of personal computers using the CP/M operating system in the late 1970s‚ and later DOS-based system starting in 1981‚ meant that many sites grew to dozens or even hundreds of computers. The initial driving force for networking was generally to share storage and printers‚ which were both expensive at the time. There was much enthusiasm for the concept and for several years‚ from about 1983 onward‚ computer industry pundits would regularly declare the coming year to be “the year of the LAN”. In practice‚ the
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In 1995 the first social networking site‚ theglobe.com‚ was established (Nickson‚ Christopher). The way humans connect and interact with each other- and the rate at which they could do it- was never the same. Today‚ people can contact their aunt 20‚000 miles away with the simple click of a button. However‚ social networking did not start with Facebook and MySpace. Social networking sites were born from the BBS‚ which stands for the Bulletin Board System (Nickson‚ Christopher). These online meeting
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Dennis Muli MTB/40268/09 EFFECT OF SOCIAL NETWORKING ON SOCIETY 16th Dec 2010 INTRODUCTION Networking as we know it today has gone a notch higher thanks to the internet and technology as a whole. The number and popularity of social networks has grown immensely since 2005. Sites like Facebook‚ MySpace‚ Twitter‚ Tagged and a numerous number of dating sites have found their way into our PCs and phones. All one needs to gain access to these social networks is a pc or phone and an internet
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350 million people log into social networking sites each day. While this might be just another fact to support the theory that many people are addicted to social media‚ one might be tempted to wonder if social media sites have any benefits. The risks and dangers commonly associated with social media certainly seem to disregard these. However‚ upon closer examination of social media and the possible uses of such sites‚ a more suitable and reasonable statement is that social media do indeed have benefits
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pros and cons of social networking. For this‚ I picked the social disciplines Sociology‚ Economics‚ and Psychology. Social networking can have advantages and disadvantages as well. Sociology was very useful for this because sociology is about how people relate to each other socially. Social networking has become a way to communicate with each other. Some of the scholarly journals that I found were about how people communicate and relate to each other online. Social networking sites such as Myspace
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by YAHOO! Local Directory Final del formulario The Advantages of Social Network Sites by G.S. Jackson‚ Demand Media With the advent of social networking‚ social scientists and media experts have wondered about the benefits social networking brings to communication. While some of these are obvious‚ some others have only become apparent as users have become familiar with social networking. The ability to increase our networking potential or work with others regardless of distance presents new ways
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Case Project 1-1 Networking Gadgets‚ Inc. requirements are secured centralized access network for 18 people that is easy to manage and back up. They need server-based network because peer-to-peer network model has no centralized authority or control over resources. On the other hand‚ server-based network provides centralized control over network resources and will have secure access to project files and will fulfill company’s need for centralized management and back up requirement. So‚ all of
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through networking‚ precisely social networking to enquire tremendous methods for problem solving. This study represents a research on the influence & impact social networking tools has done to business environments. Studies have shown that most SMEs rise with the help of social network has developed its own platform to encourage entrepreneurs to exceed at the highest level possible to be able to compete in the major market. The major findings have emerged as follows: A) Since social networking tools
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Negative Impact of Social Networking Sites Author: Joe Thomas Summary Everyone is on Social Networking and most of us spend time to visit and check our accounts or multiple accounts whether Facebook‚ Twitter‚ Tumblr‚ Plurk‚ etc. The popularity of these social media also cretes negative impacts to its dependent. It affects students‚ young people‚ and productivity in work because of excessive use of technology. New Ideas Learned The younger generation‚ who use social networking as a form of interaction
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especially. A growing trend on the Internet these days is social networking sites‚ such as Facebook‚ MySpace‚ Twitter‚ and Bebo. These sites are great for catching up with old friends and being able to communicate with people instantly without running up your phone bill. While social networking sites are ideal for adults‚ they are not‚ however‚ good for children. First of all‚ they hinder children’s social skills. Social networking sites are said to shorten attention spans‚ encourage instant gratification
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