Many workplaces ban social networking sites such as Facebook, YouTube, Twitter and so on. What are some of the reasons workplaces should allow (and even encourage) staff to use social networking sites? [more inside]
posted by Jaybo on Oct 14, 2009 - 20 answers

How does Facebook generate the list of friend icons on the left side of my profile screen? [more inside]
posted by jason's_planet on Oct 1, 2009 - 15 answers

What sort of guidelines should I provide for a friend for a crash course in social networking? [more inside]
posted by superbird on Aug 27, 2009 - 2 answers

Work is thinking about banning access to Gmail, Facebook, Hotmail and other third-party email and social networking sites. Help me convince them not to? [more inside]
posted by raf on Aug 14, 2009 - 37 answers

What should I include in a presentation about new internet technology and digital media in the classroom to a group of high school teachers? [more inside]
posted by davey_darling on Feb 22, 2009 - 4 answers

Yet Another Social Networking Question: I'm looking for something that does well with different user groups. [more inside]
posted by chrisfromthelc on Jun 3, 2008 - 6 answers

Are there established, respectable Agencies which can help a company market online using "Web 2.0" tactics – like Facebook, Myspace, Twitter, Youtube, blogs, widgets, etc.? [more inside]
posted by visual mechanic on May 12, 2008 - 2 answers

What are some clever web 2.0 / social networking tools to use to market a book to college aged kids in America these days? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Oct 19, 2007 - 11 answers

How to track down my host family from six years ago? [more inside]
posted by sian on Jul 13, 2007 - 6 answers

Why do I get so many friend requests from people I don't know on Facebook? [more inside]
posted by bijou on Jun 29, 2007 - 15 answers

Social Network Safari Hunt - Help me find my friends! [more inside]
posted by bkdelong on Nov 28, 2006 - 1 answer

So, the Achilles' heel of Social Networking is the 'What Now' Issue. Once you've listed all your friends publicly, which doesn't solve any problems you had in the first place, you're pretty much left hanging. Ideas about getting around this problem in building a social networking app? [more inside]
posted by Firas on Apr 4, 2006 - 13 answers