I have been making efforts to explain the scope of social networking to many of my clients recently so decided that I would take the time to create a visual representation of the online “socio-sphere” as I see it.

I’m hoping that this layout will help ease the process of understanding the inter connections between all the different social groupings on the internet and show the extent to which one can develop their online social presence, if they so wish.

Of course, this wont be to everyone’s liking or indeed fit in with everyone’s schedule, but this is part of the beauty of the social network. It is so interlinked, so forgiving and can be so rewarding that we can pick and choose where we are present, how we present ourselves and when we are present without  being subjected to penalties, aside from missing out on the latest information or feedback!

Of course, like most things, the more effort you put in and the more involved you are the more you get out as interaction helps grow your network and open new doors and opportunities.

Check out the Social Networking map - according to Justin Parks here.

I would be very interested in feedback and comments on this and if anyone should like a copy of the original artwork (done in Adobe Illustrator CS3 v13.0.0) would be more than happy to send it through or a copy in another format. Just add a comment in this thread and I will get back to you.  If enough people want it I will post a link to allow download via FTP.