Social+Networking

Social Networking 1. Do you currently use a social networking tool(s)? If so, what do you use? Why?

2. Describe what you like and dislike about the experiences you have had with social networking tools. 3.Can you think of any safety or moral issues that may arise from social networking? Explain your answers using examples if possible. 4. Let's analyze social networking. Using a Web 2.0 tool, research the effects of social networking on the following aspects of our lives: a) Physical Health b) Mental Health c) Impact on professional life? 5) If social networking cost money, would you continue to use it? Why or Why not? At what cost?

1. Yes i use facebook. So i can talk to friends and see what their up to. 2. I like social networking tools, facebook, texting. All easy and an easy way to communicate. 3. Yes, people can hack into your profile on facebook and say and do stuff to your personal information. 4. a) When people only socialize on the computer and spends hours of day on it, people won't get excersize and will get obese and that is already a big problem today. b) Studies have shown that social networking can act as kind of a social support system, to promote mental health and psychological health. c) Social networking can impact proffesional life greatly. Sellers can sell their products online more easily, stock people can talk on the web, people can look up information and make their jobs easier. 5. Yes for some and no for others. I would not pay for facebook because it is only for fun more or less. I would pay to phone and/or text because it can be important in some cases and you can use it anytime, anywhere aslong as you get service.