By Anna Valmero
INQUIRER.net
SOCIAL networking sites continue to evolve and now shape up for a new career: i
n the political arena. At Facebookâs News Feed menu, you can identify friends w
ho are attending the inauguration of U.S. President Barack Hussein Obama online
.
In the study "Social Network Sites: Definition, History, and Scholarship" by Da
nah M. Boyd and Nicole B. Ellison, one of the first recognizable social network
site launched is SixDegrees.com (1997), as well as Classmates.com which starte
d in 1995.
Today, social networking sites abound boasting different features, such as mult
imedia sharing, links, messaging and micro-blogging.
Previously, social networking sites linked up long-lost friends and
even strangers, allowing them to interact via personal messages, blogs, file an
d link sharing applications, and comment posts. In addition to building online
communities, social networking sites have evolved to become tools for product o
r self promotion, business, knowledge sharing, news and now, politics.
Looking back at the turnout of people on the Internet during Obamaâs inaugurati
on, millions have trooped to the Internet
to witness this historic event in American history, as they expressed hope, se
tup pages for Oba
ma on Facebook and kept themselves updated through Twitter.
To follow Obama, bloggers worldwide, such as U.S.-based Filipino Rheynz, has po
sted a slew of articles at the blogging site Reyna Elena.com on
how to view the inauguration as it happened.
It has been a refreshing perspective that through social networking sites, peop
le can again come together and share their feelings about a historic moment, In
ternet-style.
What do you think will be the next role of social networking sites? Do you thin
k it can cause more "change"?
Social networks break into politics
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it was one history to witness really and given the gravity of the worlds proble
ms, the extra-ordinary support given by the world to Obama should help him wade
through all these difficulties and hope for a better world. i believe in his m
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once again thank you for the mention! Obama is the 44th President. now that's O
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