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Mobile move casts the social networks wider

HAVING just got to grips with the intricacies of Facebook and Second Life, my heart sank when I learned that there is another revolution on its way in the form of mobile social networking.

The logic behind mobile networking is pretty straightforward. Almost everyone who uses these networking sites has a mobile phone, and these gadgets typically carry more computing power than early versions of the Space Shuttle.

Two workplace trends are pushing social websites onto mobile phones. The first is that employers are fed up with bored office workers who spend hours "poking" their mates on Facebook. And companies want their staff to do more work outside the office - for example on the bus on the way to work - so encourage them to use internet-enabled devices.

posted by Netwoman @ 11:20 PM