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➟ Blog:An online journal (blogis short for web log) that

may be entirely private, open to select friends or fam-

ily, or available to the general public. You can usually

adjust your blog settings to restrict visitors from com-

menting on your blog entries, if you’d like.

➟ Social networking site:This type of Web site (see

Figure 8-2) allows people to build and maintain

online Web pages and create networks of people that

they’re somehow connected to — their friends, work

associates, and/or other members with similar inter-

ests. Most social networking sites also host blogs and

have social networking functions that allow people to

view information about others and contact each

other.

Figure 8-1

Source: Score Media Matrix

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Chapter 8: Getting the Most from Social Networks and Blogging