Rosen also gives a brief history on how social networking has evolved—from what was, argumentatively the first of the social networking sites, the Bulletin Board System of the 1980’s, to the current and most popular network, Facebook. Rosen states that social networking was originally used to keep in touch with people who had just graduated college. However, as social networking grew and evolved, it became used for other things such as communicating with friends, meeting new people, sharing files such as music, pictures and videos, and setting up one’s identity.…
There are three different social media networks that I have used ,still use, and one that I have not used myself. MySpace is one of the ones that really got social media networking to where it is now. I used to use MySpace to talk to friends, share pictures, listen to music, and share my blogs. These were the main functions that I used MySpace for. MySpace was one of the first big steps that lead other social media networking where it is. Being able to interact with your friends and family in a virtual world is a big success to being able to so be many places at once. Facebook is another social media networking tool that took the world by surprise and has also took over MySpace users. With Facebook you are able to share photos, express what is on your mind with your friends and family, write messages between you and others, and stay connected with people all over the world. Facebook came and conquered most of, if not all, social media networking web sites. The main thing that separated Facebook from any other social media web site is that it was made for college students. Little by little it became so popular that everyone wanted to be a part of this network. Businesses really took advantage of the social networking site for advertising. With so many advertising competitors on the network, it is hard for users not to take advantage of the products advertised. Businesses even have commercials that tell to “like” them on Facebook to ensure the attention of the social media users. The latest installment to the social media networking web sites that I have not used is Twitter. Twitter is different in its own way for various reasons. Twitter allows people to, share their posts or “tweets” with all of their friends at once or certain people that want to see your posts. Everything that you can do in the other two social networking sites is done completely different in the Twitter world. When you add friends they are either…
What is a social network? A social network is a social structure for people to build relationships with others, such as individuals or organizations by posting messages, comments, information or images. Social networking goes back more than ten years ago, before Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube became a reality. The thought that people would spend half their day on a social website was unthinkable. With joining a social site you experience increased communication between friends, professionals and businesses.…
Social networks are groups of people who share common interests, and social networking sites offer different ways for their users to interact, such as chat, messaging, email, as well as share files, blog and discuss online.…
Social networking serves as a great way to communicate with people throughout the world. Social networking allows people to share their ideas and communicate with other regardless where they are living in the world. For example many families and friends are located throughout the world and rarely get to see one another, social networking allows them to feel as if they are with them all time by sharing pictures, video and even chatting with one another. Another example is social networking allows people to make new friends and socialize with one another without seeing them face to face. Another way social networking is good for communications is that families can great group pages to stay in touch as a family as a whole. Overall social networking servers as a great communicator for people throughout the worlds in numerous ways.…
Christine even goes on to explain that these networks are not even bound to the friend making world but have even integrated themselves within the realm of business and politics. Social sites are open grounds for people to build their rep and lure others into looking at their businesses. It creates attention to their product and can even provide opportunities to expand because they can get people to notice them. Politicians have even been able to take advantage of the new wave of networking and use the sites to advocate their own campaigns.…
Social networking can benefit businesses greatly. These sites allow businesses to advertise and market services to a large audience, and since a profile is free to set up, the advertisement is essentially free. Numerous businesses have created profiles that provide information about the business to advertise in a cost effective way. Businesses gain attention on social networks because the business profile is available to all users of the social network to see. Also businesses like to use social networks to learn what potential employees are like, and make decisions based on the information provided on the person's profile. Social networking sites allow people to communicate and remain in contact with friends as well as meet new people. These sites allow people to find others with similar interests that they can create a relationship with and get to know one another. Groups can be joined or formed to meet people with similar interests, and views. Social networking allows for creative expression by using tools such as blogging and messaging to post ideas and stories. Events can be made and friends can be invited rather than having to mail invitations. Friends can also RSVP for an event on the site. ("Positive and Negative Effects of Social Media") Staying in touch with friends is also made easier. Social media has made it easy to share photos and chat with friends who live down the street or across the globe. (Ali, Syed N.)…
Social networks are a fun way to communicate, interact with friends, and enjoy online schooling, but are also harmful due to the harassment of cyber bullies and predators. Social networks/medias show their good side when we are all having fun on them, communicating with our friends. It is a fun and interactive way to converse, and meet new people; it gives people opportunities to learn characteristics that they have in common with each other, and make stronger relationships. Some people use Facebook, Twitter, and even Myspace to communicate with their friends; usually it is to make them aware of what you’re doing, going to do, or already have done, and meet new people, all through a fun, inventive way.…
Social networks, such as Facebook, were created for the sole purpose of helping individuals communicate. There are many other reasons that these technologies are used, but communication is still the number one. Many people use these networks to talk to their friends in other cities, states, or even other countries. There are many situations that do not allow the use of telephones; this is why social networking is preferable by many. These networks not only allow communication between friends,…
The second reason on why social networking is a positive thing is because meeting new people is what you strive to do in life. Moreover, it is farley easy to find like minded people on Twitter and Facebook. Meeting new people is great. All I had to do was look at their profile and look at what there interests were. Then I saw if they had the same common interests. If the new person and I had the same interests then I could easily contact that person either by sending them a direct message on twitter or a private message on facebook, other ways I could contact them is by poking them, or even if I was brave…
Social technology is permeating everything in our lives. It seems that every medium of media has integrated social into the message. The Facebook craze has pulled over 500 million people into use of social technology for multiple purposes. Humanity is experiencing connectivity to the human network like never before in history.…
One of the main reasons social media was created was to link up with old friends near and far. In present day times we also use social media to form connections with new people. Through the use of forums and specialized pages on Facebook, you can connect with people who have interests similar to your own that you would not necessarily meet in real life and business connections also. Many people go on to build real friendships and even relationships with people they have met on social media. Only negative to this is that you never really know who you are talking to. Someone can claim to be one person, but in reality are lying to you about their identity the whole time.…
Social Networks are groupings based on frequency and quality of members ' interaction. They are defined by who your friends are, who you live near, who you have dinner or have drinks with and who you work with.…
Social networking sites also offer event listings, group profiles and fan pages that can communicate the pulse of a campus culture. They can be a great way to understand and stay connected to your campus community as a whole.…
Social networks started as a place to connect with your friends in an easy and convenient way. Truly speaking, many of you might have found your old pals from school or college who were out of touch due to one reason or other, well I would say I have and I thank social networks for this. Social networks has provided us the opportunity to connect with people and build better relationships with friends with whom we are unable to meet personally, and let them know about our life and take input about their lives and events happening with them.…