2. Objectives of the Presentation
Define social networks
Define social networking
Learn at least three facts about online
socializing
View examples of social networking
sites
Learn safety tips for youth
Discover the resources available for
safe social networking
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4. Idea of social networking can be traced back to
Ancient Greeks.
Émile Durkheim and Ferdinand Tönnies foreshadow
the idea of social networks in their theories and
research of social groups.
Tönnies argued that social groups can exist as
personal and direct social ties that either link
individuals who share values and belief or
impersonal, formal, and instrumental social links.
Durkheim gave a non-individualistic explanation of
social facts arguing that social phenomena arise
when interacting individuals constitute a reality that
can no longer be accounted for in terms of the
properties of individual actors
8. What is Social Networking ?
Social Networking is the
grouping of different people, to
make connections through
individuals. Such groups can be with
the aim of making a network of
people complete a certain task, or
just to talk about a specific subject.
9. What are the causes of Social
Networking?
Social networking websites like Face
book and MySpace are household names.
They allow users to connect, communicate
and share media like photos and videos.
Since 1997, different patterns of demand,
imitation and gradual expansion caused
social networks to transform from basic,
obscure sites to complex, popular ones.
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11. Social networks are also being used by
teachers and students as a communication
tool. Because many students are already
using a wide range of social networking sites,
teachers have begun to familiarize themselves
with this trend in order to leverage student
interest in relation to curriculum content.
Some of this includes creating chat-room
forums and groups to extend classroom
discussion to posting assignments, tests and
quizzes, through to assisting with homework
12. Learning uses within Education
Tweeting, instant messaging, or blogging enhances
student involvement. Students who would not
normally participate in class are more apt to
partake through social network services.
Networking allows participants the opportunity for
just-in-time learning and higher levels of
engagement.
13. Social Networking sites are seen by many
instructors and educators as a frivolous, time-
wasting distraction from schoolwork, Cyber
bullying, cyber stalking are common cases now
a days
14. Social networks are being used by activists as a
means of low-cost grassroots organizing.
Extensive use of an array of social networking
sites enabled organizers of the 2009 National
Equality March to mobilize an estimated
200,000 participants to march on Washington
with a cost savings of up to 85% per participant
over previous methods. The August 2011
England riots were similarly considered to have
escalated and been fuelled by this type of
grassroots organization.
15. A final rise in social network use is being driven
by college students using the services to
network with professionals for internship and
job opportunities
16. Few social networks currently
charge money for membership.
SNSs are used by many companies
for advertisements also.
17. Put simply, social networking is a way for one
person to meet up with other people on the net.
People use social networking sites for meeting
new friends, finding old friends, or locating
people who have the same problems or interests
they have, called niche networking.
More and more relationships and friendships are
being formed online and then carried to an
offline setting. One online dating site claims that
2% of all marriages begin at its site, the
equivalent of 236 marriages a day. Other sites
claim 1 in 5 relationships begin online.
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19. Probably one of the first sites to allow for
social interaction, forums have been
around for a while. Forums are typically
comprised of people with a similar interest.
Users have conversations around a
particular given topic and build up
relationships with each other. They provide
a great deal of information about a topic
and is a great way to share your
knowledge.
20. People like to journal, and with the internet
they wanted to share their lives more openly.
Originally called web-logs, these personal
journals have advanced. Some personal
journals still exist, while other blogs discuss
a particular niche or interest.
21. Similar to blogs, this is a micro journal
of what is happening right now. These
sites can share what is going on in an
individual life or can be information the
individual wants to share. Major news
events are now breaking online via
micro blogs. The best known micro blog
is Twitter.
22. Social Networking Sites are known for
sharing of information, in this case
photos. Users upload their pictures to
Photo Sharing Sites. Rather than having
to send individual pictures to family, you
send a single link. You can tag your
photos with keywords related to the
image and allow people to comment.
Some popular photo sharing sites are
Flickr and Picasa.
23. YouTube is the video sharing site that
almost everyone has seen. Videos are
shared online, keywords are added so
people can search for those terms or for
the video title. People can comment if the
video owner allows. Like other forms of
social media it allows for a more personal
look of the actual user.
24. Networking has long been touted as an asset
in professional circles. Networking allows the
person to connect with people and by those
connections meet other professionals that
person knows. Professional social media
allows for that type of opportunity online.
Thus if you move away from your home town
you can still remain connected to your ex-
coworkers and others in your profession.
Linked In is one of the top professional social
networking sites.
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26. Tips for Socializing Safely
Think about how different sites work
before deciding to join a site.
Keep some control over the
information you post.
Keep vital information to yourself.
Make sure your screen name
doesn’t reveal too much about you.
27. Tips for Socializing Safely Online
(continued)
Post only information that you
are comfortable with others
seeing and knowing about you.
Remember, once your
information is posted, you can’t
take it back. Someone can
forward this information and
millions of people have access.
