In my last post I talked about the dangers of the web 2.0. But this is just one side of it and there are many other, more positive ones. The web 2.0 is very useful to find people you lost sight of in the past.
In former times, it was nearly impossible to get in contact with people you lost sight of when you did not know their address or telephone number. But the web 2.0 with its search engines and social networks now offers the possibility to find old class mates, friends, early loves or sometimes also family members like lost children or parents. Everybody can find everybody! Again, this could also be a danger! But from the viewpoint of today’s post it is positive. Only condition to be found and to find people is the participation at the online society by providing a website or blog, being member of social networks, etc. Classmates.com is a social network with the purpose to unify former classmates. This social network provides also websites in Germany, Sweden, France, Austria, Switzerland and Canada.
Furthermore, the internet allows getting new friends. For example through specific online communities, where members share particular hobbies, interests or just the same place of residence. Some online communities establish meetings in the ‘real’ life. This form of making new friends can be predominantly interesting for people who are new in a region or who do not have friends, who share their interests. An example of an online community is the Gilmore Girls community.
