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There are countless social media sites that you can join, each with unique features and benefits. There's never a cost to use these sites, but they do require registration. In order to use the social media links throughout IntellectualTakeout.org and to spread the word about our site, you'll need to become a member of these sites.

Below, we've provided detailed information on some of these sites for you, including how to register.

We look forward to networking with you soon!

Social Bookmarking

What is it?
Digg.com is a collection of content from anywhere on the Internet submitted by anyone who is a part of the Digg community. Once a piece of content is submitted, other members of the community can "digg" the content if they like it. More "diggs" lead to more exposure for the content, possibly landing it on the site's homepage where it will receive plenty of attention. If people don't like the content, they can bury it, which will give the information less exposure.

You can become a fan of a community member whose content you like, and you can link to your friends' Digg accounts.

Check out the site
www.digg.com
Join the Digg community
www.digg.com/register

What is it?
Delicious is a social bookmarking site that brings together content from all over the Internet, but its emphasis on the community and networking sets it apart from similar sites. Once you have a profile with Delicious, you can bookmark all your favorite content on the web.

You can add other Delicious members to your network and see the content they've bookmarked. If enough members follow your content, it will be moved into the Delicious/popular rankings, where it will be up-front for all members to see.

Check out the site
www.delicious.com

Join the Delicious community
https://secure.delicious.com/register

What is it?
StumbleUpon is a social bookmarking site with a twist. When you register for an account with StumbleUpon, you'll install their toolbar. This toolbar shows up in your Internet browser, allowing you to give a page you're viewing a thumbs-up or a thumbs-down.

Once you've given your opinion, you click the "Stumble!" button in the toolbar, and you virtually stumble through similar sites recommended by your StumbleUpon friends or any StumbleUpon community member who has listed the same interests as you. You can surf sites that interest you without any searching, just click the "Stumble!" button.

Check out the site
www.stumbleupon.com

Join the StumbleUpon community
http://www.stumbleupon.com/sign_up.php?pre2=hp_join

Check us out on StumbleUpon
Check out our profile (intellectualTO) to see what we think deserves a StumbleUpon thumbs-up. The more thumbs-up a page gets, the more traffic it's sent when others "Stumble!", so if you like our site, give it a thumbs-up!
http://intellectualto.stumbleupon.com/public/

Social Networking

What is it?
Facebook is a social networking website where you create a profile that tells others about you through photos, videos, links to web content, lists of your interests, and updates about what you're doing. When you join Facebook, you'll choose networks to join that are organized by city, workplace, school, or region. Once you're part of the community, you can link to your friends' profiles and communicate with them through private messages or posts on their walls (running lists of comments from friends).

In addition to user profiles, Facebook includes groups that you can join. Groups are like profiles, in that you can communicate and post information, but they function more as a place for discussion on a specific topic.

Facebook started as a social networking community only for students enrolled in colleges or universities, eventually moving to high school students, and now open to the public.

You may choose from a variety of privacy settings for your Facebook profile, including a public profile, a profile only friends or members of a network can see, and more.

Check out the site
www.facebook.com

Join the Facebook community
http://www.facebook.com/r.php?locale=en_US&lo_ref=1

What is it?
MySpace is a social networking site that allows you to create a profile, telling others about yourself through photos, music, videos, lists of interests, blogs and more. Once a member of the community, you can link to others' profiles, creating a network of friends. You can send public messages to friends on their page, or you can send messages to a group of people through a bulletin board. MySpace also offers the option of sending friends private messages.

Before Facebook's rise in popularity in 2008, MySpace was the most popular social network in the United States.

As with most social networking sites, you can choose whether you'd like your MySpace profile to be available to the public or only to certain networks within the community.

Check out the site
www.myspace.com

Join the MySpace community
http://signups.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=signup

What is it?
Twitter is a social networking site that updates your community about only one aspect of your life: What you're doing. Your Twitter account is similar to a blog, but posts are limited to just 140 characters. Each post is called a "tweet."

You can choose to follow others' Twitter accounts, and you'll receive a feed of their tweets on your profile. Others can follow your account, and then, they'll receive a feed of your tweets. You can reply to a person's tweets publicly, or you can send them message privately through Twitter's direct message functionality.

You may choose to show your Twitter profile publicly or only to your network of followers.

Check out the site
www.twitter.com

Join the Twitter community
https://twitter.com/signup