2. Social Networking sites offer a way for people
with common interest to interact with one
another
They include services such as chats, e-mails,
video chats, and instant messaging
3. Information posted on the sites
is free for all to view (unless you
make profiles private)
Spamming sometimes occurs
from a gathering of the e-mails
used on such sites
Messages sent by users of some
social networking sites such as
MySpace have been used in
court as evidence against its
users
School officials have recently
begun using sites such as
Facebook to make sure their
students are acting
appropriately and not harassing
each other
4. Attempts to make social networking sites
began in the early 90s
Some of the first popular sites were
classmates.com (1995) and sixdegrees.com
(1997)
Today, there are hundreds of social networking
sites, ranging from dating sites to the friendship
based sites, such as Facebook and Myspace
5. Facebook.com
Membership includes approximately 85 percent
of U.S. college students
Targets students and younger people
One of the most popular sites today
Myspace.com
More than 80 million profiles created
Second most viewed site in America
Created in 2003 by “Tom Anderson”
Friendster.com
One of the first sites that became popular
Created in 2002 by Jonathan Abrams
6. Facebook.com
Membership includes approximately 85 percent
of U.S. college students
Targets students and younger people
One of the most popular sites today
Myspace.com
More than 80 million profiles created
Second most viewed site in America
Created in 2003 by “Tom Anderson”
Friendster.com
One of the first sites that became popular
Created in 2002 by Jonathan Abrams