You look really pretty on this photo!
Youth into a social networks world
Social networking What are social networks?
Social networks’ timeline
Orkut 2004
Facebook 2004 Usteam.tv 2006 Fotolog 2002
Photobucket 2004
ICQ 1996 Napster 1998
1996
1997
1998
Friendster 2002
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
LinkedIn 2003 Six degrees 1997
Blogger 1999
Twitter 2006
Digg 2004
Wikipédia 2001
2004
2005
2006
Kontain 2008
2007
2008
Flickr 2009
Youtube 2005 Tumblr 2007
Hi5 2003
Black Planet 1999 Myspace 2003
Yahoo 360 2005
2009
Initial Objectives ďƒœ Learn all we can about social networks, making reference to the impact of social networks in society; ďƒœ Learn the advantages and disadvantages of social networks; ďƒœ Investigate the opinion of students about social networks.
Were they achieved?
To what kind of activities are
social networks related to? Photography
Information
Video
Share of interests
relationships
Business
Best online photo management and sharing application New ways of organizing photos and videos.
world's leading photo-blogging site. 36% of its users are young people
Video-sharing website, on which users can upload, view and share videos. San Bruno, California.
Develop friendships. Its popularity has decreased.
Purpose to provide an online community where users can maintain existing relationships or meet new friends.
Blog-publishing service. Private or multi-user blogs with timestamped entries.
Website. Users can add, modify, or delete its content via a web browser using a simplified markup language or a rich-text editor.
Information network. Share new information up to 140 characters.
Users create a personal page to show your interests. Create photo albums.
Mark Zuckerberg. Personal profile, add other users as friends and exchange messages, including automatic notifications.
Blogging platform Publish text, images, video, links, quotes, audio and "dialogue”.
World’s largest professional network It connects the users to them trusted contacts.
Disadvantages of social networks Identity theft Sexual predators
Benefits of social networks As for means of communication: Staying connected with friends Making friends with similar interests and "likes“
Advices Never give out last name, phone number, address… Frequently change your passwords Inform an adult.
Graphics and Results
If yes which one(s) did you publish your profile? Facebook Twitter Friendster hi5
Do you have profile on any social network like facebook or twitter?
Myspace
Yes No
If you are not participating in any social network website, what is the main reason? It isn't interesting for me
I don't have any time It's dangerous my identity is exposed
Graphics and Results How often do you check your social networks(s)?
If you have a profile, how many "friends" do you have in your social network(s)' profile?
Less than 50 50-100 101-200 More than 200
Daily 3 times a week Once a week once a month
What are your aims when you use your social network(s)?
Planning events Making new friends
Chatting Free time Another
Conclusion What is the impact of social networks in young people? What did we learn? Did we enjoy the project?
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JosĂŠ Eduardo
Alexandre Moreira
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