Internet

I counted 197 social network sites. I have not heard of most of these. Scary. "Digg" is not listed on this site. I know it is a social networking site that you have to apply to. They are not accepting new people. I am waiting. It was recommended as a marketing tool for me through Examiner. Some of the ones I have heard of are Blogster, Academia,Facebook, Meetup, Myspace and Twitter.
Hospitality.net is a hospitality based social networking organization that helps bring people together from all over the world to foster international friendships in the hopes of increasing cultural understanding and the promoting of world peace. So basically people host guests at their home, offer guide services etc with no exchange of money. Also volunteers of Hospitality arrange special events and camps to get people together. It seems like a great way to travel, experience new cultures and meet new people.
I use Facebook and Twitter for my social networking. Twitter more for marketing myself with Examiner.com. Facebook is the way I stay in touch with friends and stay involved with their lives. I post pictures, read the news feed and contact friends via messaging or sometimes write on their wall. I have never had a bad experience with Facebook. My privacy settings are set so that only my friends can view my postings and pictures. I have never had a bad experience on Facebook. My friend, who shall remain nameless, had her Facebook shut down by her husband because she was posting pictures and commenting about her activities with a celebrity friend of theirs. Apparently the celebrity said she was posting too many things that made him uncomfortable and so it got pulled. She is now back on Facebook and does not post many pictures of that person and does not make comments about that person. I also know a friend who uses it to be unfaithful to her husband. I don't know how far it has gotten, but it seems inappropriate.