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Online networking and online social bookmarking are incredibly popular these days. But it’s hard to know which social network is right for you if you haven’t tried all of them. That’s where social media reviews come in. When reading the reviews, however, you might be surprised at how much variation there is in people’s viewpoints. Many folks defend their choice of online social networking sites vehemently. That’s probably because the site they fell in love with is one of the few they tried and they invested all their time without further discovery. Some of those who are adamant about their choice don’t even know the difference online business networking, social bookmarking sites or sites that offer online social networking just for fun. Even some avid social media users don’t know that there are also social media platforms, like Yuwie, that use small amounts of money per click to pay for people to use and promote their sites.

People often don’t know the difference between one form of free social network and another because there is a lot of cross-over in the platforms. For example, HubPages can be used for business or pleasure. Thousands of user-created free networking communities have sprung up all over the Internet, such as Paper Craft Planet. These sites are really where the rubber hits the road when it comes to online social networking because they’re completely user-driven and allow focused conversations surrounding people’s interests. Communities focused on interests, such as book readers, abound. Online social networks that feature book reviews, like LibraryThing, cater to bookworms everywhere. A less interactive format that is just as important as online networking is social bookmarking, which has become very popular. Social bookmarking sites like Reddit allow people to save their favorite bookmarks so they can access them online any time. Social bookmarking sites also are a great help to Web searchers, because searches are greatly enhanced by keyword tagging. This ability also makes these sites powerful for Internet marketers, because they can get backlinks for their Web properties. One social bookmark doesn’t really mean anything in terms of backlinks but when you add them all together, they become influential in search engine rankings. As with Digg, when a link is posted on these web properties, it can often achieve high search engine rankings if the keywords were researched and the listing was entered properly.

Confusing the issue even more are sites like Yahoo Buzz, which allow social networking and social bookmarking. They are used for bookmarking but also are equally powerful for marketing and socializing. You can make a lot of friends on these sites and blog posts featured on these social networking sites have the potential to rank well in Google and other search engines. These tremendous benefits are just some of the reasons that people who make their livings online love social media sites.