Social Networking, Web 2.0 

Social networking and web 2.0 are actually obscure terms. It comes in many shapes and sizes. You may have heeded these terms bandied about; wondering what exactly they are and what they mean for your business.

So let’s dig right in and make a clearer picture about social networking and web 2.0.
Since people buy from people they like, know and trust; engaging with and empowering your customers as an extension of your marketing efforts isn’t new. However, over time, there are new tools and philosophies to more effectively listen and engage with customers. So social networking using Web 2.0 techniques has become a fabulous business internet strategy.

Web 2.0 cover forums, blogs, online profiles, networking, document publishing sites, online videos, social book marking etc. It describes the transition of the internet from flat, static, standalone Web sites into a participative, adaptive, consumer-centric medium. Using Web 2.0 in social networking allows you to cultivate a more significant community, enhance your brand, build relationships and create evangelists along the way.
Different social networks have sprung up – catered in different languages and countries. Social networks such as Myspace, Facebook, Orkut and many more are a great way to get your ideas and products in front of a lot of eyeballs. There are also sites built by business people for business people – where entrepreneurs connect with one another, create business networking events, create business groups, ask and get business advice from global entrepreneurs, find business resources, f business partners, post business classified and post business jobs. 

List of Example of Social Networks
http://360.yahoo.com

http://spaces.live.com

http://www.MySpace.com

http://www.orkut.com

http://www.facebook.com

http://www.hi5.com

http://www.friendster.com

http://www.fotolog.com

http://www.livejournal.com

http://www.bebo.com

http://www.xanga.com

http://www.multiply.com

http://www.linkedin.com

http://www.piczo.com

http://www.last.fm

http://www.stumbleupon.com

http://www.broadcaster.com

http://www.gaiaonline.com

http://www.mybloglog.com

http://www.squidoo.com

http://my.opera.com/community/

http://www.buzznet.com

http://www.imvu.com

http://www.twitter.com

http://www.slashdot.org

http://www.wayn.com

Webmasters try to get huge traffic to their websites and they do this using different tactics but it is a known fact that the online marketing depends highly on word of mouth. If a person finds a site useful, he will surely recommend it to someone else too. Moreover if they have a site they might even give you a back link to your site.

So, what are the ways of getting these links?
Viral Marketing – this is trick to get your word out. Go out and publish link of your site in different forums and blogs. Tell about your site whenever you meet someone. This will help you get a lots of quality traffic who might be interested in your product. Add your site in different social bookmarking sites. These sites too give god traffic if you get into the top page of their site.

What are social bookmarking sites?
Social bookmarking sites let you add your favorites in them so that you can find them from another on internet. You don’t require your computer everywhere to find your favorites link. These sites also give you a backlinks which helps in your Pagerank update.

There are lots of online marketing tricks that you can use to increase traffic and these are few of them. You should try every trick to find out which works best for your site.