what makes social networks like facebook, twitter, myspace unique?

[Fast]

[Milo]

They're gathering places for duckface girls.

[Max]

How many idiots you can follow at once

[Tom B]

Absolutely nothing....they are all just clones for drones where the sheeple flock to post TMI and then complain about a lack of privacy in this Country.

[Carlos M]

They are not Unique.

[889]

nothing

[Utopian Lobotomy]

Invasion of privacy

Massive loss of Liberties

Obsessive socialization (new psychotic illnesses coming soon to anywhere near you) and self-image disorders(arrogance/jealousy), marketing gov style vs marketing private sector style
= so much personal info, algorithms to further categorize people
= future loss of liberties
Brave New World Like its 1984

[sophieb]

they're all unique in their own way but basically are there for the owners to make money and become billionnaies, they're a business. The secondhand is for the enjoyment of the public. There are other things that have come out of it though, anonimity, sit at home and plunk away on your keyboard in your gatchies and blast, etc.

[573]

They allow people to share stuff I don't care about.

If it isn't a photo of a sexy chick, chances are I don't care.

[tehabwa]

?????

What, if anything, are you asking?

If you're asking how they differ from each other, why didn't you ask that?

If you're asking how they all collectively are different from other things, why didn't you ask that (explaining what other things you want us to compare them to).

If you're not asking a question at all, get your mommy to read the Guidelines of this site to you.