CHAPTER1. INTRODUCTION A social networking site is described as a website where individuals can set up an online profile‚ describing his/her interests”( Ebony pg.1).A Web site that provides a virtual community for people to share their daily or even moment-to-moment activities with family and friends‚ or to share their interest in a particular topic‚ or to increase their circle of acquaintances. There are dating sites‚ friendship sites‚ sites with a business purpose and hybrids that offer a combination
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Nowadays‚ social networking sites are very popular among people all around the world especially teenagers. In fact‚ social networking sites such as Facebook‚ MySpace and Twitter are names which are quite familiar to anyone of us. Furthermore‚ many of us make use of these social networking sites to stay in touch with our family and friends. This is because that these sites are cheap‚ fast and easy to access. However‚ the parents often feel worry for letting their teens use these social networking sites
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The rapid explosion of social networking is starting to affect corporations. Believe it or not‚ employee use of social networking sites while at work isn’t the only reason corporations are running into problems. corporations themselves have started using social networking sites for a multitude of reasons‚ such as marketing‚ employee communications‚ and emergency response services‚ just to name a few. The reliance on social networking use has introduced some serious vulnerability issues for these
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Top 5 Social Networking Site – Taiwan Mobile phone and social networking site - market research Researcher Name: Sam Ng Date: 5 August 2011 1|Page Social Networking Site No. 1 - (Facebook) 1. How many users are there on the site? In Taiwan‚ there are approximately 10‚192‚740 audiences (http://www.checkfacebook.com/) 2. How many active users are there? Facebook said it hit 9 million monthly active users in Taiwan in January 2011. (http://www.clickz.asia/2334/facebook-gains-popularity-in-taiwan)
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The Benefits of Social Networking Services Dr Philippa Collin‚ University of Western Sydney Ms Kitty Rahilly‚ Inspire Foundation Dr Ingrid Richardson‚ Murdoch University Dr Amanda Third‚ University of Western Sydney Literature Review Literature Review: The Benefits of Social Networking Services This research was made possible by the YAW -CRC‟s partner organisations‚ the in-kind support of researchers from the Inspire Foundation‚ University of Western Sydney and Murdoch University‚ and
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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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popularity of the social networking sites increased rapidly and it probably due to the reason that college and university students as well as teens used it to get global access. There are positive and negative for college students on their academic performances. Points for Negatives on social networking included in the followings: Reduce learning and research capabilities Students nowadays have started relying more on the information accessible easily on these social networking sites and the web. This
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Why Should Social Networking Sites be banned? When asked this question‚ many people cite identity theft‚ social isolation‚ pornography and infidelity. In order to determine if these are valid points‚ each of these issues must be considered. Why Parents Think Social Networking Sites should be banned: Many parents dislike social networking. They believe that sites such as MySpace and Facebook attract child predators. Others say that cyber-bullying takes place on these sites. Others are convinced
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Argumentative Essay: Teen Internet Addiction “The Internet is a socially connecting device that also is socially isolating at the same time. People who spend the majority of their time online are reporting problems in their marriages‚ families‚ relationships‚ and work performance” (“Internet Addiction Diagnosis”). In 2012 there is a new problem that is arising called Internet addiction. The average amount of time people between the ages of 8 and 18 spend on the Internet every day is about seven
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INTRODUCTION This paper will examine social networking as an effective means of communication amongst the youth of South Africa. This essay will look at the benefits of social networking and how the internet is the most popular way of social networking. People tend to think that social networking is for younger people‚ but this paper will look at how the adult world has also discovered and appreciated the world of socialising online. Social Networking is a nice form of entertainment‚ great for
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