Social Networking

There are lots of social networking sites on the web that give opportunities to connect and share with friends. Some social networking sites are Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, YouTube and LinkedIn. These websites are very popular among workplace, high schools, universities, in business to business marketing, to look for an employment and much more.  There are many advantages to social networking sites. You can make friends, stay in contact with your friends and family, and also meet people online. There are online dating sites where you can start a relationship with a significant other. Social networking sites are a great way to advertise your business. According to an article by Frank Langfitt, “Social Networking Technology Boosts Job Recruiting,” there are many opportunities to find jobs on social networking sites. A lot of companies use LinkedIn.com and network online with potential clients. Even twitter is helpful tool to your career.  As it was stated in one of the reading,” Tweeting your way to a job” how the Pepsi advertised that they were looking for journalist and students to tweet for them. This could be a nice career start for students who are interested in social media and so on.
The dark side of networking is that there can be loss of privacy. Your personal information can be revealed to anyone without you knowing. According to Marc Parry, "Who cares about Facebook Privacy? Students do." many Facebook users are modifying thier privacy settings to protect themselves.I think in the future, social networking sites will change drastically. Some changes might be the way we shop.Everything will be digitized.