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Social Networking sites offer a way for people
with common interest to interact with one
another
They include services such as chats, e-mails,
video chats, and instant messaging
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Information posted on the sites is
free for all to view (unless you
make profiles private)
Spamming sometimes occurs
from a gathering of the e-mails
used on such sites
Messages sent by users of some
social networking sites such as
MySpace have been used in
court as evidence against its
users
School officials have recently
begun using sites such as
Facebook to make sure their
students are acting
appropriately and not harassing
each other
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Attempts to make social networking sites
began in the early 90s
Some of the first popular sites were
classmates.com (1995) and sixdegrees.com
(1997)
Today, there are hundreds of social networking
sites, ranging from dating sites to the friendship
based sites, such as Facebook and Myspace
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Facebook.com
› Membership includes approximately 85 percent
of U.S. college students
› Targets students and younger people
› One of the most popular sites today
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Myspace.com
› More than 80 million profiles created
› Second most viewed site in America
› Created in 2003 by “Tom Anderson”
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Friendster.com
› One of the first sites that became popular
› Created in 2002 by Jonathan Abrams
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Xanga.com
› Blog based social networking site
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Classmates.com
› Over 40 million users
› Created in 1995, one of the first social networking sites
though the term did not exist when it was created
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Livejournal.com
› Not only profiles but also blogs
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The above mentioned sites above are mostly popular
in America but other exist that are popular in other
countries such as Orkut in Brazil and Mixi in Japan
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Social networking sites are easily accessible
› Low-income students have access to
technology in order to use social networking sites
› Over 90 percent of students have internet
access and over 70 percent have profiles
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Helps encourage communication and
keep people connected
› Social networking sites makes it easier to keep in
contact with others
› Allows for sharing of information and creativity,
such as images, writing, etc.
Fosters communication skills
 Users learn basic and some advanced
technological skills
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› People learn how to develop customized
content and people learn more about
online design
› Users are able to keep up with new
operations and uses for the internet
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www.gigaom.com
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In 2006, two men were arrested in separate
incidences for allegedly engaging in sexual
contact with minors, whom they met through
MySpace. One of the minors was 14 years old
and the other was 11. 1
"Every community site has to deal with
pornography, hate messages or violent
content," said Kent Lindstrom, president of
Friendster. 2
Many adult users of social network sites such as
MySpace and Facebook expose themselves to
risk from identity thieves and hackers, according
to a new US study.3
1). Cnet 2).Cnet 3). The Register
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Think about how different sites work before deciding to join.
Think about keeping some control over the information you
post.
Keep your information to yourself.
Post only information that you are comfortable with others
seeing and knowing about you.
Remember that once you post information online, you can
not take it back
Flirting with strangers online could have serious
consequences.
Be wary if a new online friend wants to meet you in person.
Trust your gut if you have suspicions.
Source: Federal Trade Commission
www.facebook.com
After typing full name, email, password, select gender and birthday.
Then click sign up.
Enjoy Facebook :o)
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Pros:
› Allows you to stay connected with friends
you otherwise wouldn’t be able to
› Meet new people
› Find old friends
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Cons:
› Privacy issues
› Potential for misuse
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Overall:
› Social networking sites are a good thing if
used carefully
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Facebook seems to be the most popular
social networking site among young people
in the United States.
They have been around for almost 20 years
You can now stay connected with and
meet people from all over the world
You must be careful! There are creepers
lurking on such sites…
Make sure to never give out any private
information about yourself (such as your
address) to strangers on these sites!
Name a social networking site.
 When did The first Attempts to make
social networking sites begin?
 Name a Positive aspect of social
networking.
 Name a Negative aspect of social
networking.
 Name one practice of safe social
networking.
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Thank
You