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Social Networking Goes Local

From: Elliot Ward
Length: 06:10

Social Networking is taking on a new local flavor, and Oregon is participating in the change. Read the full description.

Default-piece-image-0 Large national online social networks like MySpace and Facebook are being supplanted by smaller user-created, geographically bounded, and theme specific networks. The trend can be seen in Portland where new networks are empowering communities of dog lovers, publishing students, and church goers.

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Large national online social networks like MySpace and Facebook are being supplanted by smaller user-created, geographically bounded, and theme specific networks. The trend can be seen in Portland where new networks are empowering communities of dog lovers, publishing students, and church goers.

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Review of Social Networking Goes Local

Very clear and straight forward.