Five Social Apps Everyone Should Use (in short)

Too many social applications and not enough friends using them leads to forced, fake social app friendships!

Programs like Facebook and MySpace have succeeded in achieving a large user base, but fail in giving their users the ability to foster friendships and freely communicate. Because of this, you won’t see them on my list; anything that’s become too commercial to seem genuine has been cut out.

1. Twitter

   It isn’t just for short updates; the ways we can all use Twitter are only limited by our imaginations.

   www.twitter.com

2. Pandora

   Free online music that fits itself to your musical tastes. You can also create stations for friends, a la High Fidelity.

   www.pandora.com

3. Google Calendar

   An online calendar program that allows you to share your schedule or certain events with other friends.

   www.calendar.google.com

4. Google Reader

   RSS Readers give you the ability to pull your online reading together into one place. Google Reader helps you do that and share your favorite news with other friends on Reader.

   www.reader.google.com

5. Skype

   Free voice chat with anyone else who has Skype; a new iPhone client just came out that allows you to do the same on your phone.

   www.skype.com

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