Must Know On Social networking

Social networking, some say is the best way to keep in touch. Many social networks exist, the most popular one is Facebook. Facebook has over one billion active users worldwide, Time magazine reported "If Facebook were a country, it would be the third largest, behind only China and India." Another popular social network site is twitter.

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What really are social networks?

A social network is a web site that allows users to share information with a selected group of friends. Social networks are also great ways to stay connected, networking socially are convenient ways to share photos and videos to friends no matter where you are.

Social networking how it works

A. post a message, status update in Facebook, tweets in twitter
B. All of those on your list of friends or followers will receive your message when they log on to their page and you receive their messages when you log on to your page.

Dangers of Social networking

1. Privacy: When registering for an account on Facebook, twitter or any other social networking site, you will be asked to provide your profile information, photos etc, if you are not careful with the details mentioned above including your status updates, and comments it could reveal too much about you. For instance they might reveal information like where you live, when you are at home and when you are not, where you work, your school etc. Imagine updating or tweeting this "Am off to Europe tomorrow! Along with your address. That alone is enough information for a thief to know when and where to strike.
Solution: Be familiar thoroughly with the settings especially the privacy settings on your social network, and use them to restrict access to your status and photos to people you know and trust.

2. Time FactorNetworking with friends consumes time, in fact it has been proven, the amount of time spent by a user on a social networking site far exceeds the amount of time spent watching T.V or any other type of entertainment. Have you heard yourself say "Just one more chat then am off to bed" yet you don't seem to stop, true managing our time especially when doing something we love like chatting on Facebook is very difficult and then later just like drugs extremely difficult to break free.
Solution. Set time: Timers like alarms, will help you with that, it is not just ok when you decide to use your watch or clock to time yourself, reason? Sometimes while networking you might completely forget the time! If you hate those blaring loud alarms go get it because that's the type that will remind you the time annoyingly not nicely.

Note: Two must popular networks Facebook and Twitter are used as a way of reference, all concepts still apply to other networking sites.

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