I. Introduction a. Attention Getter: Imagine being stripped of your privileges to have access to social network sites such as facebook, twitter, myspace, and/or instagram…How would you reach out to family and friends you don’t get a chance to communicate with often? b. Name: Hello my name is Kenyatta Stephens c. Topic: Social Network Sites: Advantages and Disadvantages (SLIDE) d. Relevance: Social network sites are sites that majority of us, if not all of us, engage in on a daily basis – “According to the 2012 Statistic Brain Research Institute, members located in The United States use social network sites approximately 7.8 hours per month.” www.statisticbrain.com e. Credibility: Personal Experience & Research f. Preview Statement: Today I will be informing you all about what social network sites (SNSs) are, their advantages and their disadvantages. g. Transition Statement: First, I would like to talk to you about what social network sites are and a few statistics.
II. What are social network sites (SNSs)? h. Define – (SLIDE) – “SNSs are web-based services that allow individuals to (1) construct a public or semi-public profile within a bounded system, (2) articulate a list of other users with whom they share a connection, and (3) view and traverse their list of connections and those made by others within the system.” Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, 2007. www. Onlinelibrary.wiley.com i. – “According to the Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, the first recognizable social network site was launched in 1997.” www.Onlinelibrary.wiley.com j. (SLIDE) – Different social network sites i. SixDegress ii. Classmates iii. Ryze iv. Tribe v. Myspace vi. Facebook vii. Instagram viii. Twitter k. (SLIDE) – Social Networking Statistics