social web-based applications ???, pls help

[ravifrequent]

hi,

i want to know what are social web-based applications? are

they like yahoo groups,google groups,usenet? what can i do

with social web-based applications?

im not clear with wat can be done with social web-based

applications. their faq sections are not precise and infact

they do not have faq's.

can u please tell me wat are social web-based applications

????

some of them are;

http://del.icio.us
http://www.ning.com/

please help

[jwenting]

They're 90% databases for the companies running them in which willing victims input massive amounts of information that can be used against them for direct marketing purposes.

They're MARKETED to those victims as "new ways to meet people with the same interests", as if it really matters to know that someone 10.000 miles away is also interested in collecting used teabags with little green labels.