differences and similarities amongst on-line social networks
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Differences and Similarities Amongst On-Line Social Networks
My Space
• 80 million users and counting• Equal division between male/female
users• Over 78% of users are 18-40-years-old
Dangerous Territory
MySpace quickly emerged as a hunting ground for child predators and sexual deviants
Most recently, a 15 year-old Floridian girl was verbally lured from her home by a 40-year-old man with a violent criminal history.
Positive Aspects
MySpace is a great place to reuinte with old friends or reconnet with new people.
It offers over 2 million social networks, so a person can meet people with similar interests.
A great, free self-promotion tool
Markets itself as, “a social utility that connects people with friends and others who work, study and live around them.”
Originally was to be used by college students only, however, in order to compete with MySpace, Facebook needed to expand to an inclusive member network.
Negative Aspects
Like MySpace, predators may be lurking, however, they are more common to MySpace.
Some people become addicted to electronic networks and forgo physical interaction with humans.
Positive Aspects
Users of FaceBook seem more responsible of their actions while logged-on.
Because it started as a college resource, most users are college aged or are now adults who used it while in college.
Linked-In
Linked-In is a marketing tool for those who want to strengthen business contacts.
Negative Aspects
There aren’t any. But, if a user seeks to be entertained like in MySpace or Facebook, they will not find it here.
Positive Aspects
Used by adults. Actually has a purpose other than
“chatting” with friends. A good resource for self-promotion.