Social networking sites

1. Social Networking and
Privacy

2. Social network sites can be defined as
web-based services that allow
individuals to (1) construct a public or
semi-public profile within a bounded
system, (2) articulate a list of other users
with whom they share a connection, and
(3) view and traverse their list of
connections and those made by others
within the system.

3. How many social networks can you name?
Call out the answer when you think you know it.

4. 1.

5. Facebook
Facebook is a popular free social networking website that
allows registered users to create profiles, upload photos
and video, send messages and keep in touch with friends,
family and colleagues. The site, which is available in 37
different languages, includes public features such as:
•Marketplace - allows members to post, read and respond to classified
ads.
•Groups - allows members who have common interests to find each
other and interact.
•Events - allows members to publicize an event, invite guests and track
who plans to attend.
•Pages - allows members to create and promote a public page built
around a specific topic.
•Presence technology - allows members to see which contacts are
online and chat

6. 2.

7. Tumblr
Tumblr lets you effortlessly share
anything.
Post text, photos, quotes, links, music,
and videos from your browser, phone,
desktop, email or wherever you happen
to be. You can customize everything,
from colors to your theme's HTML.

8. 3.

9. Pinterest
Pinterest is a free website where
users can upload, save, sort, and
manage images—known as pins—
and other media content (e.g., videos
and images) through collections
known as pinboards. Pinterest acts
as a personalized media platform.
Users can browse the content of
others on the main page.

10. 4.

11. Moodle
Moodle is a learning platform
designed to provide educators,
administrators and learners with a
single robust, secure and integrated
system to create personalised
learning environments. You can
download the software onto your own
web server.

12. 7.

13. Twitter
Twitter is an online social networking
service that enables users to send and
read short 140-character messages
called "tweets". Registered users can
read and post tweets, but unregistered
users can only read them.

14. 5.

15. Snapchat
Snapchat is a mobile app that allows
users to send and receive "self-
destructing" photos and videos.
Photos and videos taken with the app
are called Snaps. The sender
determines how many seconds (1-10)
the recipient can view the Snap
before the file disappears from the
recipient's device.

16. Who uses Social Networking sites?

17. How many social networks
were you able to identify?
Are there others that you are familiar with?