Social networking&gaming
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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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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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