Category: Social Networking

Social Networking: Positive and Negative Outcomes Nowadays it is impossible to imagine that people can do without the Internet. It helps people share information, it helps people do business, it helps them to study, etc. Of course, the Internet helps individuals communicate irrespective of distances. People have become closer. However, more and more researchers argue…

E-Learning and Social Networking: Articles Comparison Introduction In an article titled The Impact of E-learning on end-users Satisfaction, the author sets out to investigate the levels of satisfaction that come with e-learning experiences. In the second article, the main subject is Facebook and how it is used by students for learning purposes. The two articles…

Online Privacy on Social Networking Sites When signing up for a social networking site, a person is typically asked to provide personal information. Most people do not think twice about providing this information because they assume that the site will take measures to protect their privacy. Unfortunately, that is rarely the case since many social…

Data Mining for Predictive Social Network Analysis Introduction Efficient data mining requires the use of sources corresponding to the spirit of the times. In the present-day world, such sources are related to the ones that appear due to technological progress. For this paper, Twitter is appraised as a mine of information that reflects the opinions…

Social Networks as a New Way of Socialization The traditional agents of socialization in modern society are the family, school, and church, which open up the world and friends to each person. Each of them complements the other in equal measure and serves as a support for the individual, allowing them to exist comfortably in…

The Uses and Abuses of Social Networking Sites The impact of social networking sites on peoples personal and professional growth While evaluating the uses and abuses of social networking sites, it is necessary to consider some basic information, concerning an opportunity cyberspace provides people with. First of all, it should be pointed out that such…

Social Networking Advantages and Disadvantages The emergence of online communication has introduced significant shifts to social perception of communication and media. New channels of cooperation and coordination, as well as possibility to be in touch with people all over the world, have created a new sphere of social interaction. The popularity of such social networks…

Models of Small-World Social Networks The rate of the spread of HIV infections in a population is proportional to the number of individuals with multiple sex partners at the same time within the population. Although most individuals in a social network will have a few sex partners, a small percentage of individuals will have a…

Impact of Social Networking Sites: Review of Literature Social networking sites (SNSs) usage is a common phenomenon nowadays. Social Networking Sites are basically internet based tools that facilitate communication, content exchange, and collaborate in multiple ways. Beginning with sixdegrees.com (Boyd & Ellison, 2007) SNSs have evolved with complex functionalities and grown to engulf the globe…

Benefits of Social Networking Platform for a Workplace Environment: Arguments For and Against Social networking platforms are beneficial to workplace environments. Technological advancements in social networking have led to higher demands of communication through such ways. This increase in enhancing a new way of communicating has led to increased productivity within the workplace environment. As…