| Satellite internet has many uses, one being | | | | has become the most used social networking site |
| communication. The internet offers a variety of | | | | online. It was initially only intended for college |
| ways to stay in touch with people, such as e-mail | | | | students, as a way for them to connect and stay |
| and chat. One other way is through social media | | | | in touch. Since 2006 it has been available in a |
| websites. Log onto your satellite broadband | | | | number of countries throughout the world for |
| connection and you will find that there are a | | | | anyone older than 13 years old with an e-mail |
| variety of social networking websites, all used for | | | | address and an internet connection, such as |
| communication purposes but in different ways. | | | | satellite broadband. Facebook started as a more |
| Two of the most popular social networking | | | | detailed and interactive online version of the print |
| websites people with satellite internet connections | | | | face books that many universities hand out to |
| use are LinkedIn and Facebook. These two sites | | | | enrolled students, which include a photo and |
| have a number of overlaps in their uses and | | | | education information of members of the student |
| functions but are used for very different | | | | body. After completing the free Facebook |
| purposes. LinkedIn is a professional website and | | | | registration, users create a profile, including as little |
| Facebook is meant for personal use. | | | | or as much personal information as they wish. |
| 1. LinkedIn: LinkedIn is a business-oriented | | | | Users can add friends to their contact list, which |
| professional networking website used worldwide. | | | | allows them to view their profile and write on |
| Users register a username and password for free | | | | each other's walls (a public forum for messaging). |
| and then create a profile. The profile is filled out | | | | Photo albums, one of the many features, allow |
| similarly to a resume, containing work related | | | | users to post personal photos and "tag" their |
| experience and information. Users enter their past | | | | friends in them. Facebook has become a venue |
| and current job experience, including descriptions, | | | | for people to get in touch with current friends, |
| and their career goals. Personal information, such | | | | potential friends, and friends from their past. |
| as a photo, name, and location, complete the | | | | Although you can list your current and past job |
| profile. The purpose of the site is to connect with | | | | experience on Facebook, the site is not intended |
| other users in order to benefit your career; the | | | | for business networking. In fact, there has been |
| list of these people is called your "connections." | | | | much controversy over privacy issues and |
| Once you are connected with someone you can | | | | potential employers viewing prospective |
| view each other's profiles, view their connections, | | | | employees' Facebook profiles, which may contain |
| find related job and business opportunities, send | | | | information not meant for employers eyes. |
| messages to each other, and recommend each | | | | LinkedIn is strictly for business purposes, so users |
| other. The more other users recommend you | | | | keep their profiles professional and clean and save |
| (usually past employers) and the more | | | | Facebook for personal photos and information. |
| connections you have, the more credibility your | | | | These are just two examples of social |
| profile has. With more than 60 million users | | | | networking websites you can find with satellite |
| throughout the world, LinkedIn is becoming a go | | | | internet, but there are many more options when |
| to networking website for professionals. | | | | it comes to networking and staying in touch online. |
| 2. Facebook: Since its launch in 2004, Facebook | | | | |