Social networking services (SNSs) refer to the platforms that build social networks or social relations among people who share interests, activities, backgrounds or real-life connections (“social networking service”, Wiki). Those services become so popular nowadays to enable people to connect with friends and share information quickly. The early potential form of social networking is the computer-mediated interactions, like the service of Usenet and BBS. Then the generalized online communities started to show some feature functions of SNS—grouping people into chatting room and share personal information. Those communities include like Thegloble.com (1995) and Geocities (1994). In late 1990s, user profiles became a central feature of SNSs so …show more content…
A research focuses on Facebook and MySpace suggests that “in online interaction, trust is not as necessary in the building of new relationship as it is in face to face encounters”, and “online relationships can develop in sites where perceived trust and privacy safeguards are weak” (Catherine Dwyer, 2007). Thus, the weak privacy and trust can result in many problems. For instance, many people have the “catfish” experience of being cheated by someone’s fake profile. Many Chinese QQ users’ accounts have been hacked and the personal information are disclosed …show more content…
Videos can not only set you apart from other users but they can including information and visuals that can help explain what a company or small business is trying to show consumers (Atlargeinc “pros and cons v logging). At the same time a Vlog can’t be used for everything, you have to make sure you pick the subject correctly for the v log to serve a great purpose. One problem that is faced when using V logging is the ability for a person to lose focus and have a short attention span. This can cause a user to ignore a message or skip through a video or ad, this in return can frustrate and create a negative experience for a
“The standards of what we want to keep private and what we make public are constantly evolving. Over the course of Western history, we’ve developed a desire for more privacy, quite possibly as a status symbol…”(Singer) Technological change leads to new abuses, creating new challenges to security, but society adapts to those challenges. To meet the innate need for privacy, we learn what to reveal and where, and how to keep secret what we don't want to disclose. “Whether Facebook and similar sites are reflecting a change in social norms about privacy or are actually driving that change, that half a billion people are now on Facebook suggests that people believe the benefits of connecting with others, sharing information, networking, self-promoting, flirting, and bragging outweigh breaches of privacy that accompany such behaviours,”(Singer) This is obvious by the continuous and unceasing use of social media platforms, but what needs to be considered is that this information is being provided willingly. “More difficult questions arise when the loss of privacy is not in any sense a choice.”(Singer) When the choice to be anonymous it taken away through social media, the person loses the ability to keep their personal information
Firstly, social networking sites encourage people to be more public about their personal lives and information; therefore, it can be difficult to control the privacy content that we have accidentally shared with other people. The opposite side of the argument states that it is a great way to share our memorable experiences with friends and family, plus stay updated with what happens around us. But, is it good to share with strangers beside our friends and family? We might think that the little pieces of our information, such as date of birth, name, hobbies, location, contact information, etc., are harmless to share with other people. Nevertheless, Elizabeth Koikai states that hackers are constantly coming up with new ways to gain access to many sites to achieve their dark goals (Koikai). Another example that points out w...
As Debatin, Lovejoy, Horn, and Hughes (n.d.) argue, the biggest privacy issue associated with new media is the unintentional public showcasing of private information. This can lead to a damaged reputation, stalking, misuse of this information, hacking and identity theft (Debatin et al., n.d.). This is a serious issue, with about 18% of people admitting to suffering from either of these negatives, in a survey conducted on this issue for the specific case of Facebook (Debatin et al., n.d.).
Facebook : Every single day we read the news ,and think that Facebook might be antiprivacy. It is also observed that people often think that social networking sites offer complicated privacy settings. The CEO...
It has become comfortably accepted, without any regard to tact, to divulge even the most sensitive information to a complete stranger. For example, in her article, “Friending: The Changing Definition of Friendship in the Social Media Era,” Xinran states, “I think I know most of them, but I actually don’t,” after thoroughly examining her many cyber relationships (Xinran 208). With no consideration of discretion for public reveal “social media relationships take place on display” forsaking all privacy (Vatel 2). The cloak of social media has allowed for these interactions to take place in our own comfort zones; thus, falsely allowing the sense of protection from damaging or even dangerous
Social Networking sites play an essential role in today’s culture as they provide people with the ability to interact, blog, share pictures and videos, flirt, and date without having to move an inch. People pour their minds and hearts into the world of cyber communication; it is an easier way for them to clear their heads without having a face-to-face confrontation. Undoubtedly, this is advantageous to certain people. It helps establish connections with people, friends and family from any corner of the world, but one cannot ignore the extensive privacy breach that occurs in the universe of online social media.
Generally, social networking provides online sexual predators with an easy gateway to youths. Users of online social media services tend to share copious amounts of personal information on online profiles, these same users control who can or cannot see their information by utilizing privacy settings. The problem with these “privacy settings” is that they are often hard to manipulate, leaving a multitude of online profiles vulnerable to often explicit offers from online sexual predators. Lacking the ability to protect their information properly, users are in jeopardy of being contacted by sexual predators. In fact, “[d]uring the years prior to the explosive expansion of social networks, most online sexual predators attempted to contact youths through chat rooms and message boards. In recent years, however, predators are increasingly targeting minors over social networking services”, showing that social networking directly puts youths in peril (Guo, 626). This sheds light on the fact that social networking is basically a way to herd youths and display them ...
With the level of exposure that teens are facing today by joining the social networking trend, they often forget the dangers of social networking such as stalkers and pedophiles, who may use the sites as a major tool of the trade. Said dangers can befriend naïve teens and lure them into dangerous situations. For example, Raymond Wang had a friend being stalked by an unknown person through one of the social networking sites. This stalker acquired private information about her via Facebook, and it got to the point where the stalker was sending her threatening or perverted letters to her actual mailbox detailing what he would do to her. “This has really affected her a lot because now she’s scared other stalkers might do the same and she doesn't want that to happen or have anything happen to her.” (Wang 19) Even though users are given the option to make one’s profile private, there is still the looming threat that stalkers are able to gather enough information about the person’s whereabouts. Another similar incident happened to Regina Chau, a member of a social networking site catered to the raver lifestyle, Plurlife. When she first joined with her offline friends she liked everything about the SNS, but “[where] most of the people you accept to your friends list would probably be strangers.” (Chau 18) she had befriended a person she did not know offline and one these “friends” got a little too friendly with her; “he would keep asking over and over if I wanted to meet up with him at the next event. I found this a little creepy and did not message him back after that.
Just as anything else, social networks were not born in a day, it slowly developed into what is known in today’s society. In the 70’s, Bulletin Board Systems (BBSs) and Usernets were prime communication. BBS is considered the first site that allowed internet users to interact with each other. However, users would have to use a dial-up connection and only one at a time could access the BBS. While Usernets were slightly different. This was a system that allowed users to post articles to newsgroups. Into the 80’s Online Services were created, such as CompuServe, Prodigy and the well-known AOL. These sites simply made the internet “universally accessible in the United States.” Following online services in the late 80’s came Instant Messaging and Chat systems such as Internet Relay Chat, which allowed for sharing links and files. ICQ was also booming around this time, its use was for instant messaging and was “partly” responsible for avatars, emoticons and abbreviations such as LOL and BRB. In 1997 the “first modern social network” Six Degrees was created. This site allowed users to build profiles, and become “friends” with other users. Following Six Degrees were sites such as; BlackPlanet, LiveJournal. World of Warcraft, Friendster, Hi5, LinkedIn, Myspace, YouTube, Facebook, Twitter and Ins...
The first aspect being addressed is the problem with social network sites exposing information. Social networking has created an environment where it is nearly a duty to expose oneself. Profiles on these social websites are updated everyday with personal information such as locations, status, and future plans. Anyone can search another’s name and find information about their history, pictures, and activity. With the help of social networking sites...
The growing popularity of information technologies has significantly altered our world, and in particular, the way people interact. Social networking websites are becoming one of the primary forms of communication used by people of all ages and backgrounds. No doubt, we have seen numerous benefits from the impact of social media communication: We can easily meet and stay in touch with people, promote ourselves, and readily find information. However, these changes prompt us to consider how our moral and political values can be threatened. One common fear among users is that their privacy will be violated on the web. In her book, Privacy in Context, Helen Nissenbaum suggests a framework for understanding privacy concerns online. She focuses particularly on monitoring and tracking, and how four “pivotal transformations” caused by technology can endanger the privacy of our personal information. One website that may pose such a threat is Facebook.
Today technology has created new styles of communication on the internet for us all. This technology has made great impact on everyday life in today’s society. Cyber communications have become hugely popular in the last decade, especially those websites that help people to find new or old friends, keep in touch with families, and even help people to find potential dates! The numbers of people using cyber social networking are growing in millions every year. Cyber social networks have helped people link to each other with common interests, and expand personal ideas and support worldwide. But people are getting too friendly with this technology. Dangers are slowly appearing, and there still have a lot of hidden threats. Cyber social networks are threats to our personal social lives, lead into new addictions, and compromise the security of privacy issues.
Social Networking is a modern and the easiest way to Communicate Online. It has revolutionized the way we communicate over large distances. We can get into contact immediately with Family, Friends, and other people from around the globe using any of the modern Communication mediums such as a Mobile Device or a Computer. There are many possible ways of Social Networking. You can use Social Networking Websites, Blogging, IMs (Instant Messengers), Chatrooms, and Dating Sites to get connected to people.
The use of social networking has both its advantages and disadvantages. One advantage is “an Internet social network can help you connect with other people who share your interest, and find resources to ga...
Internet has become a vital element in people daily lifestyles. People use smart phones, tablets, laptops or computers to access Internet. By the first decade of the 21st century, many Internet users use faster broadband Internet access technologies. As the Internet users grow, one of the Internet phenomenons that can be seen is social networking. Basically, people use social media to interact among people where they create, share or exchange information in virtual communities and networks.