hnd@gmail.com. Social Networks and Privacy—Threats and Protection “Broadcast yourself!” YouTube’s slogan alone could summarize the spirit of the social revolution caused by the tidal wave of social networks. These have emerged as one of the main channels of communication on the web: links of all kinds are being forged‚ developed and broken almost instantly. According to a study1 published in France by the French Institute of Public Opinion (IFOP) on social networks‚ carried out using a sample of 1
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around with the family‚ but there comes the ‘idiot box’‚ ‘online encyclopedia’ and the ‘communicator’ along. Now‚ how can one concentrate on what the living being sitting right next to you is saying‚ when you have a virtual figure around? Ofcourse this does not mean that we do not want to interact with people. We are in need of attention and that is why all these social networking sites are booming. Then why is it that we find it so hard to interact with our family and find it easier to talk to
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Social networking sites (SNSs) such as Facebook‚ blogs and Twitter have grown increasingly popular in recent years. In particular‚ Facebook has become the most visited SNS in the world with more than 800 million active users (Facebook‚ 2011‚ cited by Lee et al‚ 2012:1036). SNS can be defined as “a new method of communicating‚ employing computers as a collaborative tool to accelerate group information and escalate group scope and influence” (Kane et al‚ 2009‚ cited by Lin and Lu‚ 2011:1152). This
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ThomasNet® - Social Media Gives Industrial Companies Competitive Advantage‚ Says T... Page 1 of 1 Press Room News at ThomasNet Social Media Gives Industrial Companies Competitive Advantage‚ Says Thomas Industrial Network Report March 29‚ 2012 New York‚ NY Industrial companies that hesitate to embrace social media‚ believing that competitors are not using these platforms‚ are in danger of losing business opportunities‚ according to recent research from Thomas Industrial Network. In fact‚ seven
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but the students usually fail to consider the consequences. Although they will be keeping up with the rest of the world while taking advantage of technological advances they will risk being left behind by their peers because they will actually be compromising their education. Taking classes online is an option that a growing number of students are taking advantage of. These classes are making a college education available for students who are not able to attend a traditional university or college
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Social networking is an online platform that facilitates on building social networks/relations among people who share similar interests‚ activities‚ backgrounds or real-life connections. A social network service consists of a representation of each user (which is often an online profile)‚ his/her social links‚ and a variety of additional services. Most social network services are web-based and provide means for users to interact over the Internet‚ such as e-mail and instant messaging. Social networking
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Social Networking: The Anti-Social Element ? [pic] Launched on 4th February‚ 2004‚ Facebook is a social networking service and website having 600 million active users (as of January 2011). On March 11‚ 2010‚ Computer scientist‚ Dr. Irwin King told the Asia Society Hong Kong Center‚ "If Facebook is a nation‚ it would rank "third" in the world. Imagine the mass. Imagine what you can do to reach the "third" most populated nation in the world." Phew!!! With six hundred million registered
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easy. Though internet has made people lives simple and convenient its has also wreaked havoc in their lives. The writer will show the advantages and disadvantages of using the internet. Oxford dictionary( ) has defined internet as ‘a global computer network providing a variety of information and communication facilities consisting of interconnected networks using standardized communication protocols’. Therefore one can say internet is a network that promotes people to research and communicate easily
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Social Media and Social Networking Technologies Many social networking sites can assist our ecommerce business. They are under two categories: Personal and Professional. Here are a few: 1. Personal a. Facebook b. Twitter c. MySpace 2. Professional d. LinkedIn e. Sprouter f. Xing There are five ways Social Media will increase our ecommerce business. 1. By using social media‚ to promote our ecommerce business‚ we increase our customer base
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Ogechi Ebere By Ogechi Ebere Their Advantages‚ Abuses and Dangers. Their Advantages‚ Abuses and Dangers. The Use of Social Networking Sites The Use of Social Networking Sites Introduction: Human beings by and large are social. They feel an inherent need to connect and expand their connections. There is a deep rooted need among humans to share. In the past‚ due to geographical distances and economic concerns‚ connections between people were limited. A social network is made up of individuals that
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