Social Networking Sites

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Social Networking Sites

• Group Members
• Jinyu Liu
• Maryam Aly
• Jonathan Beebe
• Lauren Hirata
• Jonathan Park

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What is it?

• Is an online community of people that have some
  shared interests and usually includes
• Means to identify friends
• Ways to communicate among members
• Privacy issues

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Some Stats

• MySpace is the most used one in North America
• Facebook is a fast-growing second
• There are approximately 200 social networking
  sites

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Social Networking Sites Background
In general, social networking services allow
users to create a profile for themselves, and can
be broken down into two broad categories
internal social networking (ISN) and external
social networking (ESN). Both types can increase
the feeling of community between people.
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Why areSocial Networking Sites Good?

• Social networking sites promote interdependency
• The more open a network, new ideas and
  opportunities are introduced
• Social networking sites create connections to
  other social groups that would otherwise be
  impossible
• Social networking sites allow individuals to meet
  other people who share similar interests,
  hobbies, etc.
• Social networking sites play allow for companies
  to gather information, deter competition, and
  collude in setting prices or policies

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Criticism of Social Networking Sites
Privacy
Bad/Nonexistent Customer Service
Security Issues
Online Predators
Target of spyware
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Social Networking Sites Opinion

• Good
• Helps with networking
• Use Restraint
• Caution