Online Social Networking Sites

3.  The use of internet-based social
media programs to make
connections with friends, family,
classmates, customers . Social
networking can be done for social
purposes, business purposes or
both.

4. CompuServe.
The first email was delivered.
bulletin board system (BBS).
Usenet.
Beverly Hills Internet (BHI) started
Geocities.

6.  Mark Zuckerberg (Founder)
 As of July 2013 over 1.15 billion users
have logged into Facebook every month
and 669 million users day.
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 250 million photos uploaded per day.

7.  Jack Dorsey (Founder)
 400 million monthly visitors
 255 million monthly active users
around the world.

8. Worldwide Connectivity.
Commonality of Interest.
Increased News Cycle Speed.

9. Face to Face Connections are.
endangered.
Time Waster.
Risks of Fraud or Identity Theft.

10. • Communication
• SN teaches students skills they’ll need to
survive in the business world.
• Developing more familiarity with
computers and other electronic devices.

11. • reduced focus on learning and retaining information.
• The more time students spend on social sites, the
less time they spend socializing in person.
• Less writing

12. Questions?