Twitter and protecting Users In efforts to tackle abuse, Twitter is taking new measures to secure its users. This is interesting and pertinent for any social networking site. The firm has admitted that it has not done enough to protect its users. Be Seated must make sure that it does not ignore the necessity …
Tag Archive: Social Networks
Apr 22
Unavoidable Ethical Questions About Social Networking
Social Networking has some general inescapable ethical concerns such as: Connecting people can be positive but it can also lead people into forming harmful relationships and connections. Cyber-bulling or trolling is a sad phenomenon and every effort should be made to avoid harassment of other users. Users have a right to privacy but in general …
Apr 22
The History of Early Social Networks
A Brief History of the early years of SNSs according to Boyd & Ellison (2008) 1997 SixDegrees.com: First recognisable SNS launches which combines a number of features that previous websites had already been using. It allows users to create profiles, list their Friends and from 1998 browse Friends lists. 1997-2001 Community tools begin supporting a …
Apr 21
Social Networks: What they are and their importance
What is a Social Networking Site (SNSs)? A social networking, in its most basic form, helps people connect with one another based on shared interests or activities. It can connect strangers with very specific interests, political beliefs or some social networking sites cater to certain audience’s based on common languages, religions, gender, race or shared …
Apr 12
Social Networks and the Crowd
“Mutually Reinforcing Forces Social media and crowdsourcing do not operate in isolation from each other. Owing to their strong similarities, they often cross paths, with fantastic results to show for it. Social media helps spread the word about crowdsourcing projects and reaches out to users who might be able to contribute meaningfully to a new …
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