Yes. I can't argue with that!

Define "pointless post" ... one that fails to illicit a response?

OK Huw ... I give up. How come that post (above) has reappeared?

Seems like the Aliens have the con, here (that is, powerful forces have control). Scary stuff!

Some kid with his iPod, I guess.

So as there is no confusion regarding what constitutes "social networking", a definition is:

"The interaction between a group of people who share a common interest; Using social contacts to network; Using internet's network groups (such as Facebook and Twitter) to network and communicate between consumers and businesses"

I think it is fair to say that any forum such as this falls into the category of social networking.

If I wanted to tell the world what colour socks I am wearing I would not choose an engineering forum to do this, there are plenty of other sites to do this, and many people do. If I want to discuss engineering problems I would choose an engineering site. Simple really.

Hey guys ... now we have the Shout Box!

(OK Neil ... what colour? I always use white ones myself. Keep it simple, as you rightly suggest)

Go to facebook and I might tell you

Flock: This is for all you youngsters or social media experts. This browser comes under the same wing as Firefox, built by Mozilla. You can utilize this browser as a means of watching all of your social networks with ease. Instead of having multiple tabs you can have all of your social networks split into separate widgets where you can monitor the most important information from each one. It’s basically like having a master control page on your web browser where you can monitor all of your social activity and that of your friends! As for the searching the web side, it is all pretty similar to Firefox, with some problems but without quite as many add-ons.

Flock ... be careful with the spelling, there!