Social networking sites I have used are:
http://www.facebook.com/
http://www.myspace.com/
http://www.bebo.com/
So, which out of these has anyone used? because I would think Facebook has become the most used and the most popular whereas a few years ago myspace was kinda the 1 2 have....except in Northern Ireland where EVERYONE used bebo lol!! Think i've only come across a handful of u over here who hav an account.
Ive found that everyones myspace accounts seem to get hacked quite often whereas not so much with Bebo or Facebook...has anyone come across hacking on either of these?
Myspace is probably the 1 that users can personalise most, bebo next and facebook last. Because although with Facebook you can add loads and loads of applications and photos and stuff to your profile u cant like really decorate the background and stuff.
This article from an Irish newspaper is quite interesting about the dangers of social networking sites and how people can pretend to be something they're not and people can put their identity at risk of fraud, etc by posting their contact details.
http://www.mayonews.ie/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3523&Itemid=38
It mainly focuses on Bebo though.
The article also focuses on the issue of cyber bullying. Personally I have never experienced this, has any1 else or know of any1 who has? I can c how it can happen when people have pretty weak privacy settings or accept people they don't know.
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I totally agree with the comments you made about heatworld.I have also discussed how i think the commetns that are made on many of the message boards seem to be very bitchy and dont really consist of simple conversations.
I believe that it is easier for someone to say exactly how they feel when they are not talking to someone face to face. These comments may not even end up being connected with the original topic of message board, therefore sometimes i believe this may be slightly pointless.
is this meant for my post on forums??
but yes, i think that's y people do act in this way ebcause they know they can't in real life without having a mjor face to face argument or something, but online they know there won't be any major consequences
Yes sorry got mixed up!
To talk about social networking sites, i think its amazing how much theyve expanded recently!I dont think iv yet to meet anyone at university who doesnt have at least one. They seem to be very simple to use and keep in contact with people who otherwise you necessarily may have drifted away from.
They are also much safer than other forms of communication such as chat rooms as you mainly need to know people you talk to on social networking sites or at least know of them. Therefore I think this is why they have become so much more popular recently.
aw yeh, i was never THAT bothered about them before coming to uni. Like yeah it was good to keeo in touch with friends at different schools or holiday friends or whatever. But it's particularly good when you're at uni to keep in touch with friends back home or at different uni's. And then when we're at home 4 holidays to keep in touch (for free! which is always a bonus 4 students) with our uni friends.
yeah its only since i have come to university i have started using these social networking sites the main one been facebook. I think facebook has become the most popular now as everybody i know has it even my frineds at home who arnt at university. However when i first came to uni most people were using myspace which i had never even heard of and they thought it was better tahn facebook now they have changed their minds. I agree with sarah i think they are more safer than things like chatrooms as you can have security and privacy settings, plus you dont have to come in contact with people if you don't know them as you just dont add them.
exactly, in chat rooms any1 could be there and any1 can pretend to be any1, but with facebook you're in control of who u accept and even who u speak to and people can't really harass you because it's not instant.
Like in a chat room if some1 started speaking to you & didn't get an instant reply they might keep trying to talk to you or get annoyed and maybe flame you. But with facebook if some1 contacts you, it's pretty normal not to get an instant reply.
yeah true. i also think though that although facebook and other networking sites do have these security settings sometimes people do try to add you just because they like the look of you if they have seen you on somebody elses profile.I know i have had a few people who have requested to be my friend(not that am sayin they think am good lookin) and i don't have a clue who they are. i havn't added them for this reason but sometimes i nearly have just because i think i mite no them just not recognise them by the picture and have forgotton that i have met them. say on a nite out for instance.
yeah randoms do try and add u just so they have more friends than other people, it's just to try and make themselves look cooler than their mates!
i have actually ignored friend requests a couple of times and then they've emailed me & i have actually known them!! oooops! bette safe than sorry....
Alyson,
It's interesting to see your comments on these Social Networking sites. From reading all other students comments, I would agree that Facebook seems to be the most popular with students currently.
The discussion that ensues whilst initially slightly muddled referring to a different post, then becomes quite a useful discussion on the advantages of using these sites.
I'm feeling somewhat 'old' and out of touch for never having attempted to use any of these three sites.
I think the safety points that you refer to by just adding people who you know, sounds very sensible.
Excellent discussion here though, do keep it up!
All the best
Emma
Personally, i have never experienced cyber bullying - maybe thats because i don't add people to my networking accounts that i don't know? I don't see the point - for me, if i don't know them in person, then i don't want to get to know them online - do you know what i mean?
But i have seen some friends accounts that have had bitchy messages posted on them. I think it's ridiculous! It obviously shows that people who cyberbully are weak, if they can't say it to your face!
And i used to use chatrooms when i was younger and first got the internet, and used to witness a lot of flaming. I know this is different to cyberbullying, as it's continously aimed at one person, because of the ability to change identities, but i still think it's kind of pointless to log on a chat room just to abuse others!
yeah i agree with steph, I personally don't see the appeal in being friends with someone online if I don't know them in real life and I'm most likely never going to have any reason to. I think by accepting people like this just leaves users vulnerable to flaming and abuse, or even stalking....there's some weiros about!!
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