popular social networking sites and represent a completely new way of communicating. The sites are not only for the new generation‚ but also for the older generation that would like to get in touch with friends they have lost over time. But the question is “Are virtual friends more reliable than real friends?” The roles of these sites are nevertheless important as they have become part of our ability to meet friends‚ hangout‚ play games and have fun. This is a new phenomenon called the social networking
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Students and the Effects of Social Networking Because roughly 150 million people use MySpace and Facebook‚ the door for social networking abuse is left wide open. Over the past several years‚ social networking websites such as MySpace and Facebook have exploded in popularity‚ especially among children‚ teenagers and college students. However‚ recent events involving child predators and other dangerous individuals using these sites have raised concerns about safety and security. Many parents view
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CHAPTER 1 THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND INTRODUCTION Social Networking is one of the trendiest topics being talked about by the students in Sta. Teresa College. Examples of social networking sites are Friendster‚ Facebook‚ Twitter and MySpace. Social Networking Sites help us to communicate with our friends‚ classmates‚ and relatives but they also allow us to communicate with other people who contribute to common interests with us. For instance a person added another person as a friend on Facebook
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(2008) study of 433 undergraduate students at a Midwestern university in the United States’ use of and attitudes towards SNS reports their tendency to be naïve about the potentially negative consequences of access and use of their information by other people. Their findings are insightful for University career and job placement centres that need to advise students on the possible consequences of their website postings during freshman orientations through student codes of conduct and information
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it’s for attention. People think it’s a choice. Some‚ even think it’s a joke. But here’s the thing‚ self harm is NOT for attention. Yes‚ some people do it for attention. The ones who show everyone. Post it on Facebook‚ Twitter. All these social networking sites so people KNOW. Those people are the ones that give self harmers a bad name. But what about the rest? How are they doing it for attention if no one knows? Self harm is not a choice. Sure‚ you choose to do it the first time‚ but it’s like
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Social sites such as MySpace and Facebook are becoming increasingly more popular as today’s younger generations are trying to stay in touch with friends and acquaintances from all over the world. Travel is becoming more prevalent as we seek to explore new and exciting cultures beyond the borders of our home towns‚ and what these social sites do is help us stay in contact with hundreds of friends in hundreds on cities all over the world. Sean Young told me that‚ "Facebook and MySpace are the only
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CHAPTER 1 THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND INTRODUCTION Based on the studies today ‚ social media has influenced students to rely on the accessibility of information that is available on the internet .The students are reduced on focusing on their learning as well as on retaining the information. In the Philippines the quality of education is getting low because of the short period of education ‚so that’s why the K to12 became was born. The K to 12 Program covers Kindergarten
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criticism has been leveled at social networking sites and the effect it has on the way students process and retain information‚ as well as how distracting it can be. However‚ social networking sites offer plenty of opportunities for learning and interactivity‚ and if you take a moment to think about it‚ it’s not too hard to see how students benefit from using social media. As younger generations use such technology in the classroom‚ they remake the educational landscape. Students are experiencing the world
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Pune‚ India +919860105406 THE IMPACT OF SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES ON PERSONAL LIVES OF THE PEOPLE IN PUNE & NEIGHBORHOOD 1. ABSTRACT : The growing popularity of social networking sites (SNS) among the Internet users demands an introspection of personal and social behavior of human beings. Today 1.5 billion people across the world have their profiles in social networking sites. Everything looks nice when you create a profile on social networking site‚ but how you feel when someone starts blackmailing
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Nowadays using social networking sites are the most popular way for people around the world to communicate with each other. They gather people together‚ from one’s own high school to anywhere across the globe. As the scope of SNSs is being widened continuously‚ using SNSs is not only just for communication; they can also be used in other areas‚ like education and business. Our daily lives have been closely combined with SNSs‚ which affect people constantly. Therefore‚ these days it is certain that
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