A Dangerous Open Window: Social Networking Sites Melanie Delsart LING 290 Ms. Corrine Spencer November 12‚ 2010 Abstract Social networking sites are dangerous possibilities for adults and teenagers. There is a new terminology to learn and also new decisions to make. The actions possible to embrace yourself include online dating‚ illegal actions such as hacking‚ virtual shoplifting‚ piracy‚ fraud‚ and also cyber-bullying or cyber-stalking/harassment. These are the main reasons why developing
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IMPACT OF SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES(SNS) ON THE YOUTH OF INDIA : A BIRD’S EYE VIEW. Ruchi Sachdev College of Management Studies Kanpur (UP) India Abstract-This paper is focused to find out the answer whether the social networking sites are boon or bane for today’s society.No doubt these SNS provides employment ‚marketing ‚personal growth ‚sharing of information but the most prevalent danger through often involves online predators or individuals. These SNS has great impact on youth of India
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Social Networking‚ like a “two blade sword” Nowadays‚ social networking has apparently become an essential part of our daily life. For example‚ we use Facebook‚ Twitter to connect our friends‚ share stories‚ we go shopping on the internet and we can even make new friends on some websites. The social networking gives us much convenience‚ which we cannot deny. But in the meantime it makes people more indifferent to each other. In the essay “We Shall Overshare”‚ by the author Mary Katharine Ham
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SOCIAL NETWORKING Section A A1. Summary of ‘Five clues that you are addicted to Facebook’. “Five clues that you are addicted to Facebook” is an article by Elizabeth Cohen. We first hear about the Facebook addicted Cynthia Newton‚ who is an single parent who spends about 20 hours a week on the social networking site –half time she use it for work‚ but the other time is just fun‚ she says. Newton gets so engulfed by it‚ that she totally forgets her 12-year-old daughter sometimes. The two
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Social networking. Good or bad? Social networks are an online community of people with a common interest who use a website or other technologies to communicate with each other and share information‚ resources‚ etc. I myself think that they are bad. I have learned the hard way. Students who have a lot of social networks tend to have lower grades in their classes. Researches found‚ that children who spend much of time online find it harder to concentrate in class‚ and are permanently distracted
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often do you visit social networking sites? A.) Always B.) Never C.) Sometimes D.) Occasionally 2.) How much time do you spend on visiting social networking sites? A.) 30 mins. – 1 hr. B.) 1 hr. – 2 hrs. C.) 2hrs. – 3 hrs. D.) Others (Pls. specify): _________________ 3.) Do you enjoy visiting social networking sites? A.) Yes B.) No C.) Sometimes 4.) If Yes or Sometimes in number 3‚ what do you enjoy about social networking sites? A.) Communication
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houses‚ trying different outfits and modeling around the corner; trying on different personas in person is out‚ the web deletes the middle man. Now‚ there are a variety of online social media applications to enable communication between adolescents. Due to the ego-centric nature of these applications‚ social networking sites allow adolescents to extend their true personalities to the online world while also adding onto them. The impersonal nature of communicating from behind a computer screen can allow
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Social Networking Sites and Children: Helpful or Harmful? Social Networking Sites are one of the most popular applications for people to use. These social networking sites are usually focused on different kinds of relationships‚ for example‚ LinkedIn for professionals‚ YouTube for entertainment‚ or MSN and Facebook for personal users. Through social networking sites‚ people can communicate with people instantly‚ check the news quickly‚ and receive daily updates from family. Why are Social Networking
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Social Networking What is the quickest way to get in touch with someone? Texting‚ email‚ Facebook? To write a letter would be unheard of‚ even calling someone is outdated. Our new way of communicating is no longer talking one on one‚ or even speaking over the phone‚ it is now behind a computer screen or even by a touch screen cellphone. The Social Networking craze has become extremely popular in the youth today‚ unfortunately just like with everything else‚ it has its pros & cons. Black planet
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Liliana Katiana English I May 18‚ 2013 Are Social Networking Sites Good For Our Society? Many people in our society can relate. We wake up‚ check our phones. We go to school‚ check our phones. We go home‚ check our phones. And right before we go to bed‚ we check our phones. And for what? What are we constantly checking? Imagine logging out of social networking sites for one day. How would you feel? You would probably feel disconnected and want to log back on as soon as possible. This generation
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