93 core ties reported when we asked this same question in 2008. Controlling for other factors we found that someone who uses Facebook several times per day averages 9% more close‚ core ties in their overall social network compared with other internet users. Facebook users get more social support than other people. We looked at how much total support‚ emotional support‚ companionship‚ and instrumental aid adults receive. On a scale of 100‚ the average American scored 75/100 on a scale of total
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Are Social Networking Sites Good For Society? Social networking is not a new phenomenon. Social networking consists of websites that allow users to stay connected with their family members‚ friends and to make new friends online through free web-based programs. (Nations) Social networking started when there was a website called sixdegrees.com whose designers believed that all people in this world are related somehow with in the range of six degrees separation. For example‚ Abby and Bella are friends
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SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES A BOON TO THE YOUTH By Mir Omer Ali As the coin has two sides‚ so it is a fate that there will be both positive and negative effects of the Social networking sites‚ but it depends how we utilize it Social networking sites have made our world smaller. Social Networking sites not only allow us to communicate but also express our views with the others. We can always be connected with our relatives and friends even though they are very far away from us. Although we waste
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I am sure all of us are well aware of the tragic incident that had happened recently in th city The city of Mumbai . Triple bomb blast took place on july 13ty this year which led to the death of 17 people and 130 were injured and that too within the time period of 10 min. What followed the blasts‚ was a complete state of panic & chaos in the city The telephone networks collapsed‚ almost paralysing the communication between panic-stricken victims and relatives‚ and their concerned well-wishers
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Social networking sites like Myspace‚ Twitter and Facebook have literally exploded in popularity in just a few short years. With more than 60 million active Facebook users and an average of 250‚000 new registrations per day‚ it is evident that the world is turning to social networking. At the moment Australia is the fourth largest user of Facebook in the world and the phenomenon is only growing. Social networking is providing people of the world with an online community in which we can talk to our
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I. Introduction Social networking is an online service focusing on reflecting and building of social networks or relations among people sharing same interests‚ activities or backgrounds. These services or sites allow the user to create a virtual representation or profile showcasing one’s likes‚ dislikes‚ interests‚ activities etc and also providing some additional services. Most of these services are internet based thus providing the users to interact with other fellow users easily. In 1994
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Cheyenne Bevins ENG112B- L. Preston Argument Essay 1 Social Networking in the Classroom Social media is largely becoming‚ if not already‚ a large part of everyday life. Now it has even become a part of education and the classroom. The site Facebook has over five-hundred million users and the vast majority of the people in society today‚ even grandmas‚ use Facebook daily. According to OnlineUniversities.com‚ “Social media may have started out as a fun way to connect with friends
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TOPIC: Effects of Social Networking to Teenagers THESIS STATEMENT: Social Networking is one of the major causes of cyber bullying and personal fraud which lead to depression‚ and privacy issues among teenagers. I. Social networking causes cyber bullying and personal fraud. A. It causes cyber bullying 1. No direct contact between bullies and victims that is why bullies do not fear anymore. 2. Social networking is accessible for bullies to find victims. B.
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A social networking site can be a good way to make connections with people with similar interests and goals. They can be a way to connect with or "meet" people that a student may not have had the opportunity to before—including other students‚ staff‚ faculty and even alumni. Thanks to social networking sites‚ meeting someone in person has become a thing of the past. "Poking" has become the new handshake. Making friends and renewing old ones is easy. Thus‚ meeting people and staying connected with
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"Why are you so stupid?" "What do you mean stupid?" "You’re just a stupid boy." "I’m a MAN." More difficult than the classes‚ more difficult than the pressure of college and responsibilities is the constant nagging of my female peers. In our school‚ they are the dominant sex and feminism can be felt from miles around. Females control our school‚ and there is no way of getting around it. The common myth that women are inferior to men is completely and utterly wrong. Ever since I began
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