the next step in the social networking revolution".

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Networking with Heart

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Networking can be beneficial for many obvious reasons; to gain contacts, earn new business, make friends, seek employment, just to name a few. There is a reason that some individuals network that is not often discussed, perhaps because it is networking in an uncommon form. Plain and simple, it is networking for a charitable cause. The social networks that come together for charitable organizations and events create an enormous community of their own, combining so many other established communities already. They bring together people of different genders, religions, ages, ethnic backgrounds, socio-economic status, and regardless of the differences, everyone is their supporting a cause (and usually one very close to their heart). I had the fortunate opportunity to take part in an amazing event for the first time recently this year. For those of you who have never had the chance to participate in one of the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer 3 day walks around the country, I would like to take you inside one of the most memorable experiences of my life.

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