Social Networking Dangers When was the last time you checked Facebook? Have you tweeted anything today? Research has found that 72% of online adults use social networking sites. Think about it. That’s almost three-fourths of all Internet users. Social networking can range from posting photos on Facebook to tweeting a little daily thought on Twitter. Social networks were originally created to stay in touch with people not often seen or to reconnect with old friends. Despite the fact that some
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Social Networking and Risks Involved Social networking for many is a way of everyday life. In today’s modern cyber tech world‚ it has become almost a rarity to find someone who can honestly say they have never used any type of online networking. Sites such as Facebook‚ Twitter and‚ YouTube are just a few of today’s most widely used. Networking has become a great source for countless reasons including; staying connected with friends and family‚ meeting people with the same interests‚ dating and
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Social Networking and Its Dangers Just when I was about to pick up my pen to finally start on my assignment‚ the Facebook chat buzzer went off yet again. It was Ivan‚ a friend I just met at the beach this afternoon playing beach volleyball. We chatted for about twenty minutes before he started asking me a series of personal questions and finally my sexual orientation. I was naïve then and didn’t know what sexual orientation meant‚ looking back I realized that Ivan was gay wanted to know if I
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Social Networking: Danger on Children Nowadays‚ social networking is one of the important matters in human’s life. Social networking is an online service‚ platform‚ or site that focuses on facilitating the building of social networks or social relations among people‚ for example Facebook‚ Twitter‚ Yahoo‚ and Google. Since there are many advantages of using social networking‚ it becomes popular among people: teenagers‚ adults‚ middle-aged people‚ or even children use it in their everyday lives
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The Social Networking Effect on Teenagers The social networks are to people today what the TV was to people 20-30 something years ago. Human dependence on computers and the internet has come to the point that if the social networks ceased to work‚ relations and social connections would falter more so in teens than in adults. Teenagers have taken to social networking to do their everyday tasks and activities like interacting with friends and family‚ socializing and entertainment. While this sounds
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Dangers of Social Networking in the Workplace Kenneth Morrow University of Maryland University College 18 March 2012 Abstract Facebook‚ Twitter‚ LinkedIn‚ YouTube‚ MySpace are all social networking sites that the majority of today’s society have heard of and more than likely use on a daily basis. These sites can be useful tools for a plethora of information and do have added quality in the workplace. However‚ if employers and employees do not use these sites properly or more importantly understand
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The Dangers and Benefits of Social Networking The Do ’s and Dont ’s: Social Networking Dangers * Adults use the sites * Innapropriate language‚ nudity‚ alcohol use‚ sexually provocative images‚ etc. * Predators use it to gather information * No real method of age verification * Some social networking services allow people to view profiles without logging on Social Networking Do ’s * Set profiles to private * Read saftey tips on ALL SN websites
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The Hidden Dangers of Social Networking for Kids What can be more dangerous than millions of kids connecting with millions of strangers? Kids 12 and under are spending 6 1/2 to 7 hours a week on Facebook‚ Instagram‚ and Twitter. Many parents don’t mind their kids participating in these types of social medias‚ but many of them also don’t know what’s going on‚ what they are doing‚ and who they are talking to. When these 12 and 11 year old kids join the social networking‚ they have no
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Internet 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
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Upsides to Social Networking Within recent years‚ internet users have taken to social networking for their various personal needs. Social networks have become much more prominent in our increasingly technological world and the number of users using them are increasing. In Karen Goldberg Goff’s article‚ “Social Networking Benefits Validated‚” she argues that Social Networking has various benefits for its users that will be essential throughout life. While social networks may show signs of danger to some
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