Social Networks At A Crossroads

mateuscb writes "A few years ago, social networking Web sites were just some newfangled technology that college students loved. But over time, they have metamorphosed into an unavoidable Internet phenomenon that is changing the way people of all ages keep in touch with friends, find long-lost acquaintances, explore new hobbies and even look for employment."

Comments

"and even look for employment"

[footissimo]

..with the amount of employers looking through social network sites for information on employees...surely that should be "and even look for unemployment"?

Unavoidable?

[Threni]

They're completely easily avoidable. Whenever I get sent a link to one, I reply with a link to http://isolatr.com/. People soon get the idea.

Re:unavoidable?

[Seumas]

Then how do you get your self-esteem, if you aren't using social networks? I do not understand.

Re:Linked In?

[EvilIdler]

>professional social networking crowd
What the hell does that mean? Professional social networking?
Prostitutes? Drug dealers?

Re:Grrrr... paid journalism...

[turing_m]

Ahhh, proper journalism... I remember that era with such vivid nostalgia! How the unicorns pranced merrily in the fields, sun glinting from their horns. If you got up at dawn, you could see the shimmering of tooth fairies as they completed their morning errands. And back in those days, we were within a few dollars of actually ending third world poverty. I reckon it could have been solved if only we had donated the money we saved from our offices going paperless.