Networks you can join.
- Facebook.
By far the biggest. They claim 500 million members. Very popular with older people who want to keep in touch with family members.
Our Facebook links page.
- Horsesmouth.
“A social network for informal mentoring, where everyone can give and gain. You can search for a mentor, be a mentor, or simply browse the inspirational profiles and stories on the site.”
- Saga Zone.
For anyone over 50. Friendly, amusing and safe.
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- Posterous.
A simple but effective tool for personal, family or community blogging. You can add content by sending an email to a special address, so you don’t even have to log in. And you can (if you want to) get it to post automatically to your Facebook wall (if you have a Facebook account).
- Tumblr.
Similar to Posterous, but even easier to use. Good for micro-blogging by email or mobile phone.
- WordPress.com.
An easy way to get started, though perhaps not suitable for beginners.
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