Social Networking and Gaming

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Social Networking An online service,

platform, or site that focuses on facilitating the building of social networks or relations

Consists of a user profile, social links, and variety of additional service to help engage users and their network

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Examples

The number of social networking applications and platforms continues to grow on a global scale

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FaceBook

The most popular social networking site worldwide with over 1 billion active users

More than half use FaceBook on a mobile device

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Massively Multiplayer Online Game (MMOG)

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MMOG

Multiplayer video games which are capable of supporting hundreds or thousands of players simultaneously

Played over the internet

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Examples of MMOGs

World of Warcraft The Sims Star Wars Knights of

the Old Republic Guild Wars City of Heroes Star Craft Lego Universe

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FaceBook & MMOGs

One function FaceBook provides to its users is MMOGs FaceBook hosts hundreds MMOGs that allow users to play

with/ against each other free over the web This creates a shared experience amongst its users and a

stronger gaming/ social community

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