Social Networks; for or Against?
Social Networks: For or Against?
Introduction
Over the years there has been a dramatic increase in the use of social networking sites such as: MySpace, Twitter, Facebook and many more. “Starting out as an easy way of communication, social networks have accelerated their pace towards transforming our lives.” (Livingstone, S. 2008)
Social networks are an effective and cost free way to allow people who are registered to share: interests, beliefs, real-life experiences and general social interaction with others; whether or not they already have a pre-established relationship offline. (Pempek et al. 2009)
Many people will debate that social network sites are risky, whereas others would argue that when used sensibly they are no more harmful than any other communication methods. This debate is likely to stand for years to come as social networking sites are very much in demand and are already extremely well established into people’s everyday lives. ComScore data mine. (2012) shows that nearly 1 in every 5 minutes spent online is now spent on social networking sites; the most popular sites being Facebook and Twitter. They now reach 82 percent of the world’s online population, representing 1.2 billion users around the world.
So with all this going on how do you ever really know what or who you dealing with when it comes to social networking sites; below are listed some of the arguments that you may encounter when deciding whether or not social networks are indeed unsafe.
Pro’s for social Networking
Builds and promotes businesses:
Reports show that social networking sites have in the past helped business; they can be used as a tool to promote special skills and services. There are so many smart professionals who are making a good use of these networking sites to raise their visibility, get noticed, tell about their company, service, and get more clients through marketing their products. (Kaur, H. 2011)
Back On Track Solutions (2011) quoted, “If you’re like me
Introduction
Over the years there has been a dramatic increase in the use of social networking sites such as: MySpace, Twitter, Facebook and many more. “Starting out as an easy way of communication, social networks have accelerated their pace towards transforming our lives.” (Livingstone, S. 2008)
Social networks are an effective and cost free way to allow people who are registered to share: interests, beliefs, real-life experiences and general social interaction with others; whether or not they already have a pre-established relationship offline. (Pempek et al. 2009)
Many people will debate that social network sites are risky, whereas others would argue that when used sensibly they are no more harmful than any other communication methods. This debate is likely to stand for years to come as social networking sites are very much in demand and are already extremely well established into people’s everyday lives. ComScore data mine. (2012) shows that nearly 1 in every 5 minutes spent online is now spent on social networking sites; the most popular sites being Facebook and Twitter. They now reach 82 percent of the world’s online population, representing 1.2 billion users around the world.
So with all this going on how do you ever really know what or who you dealing with when it comes to social networking sites; below are listed some of the arguments that you may encounter when deciding whether or not social networks are indeed unsafe.
Pro’s for social Networking
Builds and promotes businesses:
Reports show that social networking sites have in the past helped business; they can be used as a tool to promote special skills and services. There are so many smart professionals who are making a good use of these networking sites to raise their visibility, get noticed, tell about their company, service, and get more clients through marketing their products. (Kaur, H. 2011)
Back On Track Solutions (2011) quoted, “If you’re like me