CONNECTION


 * CONNECTION: How is social network addiction connected to other things? How are positive things from social networks connected to other things? How do social networks connect to other thing s? **

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Social networks are connected to other things, how? Well, they are connected because, if you pay attention to social networks, what they do is to CONNECT THINGS OR PEOPLE, so they are kind of the virtual way of keeping in touch. Positive things from social networks are connected to work, because now day's, everyone wants a page in Myspace, Tagworld or Facebook. In this pages workers or directors of important company's can show their products, sell them or have commercials. Social networks are also connected with friends, because you may have a friend in japan or alaska or NY, you can talk to them by the social networks like Facebook, Twitter or Skype. Social networks also connect with school because lets say you are a famus kid or you have gone to vacations to hawaii, you can have lessons by Skype or you can ask your friend what did they did that day by Facebook, Twitter or Myspace, or even your teacher can send you homework by e-mail! Social networks are also connected to the fame world because many actors or singers have an account on Myspace or Twitter or Facebook so they can post things or they can say for example hey my new CD is now in sale, you can buy it in the closest store! However, they also have a negative side wich can impact health because it can cause health problems. Just look at the evidence:

__1. Whether in or out of the home, more people of all ages in the UK are physically and socially disengaged from the people around them because they are wearing earphones, talking or texting on a mobile telephone, or using a laptop or Blackberry. **An increasing number of deaths caused by the wearers of MP3 players inadvertently stepping into oncoming traffic** has led to Senatorial proposals for a New York State ‘distracted walking bill’ to outlaw the use of mobile phones, handheld emailing devices such as Blackberries and video games while crossing a road.__

__2.____[Researchers] now believe that [there is a] greater risk of inflammatory disease and adverse health outcomes in individuals who experience high levels of subjective social isolation.__

__3.Loneliness is being cited as causing low-grade peripheral inflammation which, in turn, is linked to inflammatory diseases such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and autoimmune disorders (e.g. rheumatoid arthritis, lupus).__

__4.____Lack of social connection or loneliness is also associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease.__

__5.Loneliness is found to be a unique predictor of age-related differences in systolic blood pressure.__

__6.__ __. . . susceptibility to colds decreased in a dose-response manner: people with the most types of social bonds were the least susceptible, while those with one to three types of social relationships were over four times more likely to develop a cold than those people with six or more types.__ __ ﻿ __ __7.____interestingly, a series of studies have continued to find a significant reduction in mortality, independent of confounding variables, in people who attend weekly religious services. However, simply showing up at church to ‘warm the pew’ may not be sufficient, as it is increasingly suggested that it is the underlying social interaction and connection amongst those who attend that influence mortality.__

Finaly, consider this:

A decade ago, a detailed classic study of 73 families who used the internet for communication, //The Internet Paradox//, concluded that greater use of the internet was associated with declines in communication between family members in the house, declines in the size of their social circle, and increases in their levels of depression and loneliness.

There's a magazine in UK, and in that magazine there was an article called: " Well Connected? The Biological Implications of Social Networking “

This article ends this way:

Presiding over a growing body of evidence, we should now explain the true meaning of the term ‘social networking’. At a time of economic recession our social capital may ultimately prove to be our most valuable asset.



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= Valeria - june 1 2011 = Social network use is also connected to social network safety. Some of the risk of social networks is you can be hacked, they can rob your profile and publish thing that are not true, also the thifes,kipnappers or abusers could find out many things about and they can do to you anything they want to. So thats why here are some tips
 * Think about how different sites work before deciding to join a site. Some sites will allow only a defined community of users to access posted content; others allow anyone and everyone to view postings.
 * Think about keeping some control over the information you post. Consider restricting access to your page to a select group of people, for example, your friends from school, your club, your team, your community groups, or your family.
 * Keep your information to yourself. Don’t post your full name, Social Security number, address, phone number, or bank and credit card account numbers — and don’t post other people’s information, either. Be cautious about posting information that could be used to identify you or locate you offline. This could include the name of your school, sports team, clubs, and where you work or hang out.
 * Make sure your screen name doesn’t say too much about you. Don’t use your name, your age, or your hometown. Even if you think your screen name makes you anonymous, it doesn’t take a genius to combine clues to figure out who you are and where you can be found.
 * Post only information that you are comfortable with others seeing — and knowing — about you. Many people can see your page, including your parents, your teachers, the police, the college you might want to apply to next year, or the job you might want to apply for in five years.
 * Remember that once you post information online, you can’t take it back. Even if you delete the information from a site, older versions exist on other people’s computers.
 * Consider not posting your photo. It can be altered and broadcast in ways you may not be happy about. If you do post one, ask yourself whether it’s one your mom would display in the living room.
 * Flirting with strangers online could have serious consequences. Because some people lie about who they really are, you never really know who you’re dealing with.
 * Be wary if a new online friend wants to meet you in person. Before you decide to meet someone, do your research: Ask whether any of your friends know the person, and see what background you can dig up through online search engines. If you decide to meet them, be smart about it: Meet in a public place, during the day, with friends you trust. Tell an adult or a responsible sibling where you’re going, and when you expect to be back.
 * Trust your gut if you have suspicions. If you feel threatened by someone or uncomfortable because of something online, tell an adult you trust and report it to the police and the social networking site. You could end up preventing someone else from becoming a victim.

**//TWITTER... A big help for company´s and business - Maya - May 20 2011 - investigation//**

Many companies use twitter to advertise their products. Companies can have their own accounts and tweet about a new product they have made and consumers can write what did they think of the product. If you want you can also write suggestions to make the product you want better. Companies can also put where are the new products going to be or put up advertising. For example disney pictures has twitter and they always keep promoting their new movies.

Also politicians can have their own page and have a campaign. People can suggest things that they would like the politician to do or what they think about him/her.

//** Twitter Can Save lives! - Maya May 22 2011 - investigation **//

Once there was once a big fire and the fire station find out by twitter because they had the twitter window open and people that were really close to the fire were tweeting about it. Another example was the New York Hudson river plane crash. Tons of text messeges were sent from people in the plane and from people watching. The first tweet was sent four minutes after the plane crash by a person called Jim Hanrahan aka Manolantern he wrote "I just watched a plane crash into the hudson riv in manhattan". Not just tweets but also pictures were sent. That is how the news, the press and the police found out. There is no other media on the planet that can provide such quick response from daily events. Also if twitter can save lives because if there is an accident twitter can inform people quicker so that help is on the way in much less time.

// VALERIA-VIDEO- 11 MAY 2011 //

HERE IS A [|VIDEO], SHOWING THE DIFERENCE OF BETWEEN USING SOCIAL NETWORKS ALL THE TIME AND NOT USING THEM ALL THE TIME. THIS VIDEO WAS SHOWED TO ALL THE GROUP BY XIMENA HURTADO.

//**Health problems - Maya - 10 May 2011 - investigation**// Information from " El Pais" issue for the 5 of May 2011

Social networks dont just affect our relationship between our family and friends but also it can cause severe health problems such as tendinitis, neck ache, back ache, eye problems, etc. Tendinitis is caused when your thumbs stay on the same position and do the same movment again and again until your thumbs get swollen. It can also really hurt your wrists and cause several wrist illness, because of your wrist not moving while your texting, chatting, etc. It can also hurt your thumbs because they are not sdesigned to move that much, that quickly, they are designed to help your hand grab and hold things. Spending so much time in smart phone can also cause back big pain in your back and neck because of being hunched up consentrating on the screen, and it can cause muscle spasms.

= //Maya - May 8 2011 - PRIOR KNOWLEDGE// =

I know that if you are addicted to social networks or just spend to much time on them that can cause you health problems. I know from previous knowledge that it can give you a back ache, neck ache and irritate your eyes though i am not sure if that is it. I also know that if you are addicted or just spend to much time on social networks it can affect your grades at school by getting distracted by social networks and then they cant even finish their school work.

= ﻿ Laura - 7 May 2011 - PRIOR KNOWLEDGE =

Social networks are connected to other things such as