What is the difference between Social Networking and Social Bookmarking?

[coolguy27]

Originally Posted by aimhigh

I just wanted to know the difference between the social Networking and social bookmarking.

Social Networking: A social network is a social structure made of nodes (which are generally individuals or organizations) that are tied by one or more specific types of relations, such as values, visions, idea, financial exchange, and friends etc.

In its simplest form, a social network is a map of all of the relevant ties between the nodes being studied. The existing social networking sites are fantastic as they allow sharing of content between 2 or more users.

Social Bookmarking: As the term denotes, bookmarking is nothing but storing our favorites at a particular place so that it is easy for us to look for the required information rather than waste our time searching for it. Social bookmarking is a way for internet users to store, classify, share and search Internet bookmarks. So, there are certain websites which help us in this concept like Delicious, Digg, Spurl and Magnolia...

[arnoldsmithh]

Social Bookmarking and Social Networking are very similar. In social bookmarking sites you can promote your site by sharing content. In social networking like facebook you can promote your site using fan pages and groups and discussion boards.