Most people on Facebook have several hundred "friends," so it's safe to assume that the average person does not divulge their most private thoughts on the site. A new social network from a former Facebook executive, however, aims to tighten your personal network to just 50 people so you can feel more comfortable sharing details of your life. The Personal Network, or Path, is a photo-based service that lets you upload photos and share that moment with your closest family and friends. It launched last November as an iPhone app, but a Web-based version is also available. Path is the brainchild of Dave Morin, a former senior platform manager at Facebook who will serve as Path's chief executive. The company's lineup, however, is a who's who in the tech startup world, including Napster founding Shawn Fanning. Digg founder Kevin Rose is also an investor. Path social network. "Path allows you to capture your life's most personal moments and share them with the 50 close friends and family in your life who matter most," Morin wrote in a blog post. "Because your personal network is limited to your 50 closest friends and family, you can always trust that you can post any moment, no matter how personal. Path is a place where you can be yourself."
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