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Enhance your social network
Shape, July, 2004 by Vanessa Richardson
If you want to expand your circle of friends, it's easy to do so with the help of social networking on the Web. For example, a member of friendster.com can connect to thousands of people through the "six degrees of separation" principle: You start by asking the people you know to join a site (or someone asks you), then your friends bring in their friends and so on. Below are seven sites worth surfing for pals, business connections, even workout partners.
special
web site pros cons features cost
craigslist.org Find a New postings "Missed Free
Founded in partner for push older connections"
1995, this almost any ones down under personals
granddaddy of activity, the list, so section allows
networking from you'll need you to make
sites features snowboarding to re-post the most of
community to Scrabble. your ad chance
bulletin every day to encounters,
boards for stay on top. Desperately
people seeking Seeking Susan-
friends, jobs style.
and virtual
garage sales
in 35 metro
areas.
evite.com A daily Hard to Search for the Free
Do-it-yourself calendar determine most popular
tools for shows open type of events by ZIP
sending and invitations guests who code or
receiving from book have RSVP'd description
invites help clubbers, (discussion,
you organize gallery nightlife,
in-person get- hoppers and sports, etc.).
togethers with other
your online enthusiasts
buddies. in your area.
friendster.com Sophisticated Better for You write the Free, but
The sine qua search tool networking standard Friendster
non of social allows you to and catching profile, but may charge
networking, rein in your up with old buddies can soon for
this site has options by pals than add premium
an easy-to-use interest, for finding testimonials services.
format that location, new friends about you.
offers a dating
virtual status--even
connection to social
thousands of circle.
potential
contacts.
meetup.com Runners, You may have Sign up to Free
A place for knitters, to be the receive
offline groups Chihuahua party updates about
to arrange lovers and planner upcoming
meetings other since Meetups in
aficionados members and your area; as
the world events are long as five
over can swap still or more people
notes at sparse. RSVP, the
monthly happy Meetup is on.
hours in
their area.
myspace.com Flexible Some users Strike up a Free
Similar to privacy have no conversation
Friendster, settings let qualms about with instant
but not as you reveal letting it messages or
strict with more or less all hang start your own
its profile of your out, so be MySpace blog.
posting profile prepared for
etiquette depending on sexually
who's explicit
contacting profiles and
you. risque
photos.
ryze.com Job seekers Those who Face-to-face General
Schmooze to can make only work to mixers and use is
find business- connections live will be events are free; Gold
related by joining disappointed scheduled status
contacts. specific by the small regularly costs $10
networks and social nationwide, a month.
searching section. and you can
other view the RSVP
members' list in
profiles for advance.
their line of
work and/or
employer.
tribe.net The Listings "Private" If you're Free
People connect Directory tribes are looking for
through lets you off-limits recommendations
"tribes" search for unless for a doctor,
revolving events, jobs, you're movie,
around classified invited by a restaurant,
hobbies, ads and member to etc., local
schools, activity join. tribe members
sports teams partners in offer
and other your area. suggestions.
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