Adverse Effects of Social Networking Outweigh its Uses. The worldwide internet users are fast approaching the 2 billion mark. (Internet Usage Statistics) With the increase in internet usage a trend which has seen radical spread in recent times is of social networking. Social networking websites are responsible for providing people with common platforms where they can interact with each other. Social networking websites are mostly free and allow the users to create their respective profiles
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Social networking‚ good or bad? Public websites geared toward creating a social network can be both positive‚ and negative. You can connect with people all over the world‚ with no fees such as land line long distance charges‚ cell phone‚ and text message charges. It is also beneficial in that you can connect with relatives you haven seen or spoken with in a while. But there are downfalls to such sites‚ and one of the major ones effecting teens and adults today‚ explicit photos‚ or inappropriate
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Social networks and education The advent of social networking platforms may also be impacting the way(s) in which learners engage with technology in general. For a number of years‚ Prensky’s (2001) dichotomy between Digital Natives and Digital Immigrants has been considered a relatively accurate representation of the ease with which people of a certain age range—in particular those born before and after 1980—use technology. Prensky’s theory has been largely disproved‚ however‚ and not least on
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Samarah speech 131 Introduction I. Attention Getter: Has anyone here ever added someone on a social networking site‚ whom you did not know? Well Megan Meier did and it was the tragic end of her. II. Reveal the topic: Today I will be discussing with you‚ social networking sites and the unhealthy effects it has on our society. III. Establish credibility: I myself am associated with social networking sites‚ and know firsthand the dangers they can cause. And for the past couple of days I have been
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47% of American adults used social networking sites like Facebook‚ MySpace‚ Twitter‚ LinkedIn‚ and Classmates.com in 2011‚ up from 26% in 2008. [26] On social media sites like these‚ users may develop biographical profiles‚ communicate with friends and strangers‚ do research‚ and share thoughts‚ photos‚ music‚ links‚ and more. Proponents of social networking sites say that the online communities promote increased interaction with friends and family; offer teachers‚ librarians‚ and students valuable
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Social Networking Online social networking is when people connect with other people online through certain websites. I believe the most common websites today include Facebook‚ Twitter and Myspace. What people do is create their own profile account‚ and post information‚ photos‚ videos‚ and comments. Those things then get reserved on a news-feed for your whole fan base to see. I believe that the good of social networking far outweighs the bad. It seems to me that if you have internet and know
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THE EFFECT OF SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES ON TODAY’S YOUTH Let us face it – Social media is everywhere. People talk the “social media tongue” without even knowing it these days. Man made social networking sites and technically he should be changing it according to his needs but the youth today change according to the social networking site. Our world revolves around Facebook‚ Twitter and sites like that. Like every coin has two sides even this has its own pro’s and con’s. So the question
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The Effect of Social Media on Teenagers Elaine Ayana A. SiaContrary to what many people think‚ Social Media actually has a negative effect on teenagers. Social media is a medium of communication shared by most adults and children‚ but most especially teenagers. It is sometimes helpful‚ entertaining and within the reach of the general public. It has become an important mass media around the world. Sadly‚ this resource is abused and taken advantage by most teenagers‚ and not used in a way that they
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and social circle. Considering the fact‚ there are so many burning issues around us which we need to think upon and act‚ it’s an alarm for us to be aware about the society and its issues. Current issues like violation of human rights‚ girl’s education‚ adverse effects of global warming‚ wrong deeds of political leaders‚ crime against women‚ corruption etc. need to be discussed openly with the society in an effort to do something about it and bring a revolution. Social Networking sites
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Social media is any website that allows social interaction. Social media is growing rapidly throughout the world. More adults and teenagers are joining sites such as Facebook‚ MySpace‚ and Twitter to interact with friends‚ family‚ and strangers. The introduction of social media has changed the world in many ways. It affects each individual in different ways. Today it can be used as a very helpful tool in changing a person’s life‚ but at the same time cause such conflicts which can negatively impact
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