Spring Break
Putting it all on (the) line
Jessica Cantarelli/staff reporter
Issue date: 9/9/05 Section: The Verge
"Facebook me." It's a common phrase heard around campus since the "friendster"-esque Web site added Eastern to its ever-growing network last January.
Networking sites like www.Facebook.com, www.Friendster.com, www.MakeOutClub.com, www.MySpace.com and www.thedilly.com have changed the way we socialize, according to Jen Muser, a sophomore math major.
"I think it's for the better. It's an easier way to keep in touch with friends from high school," Muser said. "That's a good thing."
In 2000, Make Out Club, a pioneer independent Web site geared towards connecting the artistically-inclined, successfully brought and linked together a variety of people, in an effort to provide an arena to make friends with similar non-mainstream interests.
Unlike most networking sites of its kind, Make Out Club allows non-registered members to peruse photos and headlines of registered members' profiles.
Friendster, another networking site that was created in 2002, has over 20 million profiles for registered users to peruse at their leisure. Friendster offers the option to post classified ads, create a blog, have a photo album, chat with other users and partake in photo contests.
According to the Web site, Friendster "aims to make the world a smaller place by bringing the power of social networking to every aspect of life, one friend at a time."
MySpace is another free, networking site geared toward young people who are interested in meeting others with similar interests. According to the site, 496 of it's "millions" of profiles belong to Eastern students.
Friendster and MySpace both have online stores that sell apparel such as T-shirts, hats and underwear sporting their logos. But most of these sites are free to join.
The benefits of belonging to networking sites range from getting notes one missed in class to meeting one's soul mate. When it comes to online networking, anything is possible, said Jake Koniak, a freshman social studies education major.
Networking sites like www.Facebook.com, www.Friendster.com, www.MakeOutClub.com, www.MySpace.com and www.thedilly.com have changed the way we socialize, according to Jen Muser, a sophomore math major.
"I think it's for the better. It's an easier way to keep in touch with friends from high school," Muser said. "That's a good thing."
In 2000, Make Out Club, a pioneer independent Web site geared towards connecting the artistically-inclined, successfully brought and linked together a variety of people, in an effort to provide an arena to make friends with similar non-mainstream interests.
Unlike most networking sites of its kind, Make Out Club allows non-registered members to peruse photos and headlines of registered members' profiles.
Friendster, another networking site that was created in 2002, has over 20 million profiles for registered users to peruse at their leisure. Friendster offers the option to post classified ads, create a blog, have a photo album, chat with other users and partake in photo contests.
According to the Web site, Friendster "aims to make the world a smaller place by bringing the power of social networking to every aspect of life, one friend at a time."
MySpace is another free, networking site geared toward young people who are interested in meeting others with similar interests. According to the site, 496 of it's "millions" of profiles belong to Eastern students.
Friendster and MySpace both have online stores that sell apparel such as T-shirts, hats and underwear sporting their logos. But most of these sites are free to join.
The benefits of belonging to networking sites range from getting notes one missed in class to meeting one's soul mate. When it comes to online networking, anything is possible, said Jake Koniak, a freshman social studies education major.
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