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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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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Benefits of Social Networking Sites A daughter in the Dominican Republic sees a photo of her mother‚ who moved to the U.S. ten years ago and has not been able to return home. A small business increases sales by 25% after posting a single ad on a networking site. A lonely high school sophomore joins the debate team after receiving an invitation from the school’s fan page. Countless such stories describe the way social networking has enhanced the lives of users. Social networking sites benefit
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houses‚ trying different outfits and modeling around the corner; trying on different personas in person is out‚ the web deletes the middle man. Now‚ there are a variety of online social media applications to enable communication between adolescents. Due to the ego-centric nature of these applications‚ social networking sites allow adolescents to extend their true personalities to the online world while also adding onto them. The impersonal nature of communicating from behind a computer screen can
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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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8 17 20 23 -- Impact of social networking sites on our youth. * Addiction to social networking platforms decreases the net productivity. * Absence of meaningful relations between people: While social networking definitely helps us to keep a track of our old friends‚ the charm of the friendship in the olden days is forever lost. The relations these days are extremely superficial as the ‘friends’ list contains everyone from Parents to High school bullies. * A British anthropologist
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THE POSITIVE PART Social networking Web sites are helping businesses advertise‚ thus social networking Web sites are benefiting businesses - economically. Social networking Web sites are helping education by allowing teachers and coaches to post club meeting times‚ school projects‚ and even homework on these sites. Social networking Web sites are enabling advancements in science and medicine. Job hunting Stay in touch with friends Positive causes/awareness THE NEGATIVE PART The very
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Does privacy really exist in Social Networking? Abstract The growth of information technology provided many benefits to this society. Due to the technological advancement‚ the cost of communication has practically become zero. The social network is one of the outcomes of development in communication technologies. Like any other invention‚ the social networking comes with both advantages and disadvantages‚ however the current privacy policies of social networking appears to be a threat for users
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Are social networking sites good for our society? Specific Purpose: In today’s lifestyle‚ it is admitted that Social Network Sites bring convenience‚ efficiency‚ fast‚ speed and width for adolescents’ interpersonal relationship development‚ but some people don’t know It also brings many negative impacts that social networking sites. Central Idea: Social networking sites have a negative influence on children‚ teenagers and adults. This paper will demonstrate that social networking sites do cause
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