Networking on online social networking sites ,requires a win-win attitude because there is always the possibility of you being a benefit or you can benefit from someone. The value of these sites from a business perspective is the opportunity to network and seek out potential employees, customers, and partners, as well as to advertise your products and services.List of Social Networking Sites
Lukeither's Top 10 list of social networking sites and what you can expect:
MySpace (www.MySpace.com): One of the all-time most popular social networking site. MySpace makes it easy to create a profile site, add music, write a blog, and post as many photos as you want to share with the world. Although the site has dominated the social networking landscape on the Internet, at the time of this writing, it was rapidly losing members. Still, its huge online audience is a popular place for musicians, performers, and many other to promote themselves and their Web sites.
LinkedIn. (www.linkedin.com): Increasingly, this is the site for professionals and online networking. If you’re online to network with other professionals, especially if you’re job hunting or trying to attract new business clients, this is a powerful place to promote yourself and your Website.
eCademy (www.eCademy.com): Similar to LinkedIn, eCademy is a site where professionals network, seek new clients, hunt for jobs, and recruit employees. What makes eCademy different is that it’s much more international, with an especially strong audience in Europe.
Facebook (www.FaceBook.com): Originally designed for students, faculty, and university staff, Facebook is no longer restricted to those with a .edu e-mail address, and it’s growing fast now that anyone who wants to participate can join the site’s community. The site was originally considered a vanity site and a place for students to connect and trade stories, but its professional power is growing with its ever-expanding audience.
Friendster (www.Friendster.com): One of the first online networking sites, Friendster was especially popular with the dot-com crowd in San Francisco and continues to have a relatively small, but very loyal, following.
Ryze (www.Ryze.com): This IS A free social networking web site and offers both paid and unpaid memberships where you can link with other business professionals. The site hosts many real-world networking events and is especially popular in a few urban areas, including Los Angeles and San Francisco.
Ning (www.Ning.com): This site appeals to users with limited technical expererience, you create your own social networking site for a particular topic or particular audience at Ning and invite your friends and colleagues to create profiles there.
Xanga (www.xanga.com A blog-based networking site comprised of online journals and diaries.
Doostang (www.doostang.com). An invitation-only online community to connect and share career and professional information with others or requires that you sign up through select school networks. Networks and groups on Doostang help you interact with people with similar backgrounds and interests.
Twitter (www.twitter.com) Twitter is a service for friends, family, and co–workers to communicate and stay connected through the exchange of quick, frequent answers to one simple question: What are you doing?
