A social network is like a party

Wha

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This is BobThis is Bob Bob is

having a party

Bob is having a party

He’s inviting a few people…He’s inviting a few people…

…it will be a wild affair!

Some friends from workSome friends from work

Some of his neighbors

Some of his neighbors

And some people he likes to scuba

dive with

And some people he likes to scuba

dive with

He is inviting…

If Bob’s party is a social network, all of the people who come to the party are

members.

A social network has members and the

members can form

groups

Bob’s friends from work, his neighbors and his scuba

friends all belong to

groups.

Members can join any group. Members can invite others to join.

Members can set up groups.

In this way, a social network can bring together people from all

areas of the world, and then allow them to find others with common

interests.

But a social network can do so much more than this…

A social network can list upcoming events , or share favorite

websites. You can share photos, videos and blogs. You can talk live or you can use a forum to share ideas.

List upcoming events

Share favorite websites

Share photos & videos

You can be in one, many or all of the social networks!

Bob prefers MySpace

Three popular social networks are My Space, Facebook and Ning

Lets look at Lifelong Learners, a Social Network on Ning

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Ning and Lifelong Learners

More…

And so much more!

1. Go to http://lifelonglearners.ning.com

2. Click on “Sign Up”

more

3. Fill in the information required

E-mail address is required

Don’t forget your password!

Birthday is optional

Copy the code as shown

Don’t forget to click sign up!

more

4. Complete your registration

Real name is not required

We will cover uploading photos in a future tutorial. Don’t do this for now.

Fill this in if you like. It will help us to get to know you better.

Click Join and you are IN!

Joining a group couldn’t be easier. Joining a group couldn’t be easier.

1. Click on the name of the group

2. Click on invitation to join the group

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3. And Voila! You are in! Simple, isn’t it?

Invite your friends!

1. Joined Lifelong Learners

2. Joined or created a group

1. Sign up for Lifelong Learners AND2. Join an existing group OR

Form a new group

Look over the entire site. See what makessense. See if you can figure out how

to write a blog, post a picture orany other task on the site.