When we think of Social Networking, we think of the top websites such as Facebook, and Twitter. The benefits of Facebook as a social website is that it helps family and friend stay connected, and join group events with people that have similar interests. Social media also can help businesses and corporations innovate their customer service. For example, recently I used Twitter to tweet out to a specialty retail business about a problem I had with a product. They answered within minutes and we found a solution that satisfied us both.
In the article, "In India, Using Facebook to Catch Scofflaw Drivers" by Heather Timmon we see how people in New Delhi, India use social media to contribute together and bring down hazardous drivers. "The traffic police started a Facebook page two months ago, and almost immediately residents became digital informants, posting photos of their fellow drivers violating traffic laws."(Timmon) Residents in the area where traffic usually occur, submitted photos of drivers who are breaking the law to traffic police's Facebook page. If indeed the picture proves the driver is breaking the law, they will receive at ticket for their wrong doing.
Many people my think social media is always on the positive side, but there is a "dark" side to it too. In the article, "Facebook Privacy Is So Confusing Even the Zuckerberg Family Photo Isn't Private" by Rebecca Greenfield shows that the Facebook's CEO Mark Zuckerberg's sister Randi Zuckerberg was not able to manage her privacy settings correctly. She intended to post a picture of her family, but only for her family and friends to see. Somehow the photo leaked out and someone ended up posting it on Twitter. This shows the negative side of Facebook and their lack on miscommunication on privacy settings. We all know that what ever is leaked on the internet, there is no such thing as taking back.
Social networking website are constantly new ways to innovate. There are more ways to communicate with people with similar interests, your friends and family, and possibility of a recruiting employers(LinkedIn).
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