SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES

Submitted by Priyanka Karmarkar C-26 Swati Kaul C-27 Jeet Khona C-28 Snehal Lad C-30 Greha Lodaya C-31 Sumit Mujumdar C-33

A social networking service is an online service, platform, or site that focuses on building and reflecting of social networks or social relations among people, who, for example, share interests and/or activities.

User generated sites

Blog sites

Video and photography sites

Blogging Messaging (Email, IM, Chat Room) Sharing Photos and Videos Events Organization Group Discussion News Publishing Classified Applications

Facebook Myspace Twitter Linkedin Classmates My yearbook Live journal Reunion

Ning Black planet Bebo Hi5 Xanga 360 yahoo orkut

Lack of time. Allow people to be more open. Learn and share from others in a fast paced environment. A new way to find content.

Purely Personal Reasons Marketing Entertainment Business expansion activities Networking &connecting with customers Market research & survey

Low Costs Builds Credibility Connections Good platform Good opportunities to find a job Promote your site or business for free Simple Set-up Maintenance is Flexible

While social networking sites have made people, communities and groups with shared interests stay more connected, Internet addiction and social network addiction in particular also started being recognized as psychological disorders all over the world

Lose sleep over the site Spend more than an hour a day on such sites Ignore work in favor of surfing

Set limits for you Limit memberships Close out browser windows to these sites Reconnect with friends and family realtime Engage in physical exercise Enjoy real life, not a replacement life

Internet addiction is an actual clinical disorder Social and emotional isolation and diluted the strength of human relations The term social networking misleads people into believing they are being social A case study that was done in America revealed that 25% of the respondents in the survey appear to have no close ties, up from 10% in 1984

Using the mouse or press the keypad phone for hours every day, you can experience injury repetitive pressure Back disease is also common in people who spend a lot of time sitting in front of the computer desk Loss of sleep time in a long time can cause prolonged drowsiness, difficulty concentrating, and depression of the immune system Addicted to this activity can lead to a weak physical condition, even obesity

Security issues and privacy issues are entirely two different beasts Security issue occurs when a hacker gains unauthorized access to a site's protected coding or written language Privacy issues, those involving the unwarranted access of private information, don't necessarily have to involve security breaches

Review a site's privacy policy Use strong and unique passwords Do not assume privacy on a site Configure privacy settings Don't trust that a message is really from who it says it's from Do not allow social networking services to scan your email address book Choose your social network carefully

Potential damage for viruses or spyware Drain on employees productivity Distraction Cost companies money Decrease companys reputation

It leaves Businesses to

Up-to-date anti-virus software A firewall to monitor the use of the Internet

Ability to monitor social networking sites

Scams And Threats

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CHAIN LETTERS : FAKE EMAILS RETWEET OR FORWARDED RAPIDLY VIRUS AFFECTED ATTACHMENTS

HACKING CREDIT CARD NUMBER AND PASSWORD

FAKE FRIEND WITH FAKE ECONOMIC PROBLEMS

ATTRACTIVE QUIZE AND APPLICATIONS PERMISSION TO ACCESS DATA UNWITTING SUBSCRIPTION WITH MUCH COST

FULL LOCATION IS HIDDEN FROM USER ONE CLICK INSTALLS MALWARE TO COMPUTER
SPYWARE AND VIRUS ATTACK

MALICIOUS SOFTWARES HARMFULL TWEETS ADVERTISEMENTS APPLICATIONS & GAMES

TOO MUCH SHARING ON SOCIAL NETWORKS BUSSINESS PROJECTS, REPORTS SENSITIVE INFORMATION DETAILS OF TOP SECRET PROJECTS

You are addicted to social networking sites

Yes
No

Online social networking offers people great convenience for social networking Every coin has two sides Many a times it so happen that people slowly become disembodied with real life and believe they live in a virtual world with virtual friends Threats and scams is another very serious issue regarding this site