Examples of some social networking websites are:
The advantages of social networking websites are:
- Low costs - it's cheaper to use online social networking for both personal and business use because most of it is usually free.
- Builds credibility - if you are using social networking for business, you can gain the customers' confidence if you can connect to them on both a personal and professional level.
- Connections - you can keep in contact with your friends online and, through them, their friends so you get to talk to many different people and build up connections - this is useful on a personal and business scale.
The disadvantages of social networking websites are:
- Lack of anonymity - you are putting out information about your name, location, age, gender, and many other types of information that you may not want to let others know.
- Scams and harassment - while many websites apply certain security measures to keep cases of harassment, cyber-stalking, online scams, and identity theft to an absolutely minimum, it can still happen.
- Time consuming - contacting someone through a social network can take longer than using Skype or an email because you have to open up separate pages and wait for chat pages to load.
Social network websites have a mixture of advantages and disadvantages. Overall, I think they are a good thing because they allow you to keep in contact with people for free/low prices, but you have to be careful of scams and where you post your information.
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Websites I used:
http://www.everyday-wisdom.com/social-networking.html
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