As a public service for social media and social networking novices, New York Times Personal Technology writer, David Pogue, demystifies Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Foursquare, and Yelp in his article For Those Facebook Left Behind.
If the novices didn’t get it before, I’m not sure this article will change things, but I love reading articles by Pogue, none-the-less.
In summary, Pogue writes:
THE BOTTOM LINE These sites all derive their power the same way: We, the people, provide the information — not the Web site owner. Some of these services establish lines of communication between people who might otherwise never meet, joining them by interest rather than geography. Others connect you with people you do know, or once knew, so that you can help each other out.
Read the full article here:
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/08/technology/personaltech/08pogue.html?_r=1&ref=technology
Here are some past goodies from Pogue:
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