O crescimento das redes sociais

Os social networking sites são, sem dúvida, um dos assuntos do momento. Eles representam um importante papel na Web 2.0, a nova geração da Internet.

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Rise of the web's social network
By Marc Cieslak Reporter, BBC Click

Since its beginning, the web has often been used as a tool to meet new people, but in recent years the interaction between web-users has grown dramatically, spawning a new generation of networking sites.

The notion of Web 2.0, or an internet model where content is created and shared by users, has given birth to some of the most popular sites the internet has ever seen. So much so, that anybody who is anyone, wants to be part of the online social networking scene.
Sites like Bebo, Friendster and Myspace have fuelled the social networking trend.
At first glance the sites could be dismissed as posh blogs, but tools that make it simpler to post text, photos, music and now home-grown video have turned social networking into an online phenomenon.

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