Social Network Sites

Social Network Sites

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Term2.png SOCIAL NETWORK SITES
Also known as Social Network Services or SNS. Online spaces, where individuals create a private, semi-public or public profile to describe who they are, connect with old friends, share interests with other users and make new connections.

Possible features of Social Network Sites are:

  • Photo-sharing
  • Video-sharing
  • Music-sharing
  • Knowledge-sharing
  • Blogging
  • Instant Messaging
  • Groups
  • Friends
  • Forum

Social Network Sites can be used to:

  • Find old friends
  • Make new friends
  • Post a job announcement
  • Find a job
  • Find a place to live
  • Sell objects or goods
  • Buy objects or goods
  • Share interest
  • Look into the social life of a potential employee

Negative Drawbacks of Social Network Sites:

  • Data theft
  • Viruses
  • Users pretending to be someone else [1]
Toolkit.png Joining a Social Network Site

Step by Step

  • Pick a Social Network Site
  • Follow the instructions given
  • Register (enter Email Address and Password)
  • Complete Profile
  • Upload Profile Photo
  • Start your Network
  • Choose Your Settings
  • Choose Your Privacy Exposure
  • Manage Email Notifications
  • Manage Your List of Friends
Link icon.png Web Resources
Below is a selection of different Social Network Sites:
Focus Tool # of Users Year Founded Features Visualization
Business LinkedIn 47 million 2003 Groups / Contacts / Messages / CV / Companies / Job / Events / Recommendation / Applications / Q&A / Status Update
LinkedIn.JPG


References

  1. ↑ http://mashable.com (12.08.09), http://mashable.com (45% of Employers now screen Social Media Profiles) (12.08.09), http://en.wikipedia.org (12.08.09), http://www.techshout.com (12.08.09), http://jcmc.indiana.edu (12.08.09), www.webbizideas.com (12.08.09), http://www.youtube.com (12.08.09)
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