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The Social Network

Introducti﻿on

﻿Social Network sites such as Myspace, Facebook, Cyworld and Bebo have attracted millions of users. Most sites help strangers to get connected based on shared interests, political views or activities, when others attract people based on common language, sexual, religious or nationality. Also, sites incorporate new information and communication tools, such as mobile connectivity, blogging, and photo/video sharing. The internet gives individuals from all around the world to access to social networking sites. For example if you are in Canada you could develop on line friendship with someone in China or Mexico.

Social Network Sites: Definition

The base of a Social Network Sites consists of visible profiles that display an articulated list of friends who are users of the system. The profile is generated using the answers to these questions, which typically include descriptors such as age, location, interests, and an "about me" section. Most sites also users upload a profile photo. The visibility of profile varies by site and according to user discretion. Sites like MySpace permit users to choose whether they want their profile to be public or "friend only". Facebook takes a different approach by default, users who are part of de same "network" can view each other's profiles, unless a profile owner has decided to deny permission.



These are some of major active Social Networking Websites

Uses for Social Networkin﻿﻿g
 * Name || Description || Users ﻿ ||
 * Badoo || General, meet people || 86,000,000 ||
 * Classmates || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">School, college, work and the military || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">50,000,000 ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Cyworld || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">General, popular en South Korea || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">24,000,000 ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Facebook || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">General, meet people || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">640,000,000 ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Flixter || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Movies || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">63,000,000 ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Hi5 || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">General, meet people || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">80,000,000 ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Linkedin || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Business and profesional networking || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">100,000,000 ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Myspace || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">General || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">100,000,000 ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Netlog || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">General || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">70,000,000 ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Qzone || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">General, chinese users || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">480,000,000 ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Twitter || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">General || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">175,000,000 ||

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">﻿Some social networking sites, like Facebook are used for personal reasons more than enything else. Twitter is popular because it has many different communities whithin it. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Social networking sities can be great for bloggers. There are some important uses of a social networking sites:


 * 1) <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">[|Personal Reasons]
 * 2) <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">[|Business-Connecting with customers]
 * 3) <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">[|Business-Networking]
 * 4) <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">[|Marketing]
 * 5) <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">[|Entertainment]

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<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 160%;">Tips to protect yourself

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">As I'm sure you're aware, there are dangers associalted with social networking including data theft and viruses. The most prevalent danger though often involves online predators or individuals who claim to be someone that they are not. Although danger does exist with networking online, it also exists in the real world. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">There are some tips that can help to protect you:


 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Do not post information that would make you vulnerable, such as your address or information about your schedule or rutine.
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Remember that internet is a public resource.
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Consider limiting the people who are allowed to contact you on these sites.
 * 4) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Do not believe everything you read online. People may post false information about different topics, including their own identities.
 * 5) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Review your security and privacy setting regularly to make sure that your choices are still appropiate.
 * 6) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Use strong passwords.
 * 7) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Check privacy polices, some sites may share information with other companies.
 * 8) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Use and maintain anti-virus software.

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 160%;">Conclusion

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">With friends, reconnect with old friends or acquainces, meet new people, and even conduct business with click of a few buttons. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">However, like all things, nothing can be too good to be true. With a ﻿ Social Networking website is a revolutionary idea with a very bright future with further scope for advancements. Online social networking allows people to keep in touch increased amount of time spent on the internet comes with consequences. In other words, people spent less time socializing with real people. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">In my opinion, as we enjoy living in a virtual world, we still have to spend more time on socializing and having real friends in the real world.

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<span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">[|Introduction] <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">[|Definition] <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">[|Uses] <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">[|List] <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">﻿﻿﻿﻿[|Tips Security]