Launch of OnlineSocialNetworks Majordomo List

During the past several years, online social networking sites have
become quite pervasive within a variety of personal and professional
communities. As noted by Wikipedia,  *a social network service focuses
on the building * of online social networks for communities of people
who share interests and activities * .  Most social network services *
provide a collection of various ways for users to interact, such as
chat, messaging, email, video, voice chat, file sharing, blogging,
discussion groups, * [etc.]*

[ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_network_service ]

[ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_social_networking_websites ]

The list is intended to serve as a forum in which individuals of any
and all interests can discuss Any and All issues relating to Online
Social Networks, most notably their current and potential use by
libraries/librarians and/or their current/potential use within
institutions of higher learning.

Significant discussion items will be highlighted in my _Friends_ blog

[ http://onlinesocialnetworks.blogspot.com/ ]

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OnlineSocialNetworks is currently an UnModerated List.