We live in a time of social networking, a time when people throughout the World are able to interact with each other and express ideas using a variety of online social networking tools. Myspace is certainly the most prominent social networking site, but are there other options? What is available for the classroom? The teacher? The student? The parents? Surely teachers who have tried Myspace or Facebook in the classroom have encountered various problems, like privacy and spam issues. Educators and parents will be eager to learn that two services, Ning and Imbee, both allow users to create and manage their own social networking sites. Forget using a service that offers little control and is riddled with advertisements; Ning and Imbee provide the user with easy interfaces and ad free environments.
