Given the popularity of social media sites like Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and MySpace, it’s hard to believe that there was ever a time when we didn’t poke, rate, and tweet or gather more friends in the online world than we ever have in real life. Social media has changed the face of the internet and it doesn’t look like a phenomenon that’s going to disappear quickly. While it’s a fun way to catch up with old friends, make new ones and share gossip in our personal lives, social networking – used correctly – can also be a lucrative internet marketing tool. read more