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An inquiry into the negative and positive impacts that social networks create...

= = = = The effect of social networking sites- valeria- 6 june 2011 =

To know what impacts social networks generate on people we need to ask and investigate. thats why i decided to go on the internet and search for the topic, and I founded a virtual book which has lot of information abut the theme. It´s name is "the effect of social ntworking sites on personal lives of the people" []



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=Negative & Positive impacts of Social Networks - Laura - 04/06/2011=

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First, we need to know what is social networking, right? Well, the social networking sites (SNS) have because a source for people to share their own experiences, photos, videos, stories and what they are currently doing. Social networking has become a major part of society. Many people wake up each day and check social websites first thing in the morning instead of reaching for a newspaper. According to Mashable.com, as of June 2010, American Internet users spend more than 22 percent of their online time using a social networking site. Since people are spending such a large amount of time on social networks, i am going to write some of the positive and negative effects that social networking can or is having on a society.

Positive Impacts:

1. It helps small business in a big way, because traditional things such as print magazine ads and radio commercials can cost a lot of money that the small business simply don't have. Social networking allows small business owners to connect with clients for free, costing nothing but time and energy. Marketers at small companies can post coupons to Facebook groups or run promotions on Twitter or stuff like that.

2. Social networking sites are putting the worlds of promotion and publication on an equal playing field. Before social networking, much of the publication world and promotion world was dominated by industry leaders and celebrities. Now anyone can create a product, image or brand and find a following online. Ebooks are gaining more respect and popularity thanks to electronic reading devices. In the days before social networking, unknown authors would have to query big publishing houses and hope for a bite. Now anyone who believes in their book can create an ebook on their own and promote it on social websites

Negative Impacts:

1. A negative impact of social networking is that it can be addictive. Spending too much time on social networking sites can cause people to lose focus on tasks at work or around the house. Social networking needs to be used in moderation. If someone is spending so much time on social networks that they are not sleeping enough hours per night or are ignoring friends and family that want to spend time with them in person, social networking can be a serious problem.

2. Another negative impact to social networking is that some users are simply sharing too much information. People can lose their jobs or a friendship over leaking information on social networks. Even if a user of a social site has her privacy settings on the highest level, their information can still be passed on by someone on their friends list. It doesn't take much for an angry follower to copy and paste a status or download a picture if they are looking for revenge.

**How sites like Facebook, My space and Twitter can ruin relationships - Valeria - June 1 2011** = = = = Recently social Networking sites like[| Myspace], [|Facebook], and [|Twitter] have become a famous form to meet people, talk friends, family, play games and listen to music. but can these sites ruin relationships? Well, If these sites are used properly everything would be even better, but if they are not used correctly they could make the relationship end. However, what is the proper use to these sites?here are some tips: = =
 * Dont spend more than 2 hours at it.
 * manage your time at it.
 * update your status 1- 5 times during the day

"Was Facebook Making Me a Bad Parent?" - Maya - June 1 2011
 * Web Link -** http://www.babble.com/mom/work-family/computer-addiction-internet-time-with-kids/

This article

Maya, Valeria, Mr Ben 26 May -

For this person Facebook has affected his family in a negative way

Taken from: http://www.facebookruinslives.com/

Foreign mom -

Facebook ruined my life when my foreign mom got her own account. She’s obsessed with sharing photos and speaking in Italian with our relatives overseas. The worst part is she doesn’t really know how to work the site, so she expects me to do everything for her. -Liz P.


 * // Maya - 24 May //**

Social networks are not the problem the problem is how people use them. For example social networks do not separate us from the family, they even give us ways like chat so that we can come closer with our family, but its the way that some people use social networks that separate from the family.

We did a survey to all kids and teenagers from the age of 7 to 18. There was a question which can really help answer this line of inquiry. The question was "What do you use social networks for?". We did the survey to 94 people. Here are the answers-


 * ~ Activity ||~ Amount of people ||
 * Chat || 72 ||
 * Games || 63 ||
 * Work || 34 ||
 * Keeping in touch || 31 ||
 * Gossip || 21 ||
 * Making New friends || 31 ||
 * Sharing things || 32 ||
 * Other || 4 ||

Most of the people chose "chat" which could be an important and positive use of time in the way that I could be talking about important issue's or with people I love which are far away or it could be a negative use of time because I could be talking to a friend from school a conversation like "Hey" - "Hey" - "What r u doin?" - "Nothing and u?" - "Nothing" - "LOL" - and it goes on and on without going anywhere. The most positive uses of time are "Keeping in touch" and "work". I find "Making New Friends" quite dangerous because it could be anyone out there pretending to be someone they are not. There is also this other question "How many hours do you spend on them per day?" The answers are:


 * ~ # number of people ||~ Hours spent per day ||
 * 61 || 0 - 1 ||
 * 22 || 2 - 3 ||
 * 4 || 4 - 5 ||
 * 2 || 5 - 7 ||
 * 0 || More ||

I find it good that the majority of people spend 0 - 1 and 2 - 3 hours. More than that is too much unless its for work reasons and even then it should not be too much.