Task 1

Research on any 2 of the following:•Online shopping•Online banking•Web broadcasting•Social networking sites

Discuss the disadvantages and advantagesDiscuss the impact on society

Social networking sites

Social networking

• It's the way the 21st century communicates today• Social networking often involves grouping specific individuals

or organizations together• There are a number of social networking websites that focus

on particular interests• You can become a member to any website, no matter what

their hobbies, beliefs, or views are• You communicate with new people and old friends, so you

can stay connected

Advantages of social network

• It's cheaper to use online social networking for both personal and business use because most of it is usually free e.g. Facebook

• A social networking site can be a good way to make connections with people with similar interests

• Meeting people and staying connected with classmates and friends is a huge benefit of social networking sites

• It can be a great way to understand and stay connected to your community as a whole

Disadvantages of social network

• Social networking sites such as MySpace, Face book , and twitter offer even less security and protection because they are open to anyone

• Students often post detailed and specific information on Facebook e.g. phone numbers, addresses

• You can be easily stalked by strangers

Impact on the society with social networking

• Students are getting in trouble with University administrators for inappropriate information or pictures on their social networking profiles that are violations of school policy

• Students are being turned down by employers for jobs, internships and even interviews because of the information employers are finding out about students on their social networking accounts

• Employers take the images that students are portraying on social networking sites very seriously as a reflection of personal character

Online banking

Advantages of Online Banking

Convenience• Online banking sites never close• They are available 24 hours a day and seven days a week Ubiquity• If you're out of town or even out of the country and you have no

money, you can log on immediately to your online bank and get money Efficiency • You can access and manage all of your bank accounts, including

IRAs, CDs, even securities, from one secure site.

Disadvantage of Online Banking

Start-up• If you want to register for your bank's online program, you will need a ID and sign a form ata bank branch Learning• Banking sites can be difficult to navigate at first• You need to take your team and read everything

Impact on online banking

Since many people use online banking, manypeople can hack into their accounts and stealmoney. This increased the number of crime.

• Today there are more than 800 million active users• 50% of active users log on to Facebook every day • People spend over 700 billion minutes per month on

Facebook• There are more than 250 million active users accessing

Facebook through their mobile devices• People that use Facebook on their mobile devices are twice as

active on Facebook than non-mobile users

Facebook-Popilarity

In this graph you can see that in 2004 many people used Facebook but in 2006-2011 the number of facebook users increased rapidly and in 2011 Facebook had 800 million users

Facebook-Users by age

• In this graph you can see that older people with the age of 55-64 only spent 5% in Facebook

• While people with the age of 14-34 spent 26% in Facebook

Total active users in Facebook Date Users(in millions)August 26, 2008 100April 8, 2009 200September 15, 2009

300

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Advantages of Facebook

• Its free and it's one of the best medium for communication• Gives you the chance communicate with any of our old friends • You can share what's happening around your daily life• Has good privacy setting which gives you the option to

customize according to your wish• Online games are really popular and addicting• Has thousands of application, quiz and games• The “like button” is connecting their user to every other website

Disadvantages of Facebook

• You get addicted - kills your valuable time• Fake profiles – people pretend to be someone they are not • There are many groups that are being created to abuse or

violate other religion , personalities , nation etc• Often brings bad effects on students results- Students who are

Facebook addicted fail their exam or have bad results • Facebook chat doesn't work properly. User often have

trouble while chatting in Facebook

Bibliography • Facebook http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facebook• Social Networking

http://www.everyday-wisdom.com/social-networking.html