without logging on the internet or using our mobile phones. Social networking has become a norm in our society‚ with websites like Facebook‚ Twitter‚ Instagram and many more holding a unique and vital role in our daily lives. The idea behind social networking is to enable us to hold better contact with friends and family‚ and connect with new people. Social networking has without a doubt contributed to many positive things‚ but browsing these sites also has its downside.. A False Sense of Connection
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Advantages of Social Networking Social networking has become one of the fastest‚ easiest ways for people to share and receive information. The popularity of social networking has grown immensely over the past 5 years. In 2011‚ Arbitron and Edison Research released a study which found 52% of Americans to be active users of social networking sites. This is a staggering number when you consider that only 28% of Americans actually know their next door neighbors. The majority of Americans are
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Privacy concerns with social networking services Social networking sites vary in the levels of privacy offered. For some social networking sites like Facebook‚ providing real names and other personal information is encouraged by the site(onto a page known as a ‘Profile‘). These information usually consist of birth date‚ current address‚ and telephone number(s). Some sites also allow users to provide more information about themselves such as interests‚ hobbies‚ favorite books or films‚ and even
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com/locate/comphumbeh Social networking on smartphones: When mobile phones become addictive Mohammad Salehan 1‚⇑‚ Arash Negahban 1 College of Business‚ University of North Texas‚ 1307 West Highland Street‚ Denton‚ TX 76201‚ USA a r t i c l e i n f o Article history: Available online 27 July 2013 Keywords: Mobile addiction Social networking services (SNS) Mobile applications Social networking mobile applications a b s t r a c t As the penetration of mobile phones in societies increases‚ there is
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The Negative Effects of Social Media & Technology Why so many people cannot live without their phone updating their face book? In this generation people are so addicted on face book. Before and after they go to bed they cannot help themselves checking other people’s status and updating their personal life. According to About.com Web tends‚ “Social media is form of electronic communication through which users create online communities to share information‚ ideas‚ and personal messages. Face
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Hidden Dangers of Social Networking for Kids What can be more dangerous than millions of kids connecting with millions of strangers? Kids 12 and under are spending 6 1/2 to 7 hours a week on Facebook‚ Instagram‚ and Twitter. Many parents don’t mind their kids participating in these types of social medias‚ but many of them also don’t know what’s going on‚ what they are doing‚ and who they are talking to. When these 12 and 11 year old kids join the social networking‚ they have no idea
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committed through Social networking Anmol Garg‚ School of Computing and Communication‚ Lancaster University‚ Lancaster‚ LA1 4YW‚ UK anmolgargunique@gmail.com Abstract. With the development of the internet‚ it had been easier to share the information globally and today with the technological advancements‚ it has become possible to dynamically interact with the web‚ which is also termed as the web 2.0.With the rise of web 2.0‚ there has been a noted rise in the social networking sites which have promoted
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The Effects of Social Networking on Human Interaction What is social networking? According to dictionary.com‚ social networking is defined as “the use of websites or other online technologies to communicate with people and share information‚ resources‚ etc.” Social networking has become a must for many aspects of life. Human interaction often involves the discussion of something that appeared on a social networking website or the exchange of usernames for one to be found on a website. Many schools
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Disadvantages of Social Networking in Business Platforms What is a social networking? A social networking or social media is an online service‚ platform or site that focuses on building social relations among people. For example‚ it allows people to both express their individuality and meet people with similar interests‚ activities or backgrounds. Most social media are web-based and provide means for users to interact over the internet‚ such as e-mail and instant-messaging. There are various social sites
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The Effects of Social Networking on Teenage Lives The life of an average teenager is filled with excitement‚ curiosity‚ love‚ and the constant addiction into the world of social networking. Teenagers seem to have this double life when interacting with different social networking sites. From Facebook to Twitter to online games and game systems‚ teens are overloaded with several options to stay connected with their friends. Average teenagers are constantly updating their status‚ playing against other
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