Meebo is a way to chat with contacts from Windows Live, Yahoo, Facebook, and more Instant Messaging services and Social Networking sites in only one page.
In more exact words, Meebo is an Instant Messaging service (IM) which works in the web browser. To enter to the contact list of each of the services that supports the user only needs to provide its username or account name and the password. Then, a new screen will appear. There will be visible all the user's contacts and he or she will see of his or her friends are online, offline or busy.
In any conversation that users have there they will be able to send messages, emoticons and even to show their web cameras.
The page is available in many languages as English and Spanish.
Url of he site: www.meebo.com
Www.meebo.com - Many IM services in one site
Www.friendster.com - Meet people and post messages
Www.friendster.com is a social networking site. It is one of the most popular ones in its category and specially in Asian countries.
The Sign Up process
Firstly, the user has to bring some personal details. Next to that a new screen appears to choose a photo form the computer. Finally, the site gives user an option to invite friends from his or her email services.
The profile
As usual, this site offers a wall to publish messages, toughs, links, whatever the user wants to post. Each of these messages can be comments by his or her owner and by friends.
In the left side of the profile it can be found the profile photo. At the top of the screen the user has access to tabs as profile, friends, photos and gifts. The site also includes applications in a tab called Fun which also offers games, blogs and forums.
Url of the site: www.friendster.com
Www.runescape.com - A free Massively Multiplayer online game
Runescape is a free to play Massively Multiplayer Online game (MMO). This game is maybe the most popular in its category giving its players hundreds of hours of game play and options to interact with others.
To start our adventure there we have to select the Play Now tab which will transport us to the first screen of the game. Therefore, we have to choose and set up our character. Then we can start this online adventure. Eventually, before that we have to register in the game to have an user name and password.
In our first mission the game will show us many messages to learn how to control our character in the right way. To move we use the keyboard arrows and the mouse. The rest of the options are placed in the right side of the screen. There we have access to tabs as House options, accept aid and split private chat.
The game has nice 3D graphics and many scenarios to explore, fight and meet new friends.
Url of the site: www.runescape.com
Bing.com - The MSN's search engine
Bing is the search engine provided by Microsoft Network (MSN) which was created to substitute Live.com.
How it works?
If the person wants to find something related to "Movies", he or she needs to direct its cursor to the empty space in the middle of the cite and write the word "Movies". In the same way any topic can be searched using Bing.
Initially, the searcher is set up to show only websites in its search results, but by pressing the images, news and more tabs the results will be more specific.
Additional options
In the upper left corner users will find links to other MSN services and pages which are the following: Bing, MSN and Hotmail. In the upper right corner the person can log in with its windows live account, change his or her search preferences and his or her geographic location.
Url of the site: www.bing.com
Www.netlog.com - Friends, communities and comments
Www.netlog.com is a social networking site where looking for new friends is very easy. The registered user just needs to go to the navigation bar and select the search people option. To perform a more accurate search there are advanced search options so the user can look for people according to their ages, locations, gender and other aspects. This site also facilitates seeing the new alerts, messages and updated from friends and contacts.
This social networking site allows users to create and manage communities. For example, if someone wants to create a fan community regarding one famous singer, he or she can do that and add members.
What else offers Netlog?
Netlog brings users tools to add photos, comments and blogs in their profiles. In addition, any user can become private their profiles, so only people which the user knows and accepts can see his or her profile. The page allows to publish the email addresses of any service. In most cases, users add their emails but only friends can see them.
Url of the site: www.netlog.com
Www.dailymotion.com - Share and watch videos
Dailymotion.com is a site to add and watch videos where users don't need to pay anything to use the service. The page divides its contents in categories as music, shorts and tv series and humor.
How to watch a video?
To watch a video the user needs to mark the respective image or thumbnail of the video that he or she wants to see. So a new screen where the person can play and stop the video will appear. In addition, there users can add comments, vote the clip and look related videos.
How to add a video?
To do this the person needs to be a registered user of Dailymotion. After he or she had completed the log in, it is possible to add a video. Users have to select the Download Video tab so they will see a new screen to choose the video, add a description, tags and other details. After the process is complete the video will be live, so any person can see it.
Url of the site: www.dailymotion.com
Www.faves.com - Bookmark pages and share your interests
Faves.com meets the need of those who want to save their favorites and look them from any computer. This service allows users to save their favorite pages (bookmarks) and to follow others, so it is possible to meet new pages and other people with the same interests.
In order to Join Faves the user has to select the Join Now tab which directs to an screen to give some details as an username and password. With an account it is easy to add a bookmark: it is just necessary to select the tab called Fave from Anywhere and to fill the spaces which are displayed next to that. Users are allowed to add a description of their bookmark, an Url, tags and a subject or tittle.
The site also offers a toolbar to fave pages in a more direct way.
Url of the site: www.faves.com
