New York Times Social Network Lets you share stories, but it won’t get you a date
The New York Times entered the world of social networking with the launch of TimesPeople today. The network is designed as a venue for readers to share and comment on NYtimes.com stories. Users can make recommendations, share articles, videos, blog posts, reviews of movies, restaurants and hotels.
What TimesPeople is not is a hook-up site or a traditional social network where people meet friends, get followers or gather vast networks of contacts.
TimesPeople begins its site FAQ with this statement:
TimesPeople is a social network for Times readers. But it’s not a social network like Facebook or MySpace — you won’t have Times friends, and it won’t get you Times dates. Instead, you’ll assemble a network of Times readers. Then you’ll be able to share interesting things on
NYTimes.com with others in the network. For example, when you recommend an article, comment on a blog post, or rate a movie or restaurant, these activities will become visible to other TimesPeople users in a special toolbar at the top of every NYTimes.com page. You’ll also have a personal page that keeps track of your TimesPeople activities and lets you browse your network of readers.
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