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Social Networking
Team QSara Roggie
Laura AugustinBrittany Edic
Joel PattersonDaniela Lanni
Objectives
Define social networking Discuss who uses social networking sites Dangers and problems of social
networking sites Tips for using social networking sites Popular sites
Sara Roggie
What are social networking
systems and who uses them
Social Networking Definitions
Social networking system: system brings people together in a central location in order to socialize or conduct business, on Internet sites
Social networking site: is a website on the Internet specifically focused on the building and authentication of social networks for people to chat, socialize, debate, network, gossip, share ideas, share interests, make new friends, etc
Users of Social Networking Sites
High school students College students Young adults
CIA Al Qaeda Toyota Pentagon Proctor and Gamble
Reasons for Using Social Networking Sites
Communication with friends/family
Long distance relationships
Make new friends CIA-recruiting
Al-Qaeda-communication, training, and planning
Toyota-promote hybrid vehicles
Pentagon-mass harvesting of information
Proctor and Gamble-research
Dangers and Problems of Social Networking Websites
By: Laura Augustine
Question
How many of you use a social networking website such as Myspace or Facbook?
Statistics
There are an incredible number of Myspace and Facebook users:
• 100 million Myspace users
• 7.5 million Facebook users
• 20 million using a variety of smaller networking sites
Dangers and Problems
How many of these users are aware of the dangers and problems with these websites:Dangers:
Exposure to racism, indecent photos, threats, sexual predators
Problems: Loss of Privacy Self incrimination
Problem: Loss of Privacy
Age of information Identity theft or stalking Areas include:
Personal information Phone numbers Screen names Workplace Interests Schedules Spring Break plans
Can lead to:
Identity theft or stalking
Dangers:
Exposure: Racism, nudity, threats, and sexual predators
For example: 16 year old girl molested
after a man tracked her down using her work information provided
21-year-old man, arrested for the rape of a 14-year-old girl he found on MySpace
Very serious problem
“You are presenting yourself as potential prey for people who don't have good intentions at heart,” - school administrator, MSNBC news
Self Incriminating
You aren’t the only ones using these websites Police, school officials, and potential employers use these
websites Examples:
Denied admission to school because of blog 20 students suspended for participating in a threatening
myspace group 16 year old arrested after police saw picture of boy holding
weapons Two Louisiana State swimmers kicked off swim team for
criticizing coaches on Facebook
Overall
There are many problems and dangers that come with the internet
People need to be smart when using these websites, so that they don’t mess up their futures
Not to worry: there are many steps that can be taken to avoid these problems
Tips for using Social Networking Sites
Brittany Edic
Allowed to choose who sees profile Be careful in what information is posted Know the people added as friends No users under age 13 allowed on site
Myspace
Do not meet users in person Only add true information Never give out your name/address Remember that not all users on the site
are who they say they are
Remember:
Social networking sites are seen by many people
Think about what you post and the impact it may have
Protect passwords, don’t give them out to friends
MySpace, YouTube and Facebook
Social Networking
Joel Patterson
MySpace.Com
MySpace is a social networking site that has hundreds of millions of registered users
MySpace was created by Tom Anderson and Chris DeWolfe in 2003
MySpace Features
A MySpace user creates a profile that describes themselves, users can view each others profiles and friend one another
You can send messages, share pictures and create common interest groups with other users
For musicians, you can create a music profile and upload your original works to have other viewers hear it
www.myspace.com
Profile Example
YouTube.com
YouTube is a social network based around sharing videos for the world to see
YouTube was created by Chad Hurley, Steve Chen and Jawed Karim in 2005
How does YouTube work?
YouTube allows its registered users to post videos on the site for not only it’s registered users to view, but anyone on the internet to view.
YouTube has over 20 million views per month with around 64,000 movie uploads per day
You can find anything from original videos created by users to TV and movie clips on YouTube
www.youtube.com
Facebook.com
Facebook is a social network originally designed for college students to interact with other students
Facebook was created by former Harvard students Mark Zuckerberg and Chris Hughes
Facebook Features
Facebook users can interact with one another by sending messages, sharing pictures, and creating groups of interest or classes
Users from the same school can view each other’s profiles without making them friends where as students from other schools need to be confirmed friends to view each other’s profiles
Many students use Facebook to help one another with homework assignments or studying for tests
www.facebook.com