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Another kind of networking that has taken over the world is social networking. It has changed face to face communication. Social networking has both pros and cons. One of the advantages would be that social networking helps spread news faster. A disadvantage might be that unwanted and personal information gets published to the world.




What is social networking? "A social networking service is an online service, platform, or site that focuses on facilitating the building of social networks or social relations among people who, for example, share interests, activities, backgrounds, or real-life connections. A social network service consists of a representation of each user (often a profile), his/her social links, and a variety of additional services. Most social network services are web-based and provide means for users to interact over the Internet, such as e-mail and instant messaging. Online community services are sometimes considered as a social network service, though in a broader sense, social network service usually means an individual-centered service whereas online community services are group-centered. Social networking sites allow users to share ideas, activities, events, and interests within their individual networks."




http://mashable.com/category/social-networking/




One social networking service that revolutionalized the way we communicate is facebook. You can post about your daily life, use it to advertise or even use it as a dating machine. Yup! That's how influential it is. After the mark of social media in our lives, there are many who ask if social media is reducing the effect of face to face communication and is social media influencing social skills specially those of children?

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