Social NetworkingBy Lyndal Bailey

What is Social Networking? Social networking refers to the

grouping of individuals into specific groups.

It has become very popular online through website such as Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, MySpace, Classmates and so on.

Anyone no matter what age, uses social networking.

#1 Social Networking Site: Facebook

Facebook originally started out as a social networking site for college students in 2004 and has now become a ‘cultural phenomenon’ across the world.

Facebook is made up around networks based on schools, businesses, religions, and sports.

Each users has a profile page that allows them to post pictures, videos, comments, blogs and applications onto their ‘wall’. .

Who Uses Facebook?

Effects of Social Networks

A look into the social implications & impact on users & society of social networking sites such as Facebook.

Click icon to add pictureGone are the days of traditional courtship, the digital age of social networks have changed the way relationships are formed & kept in society.

Click icon to add pictureIt’s now all about...•‘Friend requests’ •‘Poking’ •Relationship status updates•Status Updates•Writing on walls•‘Flirtexting’

Click icon to add pictureThere are many successful ‘love stories’ of couple’s meeting up or reuniting on Facebook & other social networking sites.

However there are also many unsuccessful stories, Facebook.com & Your Tango have made up some rules to Facebook dating called “Facebook Manners & You.”

‘Facebook Manners & You”

The rules of social network dating:1. Don’t change your relationship status

without consulting the other person.2. Don’t post embarrassing photographs

or videos of other people.3. Be discreet when posting messaging

on another person’s wall.4. Don’t steal other people’s friends.5. Don’t start hate groups

(Facebook.com & Your Tango, 2010)

Click icon to add pictureThis couple made the news when they immediately changed their Facebook status’ from ‘in a relationship’ to ‘married’ after the minister pronounced them ‘man & wife.‘

(The Sun, 2009)

An Interesting Story... Is it taking Facebook too far?

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