This document discusses social networks and their prevalence, defining them as social structures composed of nodes like individuals and organizations connected by relationships. It notes that social networks are now the primary means of communication for many people, especially youth, and that maintaining a presence on sites like Twitter and Facebook has become almost mandatory. The document outlines some popular social networking sites and notes benefits like socializing, sharing information and photos, professional networking, and lower costs compared to other communication methods, but also risks like privacy issues, hacking, and online scams.

2. INTRODUCTION
Social networks are the most means of
communication used by a large number of
people especially the youth. Nowadays, no one
can live without having an account on twitter or
on face book or on an other kinds of social
network, in order to be connected to the whole
environment.

3. WHAT IS SOCIAL NETWORKING ?
A Social network is a social structure made
of nodes (which are generally individuals or
organizations) that are tied by one or more
specific types of interdependency, such as
values, visions, ideas, financial exchange,
friendship, kinship, dislike, conflict or trade.

4. TYPES OF SOCIAL NETWORKS

5. SOME SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES

6. WHY TO USE SOCIAL NETWORKING
 Socializing
 Make friends
 Create groups, communities.
 Sharing information – Files, Music, video, Pictures
 Create blogs
 Time utility
 Lower cost ( via – internet, mobile phone, GPRS etc)
 Builds credibility.
 Matchmaking.
 Business
 Discussions.

7. ADVANTAGES
 Facilitates open communication, leading to enhanced
information discovery and delivery.
 Allows employees to discuss ideas, post news, ask
questions and share links.
 Provides an opportunity to widen business contacts.
 Expands market research, implements marketing
campaigns, delivers communications and directs
interested people to specific websites.

8. DISADVANTAGES
 Opens up the possibility for hackers to commit fraud
and launch spam and virus attacks.
 Increases the risk of people falling prey to online
scams that seem genuine, resulting in data or identity
theft.

9. CONCLUSION
 Part of almost everyone’s life.
 Every thing is this world has some +ve & -ve’s.
 Teenagers are the one’s you use these sites the
most.
 These sites are useful to users, owners and third
party.
 Huge platform for data & information sharing.
 Growing increasingly.
 Scope for improvement (weak regulatory role)

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