Social NetworkingSocial NetworkingEducators point of viewEducators point of view

Social NetworksSocial Networks

Orkut:Orkut: is an internet social network service run is an internet social network service run by Google. It is similar to Facebook and by Google. It is similar to Facebook and Myspace, it is mostly used in Brazil. Myspace, it is mostly used in Brazil.

LinkedIn:LinkedIn: Used For Professional Networking. Used For Professional Networking. It is a profitable site and used Just for It is a profitable site and used Just for BusinessBusiness

Friendster: It was created in California by Friendster: It was created in California by Jonathan Abrams in March 2002. It Jonathan Abrams in March 2002. It currently has about 50 million users. It was currently has about 50 million users. It was offered to be sold out by Google for $30 offered to be sold out by Google for $30 million but was turned down. It is based on a million but was turned down. It is based on a circle of friends (Social Network) and Web of circle of friends (Social Network) and Web of Friends techniques for networking Friends techniques for networking individuals in virtual communities individuals in virtual communities

Plaxo: Is an online Address book serviced by Plaxo: Is an online Address book serviced by Napster.Napster.

Ning: Is a company used for creating social Ning: Is a company used for creating social websites and social networks. The websites websites and social networks. The websites running on its service are built in standard running on its service are built in standard PHP and the platform itself is run by JavaPHP and the platform itself is run by Java

eCRUSH• eCRUSH. com is a teen-oriented anonymous matching site

designed to obviate fears of unrequited love.

• A user creates a list of people he or she is interested in, and has the option of sending anonymous emails to those individuals indicating that an unidentified person has a crush on them.

• The recipient can then logon to the site and create a list of people they are interested in.

• If the two people select each other, then the system notifies them of the match.

• This system is a type of viral marketing in which awareness of the site spreads among friends and acquaintances similarly to a virus as they list each other as crushes and send emails.

• Over 1,000,000 people have matched on eCRUSH.

Myspace• The very first MySpace users were E-Universe employees. The

company held contests to see who could sign-up the most users. The company then used its resources to push MySpace to the masses. eUniverse used its 20 million users and e-mail subscribers to quickly breathe life into MySpace, and move it to the head of the pack of social networking websites. A key architect was tech expert Toan Nguyen who helped stabilize the MySpace platform when Brad Greenspan asked him to join the team.

• Shortly after launching MySpace, team member Chris DeWolfe in its first business plan suggested that they start charging a fee for the basic MySpace service. Brad Greenspan nixed the idea, due to it being "totally not necessary, as many mindless youths and adults will donate money to us anyway".

• Some employees of MySpace including DeWolfe and Berman were later able to purchase equity in the property before MySpace, and its parent company eUniverse (now renamed ‘Intermix’), were bought in July 2005 for US$580 million by Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation (the parent company of Fox Broadcasting and other media enterprises). Of this amount, approx. US$327m has been attributed to the value of MySpace according to the financial advisor fairness opinion.

Fotolog• In Spring 2006, a book of photographs from fotolog.com was

published by the UK publisher Thames & Hudson titled fotolog.book: A Global Snapshot for the Digital Age.

Edited by Andrew Long and containing text contributions by Nick Currie, the book is organized in sections highlighting several themes that arose in the site's community of photographers and several individual photographers from some of the major cities and countries with many fotolog users.

• On Sunday, July, 29th, 2007 Fotolog hit a milestone of 10,000,000 users. To celebrate they awarded to its 10 millionth user 10 years of free Gold Camera membership and 25 memberships to be given out to friends, also the "Reverse Friends/Favorites" list, which used to be exclusive for paying members, is now open to everyone.

Educational??Educational??

Many Social networking sites are helpful for Many Social networking sites are helpful for projects if you need pictures or stories you projects if you need pictures or stories you can get them from people easily.can get them from people easily.

Helps students make friends and have Helps students make friends and have relationships with others.relationships with others.

It helps students with their typing and It helps students with their typing and communication skills.communication skills.

Social Networking is good Because…Social Networking is good Because…-Social networking allows people to connect with one -Social networking allows people to connect with one

another. As long as teens are being safe, and keep their another. As long as teens are being safe, and keep their personal information to them selves. Social networking can personal information to them selves. Social networking can

be good way to get to know people. be good way to get to know people. - Social networking sites can also be good,because Some - Social networking sites can also be good,because Some of which I have been on, allow you to talk to someone who of which I have been on, allow you to talk to someone who

can help you with a problem. (As long as you don’t give can help you with a problem. (As long as you don’t give any large information, such as names. )any large information, such as names. )

- Social networking is also a good thing, because it lets - Social networking is also a good thing, because it lets your kids, bring out their mature side (hopefully), and teach your kids, bring out their mature side (hopefully), and teach

them NOT to give off information that tells other people them NOT to give off information that tells other people where they live.where they live.

But on The Other Hand….But on The Other Hand….

Students may depend on social networks to start and Students may depend on social networks to start and maintain relationships and not being able to do it in person.maintain relationships and not being able to do it in person.

It allows kids to stop doing their schoolwork they just have It allows kids to stop doing their schoolwork they just have to wait until the teacher leaves the room, then you can do to wait until the teacher leaves the room, then you can do whatever you want. When the teacher is back they whatever you want. When the teacher is back they minimize and it is all good.minimize and it is all good.

Another bad thing is how kids can find anybody they want Another bad thing is how kids can find anybody they want all over the world. And people all over the world could find all over the world. And people all over the world could find them.them.

This all allows kids to be vulnerable anywhere they go. If This all allows kids to be vulnerable anywhere they go. If kids aren’t even safe at school, where are they safe?kids aren’t even safe at school, where are they safe?

Personal OpinionPersonal Opinion

As an educator I think that Social networking sites As an educator I think that Social networking sites should only be allowed a certain times and when should only be allowed a certain times and when a teacher is in the room. K.Wa teacher is in the room. K.W

As an Educator I think that social networking sites As an Educator I think that social networking sites are ok to a certain extent as long as the students are ok to a certain extent as long as the students act responsible and don’t give away personal act responsible and don’t give away personal information. A.R.information. A.R.

As an Educator I think that social networking is ok As an Educator I think that social networking is ok as long as it is used in an appropriate way. C.H.as long as it is used in an appropriate way. C.H.

As an educator I think that social networks As an educator I think that social networks are a good thing because it helps students are a good thing because it helps students communicate between each other. B.K.communicate between each other. B.K.

As an educator I think that Social networks As an educator I think that Social networks are a good thing because It helps students are a good thing because It helps students develop useful skills. But they are misused develop useful skills. But they are misused and students fall behind in grades because and students fall behind in grades because they are distracted. It all depends on if the they are distracted. It all depends on if the students are responsible or not. K.F.students are responsible or not. K.F.