Networking Online

 

Networking Online

Here's a look at a number of social and business networking sites and what you have to do to join.

SITE	FOCUS	HOW TO GET IN
www.asmallworld.net12	A self-described "high-end" networking site. Features include a hotel and restaurant guide for 60 cities. There's also a directory for limousine companies and yacht brokers.	A hand-picked group of members are still allowed to invite new people. Many of them live in regions where the site wants more members.
www.catch27.com13	Users appear as baseball cards and can trade their friends for hotter, smarter ones.	Anyone can join, but founder rejects those whose answers aren't smart enough for her tastes.
www.closedsociety.net14	Aims to be a place where friends can benefit from each others' networks. Features a directory, forums and member blogs.	You need to be invited by a member or apply to be invited by one of the site's membership "ambassadors."
www.friendster.com15	Helps connect friends with their friends' friends to find everything from a date to former classmates. Features blogs, chat and discussions.	Anyone can join
www.funhi.com16	"The most exclusive club on the Net," it claims. It features casting calls for television shows, and organizes member profiles based partly on the amount of "virtual" gifts users buy for others.	Currently, anyone can join. The site plans to limit membership soon. The site "bounces" users lacking style.
www.linkedin.com17	Helps people find business contacts and job candidates. Users can only approach strangers if a mutual contact forwards a request to connect. Also features job listings.	Anyone can join
www.myspace.com18	Helps connect people who share interests such as music and fashion. Features profiles from bands listing their upcoming shows.	Anyone can join
www.ryze.com19	Helps people find jobs and make sales using their extended business network. Trade associations can host networks on the site where their members can interact.	Anyone can join

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