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Wednesday, May 14, 2008

Yet another Social Network!!!


I came across another social network the other day. Skyrock.com is a application, like most other social networks, one where you are able to make your own account and get in touch with other friends.
Skyrock.com is mainly a blogging website where you can startup blogs and debate or discuss issues with other people. The site seems quite popular revealing, on their homepage, a climbing figure of over 5 million profiles and over fifteen million blogs. The application tends to highlight that fact that you are able to stock unlimited photos, videos, and texts in your blog.
The site is allows for a variety of different activities. Its as if Facebook, Youtube and Blogspot has been rolled into one. As you can watch a whole lot of different videos from other people you don’t even know. You also have the opportunity of finding friends from distant places and chat with them.
But the concept that I find the most disappointing is the signing in process. I find it quite concerning that, to sign in, you are forced to submit your address and the whereabouts to where you live. This concerns me because of the lack of concrete privacy surrounding the net. One shouldn’t have to give that type of information to people that they don’t know.
But that said, Skyrock.com is quite an interesting website but t be honest you could be getting dejavu when trying to sign in to this one.

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