Social Networking: The interaction between a group of people who share a common interest; Using social contacts to network; Using internet's network groups (such as Facebook and Twitter) to network and communicate between consumers and businesses. It also allows you to identify your contacts and establish a link between you and each of your contacts.
Web conferencing: used to conduct live meetings, training, or presentations via the Internet. In a web conference, each participant sits at his or her own computer and is connected to other participants via the internet.
Discussion Boards: Forums on the Internet where users can post messages for others to read.
Bulletin Boards: A Bulletin Board System, or BBS, is a computer system running software that allows users to connect and log in to the system using a terminal program. Once logged in, a user can perform functions such as uploading and downloading software and data, reading news and bulletins, and exchanging messages with other users. It is an online information resource where individuals may post information that is of interest to others. Virtual communities often form around bulletin board systems (BBS). Although bulletin boards existed on systems that preceded the World Wide Web, most are now Web-based.
Below is a photo of one of the very first bulletin boards:
Newsgroups: messages posted from many users in different locations. The term may be confusing to some, because it is usually a discussion group. Newsgroups are technically distinct from, but functionally similar to, discussion forums on the World Wide Web.
Newsarticles
"Social websites harm children's brains: Chilling warning to parents from top neuroscientist"
Social networking websites are causing alarming changes in the brains of young users, an eminent scientist has warned. Sites such as Facebook, Twitter and Bebo are said to shorten attention spans, encourage instant gratification and make young people more self-centred.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1153583/Social-websites-harm-childrens-brains-Chilling-warning-parents-neuroscientist.html
"Web conferencing market heats up"
The worldwide market for Web conferencing services is expected to grow to $700 million this year, from $480 million a year ago, according to estimates of research.
http://news.cnet.com/Web-conferencing-market-heats-up/2100-7345_3-5167485.html#ixzz0zPuiHNs1
"male nurse 'who encouraged dozens to kill themselves online' so he could watch"
But with a single click, in the summer of 2006, curiosity led her into the dark and deeply disturbing world of the internet suicide newsgroup, where those contemplating suicide - some seriously, some not so seriously - gather to share their thoughts.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1269639/Amateur-sleuth-unmasks-male-nurse-encouraged-dozens-kill-online-watch.html#ixzz0zPwjqYxf
Advantages & Disadvantages of Social networking
Advantages
- You can promote your site or business for free- Nowadays many big companies have specialists on human resources that search for profiles in these kind of sites to recruit new collaborators. If you´re looking for a job you can create a profile (a serious, professional and complete profile) and you might be discovered and recruited by a company.
- Keeping in touch- It is easier to talk to people all over the world without the cost of phoning or sending a letter, it takes just the cost of using the internet.
- Sharing mulitple points of view- many people may choose to sign up to a social networking site to discuss their beliefs and opinions and to listen to other points of view.
- You get to meet new/different people - some may see this as a disadvantage as not always can meeting people online be a good idea, but overall many people on these sites are genuine and have chosen to become a user of the website because of the reasons why you have chosen to open an account too.
- Harassment and stalkers - People can easily harass you which can then lead to having a stalker online and in the real world.
- Time consuming- You may find yourself on there for ages, and it will end up taking up your whole night.
- Addiction - Many people have actually become addicted to social networking sites, such as Facebook and Twitter- they feel the need to go onto the website whenever they can and have to gain access as much as possible.
- Fake accounts - many accounts are sadly made for people who are not actually the person that is seen on the website. Many people choose to create fake account with pictures of somebody they are not. This not only wastes peoples time but can become very annoying.
Advantages
- Available to anyone with a computer and Internet access.
- Lowest cost delivery.
- Participants may attend a meeting from their normal work stations or home without travel-saving costs and time. It can also be much more convenient as you can fit in other activities rather than spending that time travelling to and from a place for a meeting.
Disadvantages - The picture quality may be bad due to low resolution.
- Participants may not have high quality Internet Access which can lead to 'jerky' camera movements or loss of sound.
- Meeting quality is based on the quality of attendee's Internet Access and computer capabilities.
Advantages
- They allow you to build relationships with visitors.
- They may allow you to get educational information on your site.
- They allow you to join and read forums at any time convenient to you, catching up with messages already posted.
- You can reply at once, or go away and think about your answer before coming back to reply; or indeed, as in a real discussion, you can simply listen without contributing at all.
- If necessary individual users can be temporarily ‘blocked’, you can also select your post to be from 'anonymous' if needed, so that your identity is kept private.
- Posts may not be easily read due to people shortening wording and using slang.
- They involve a tremendous amount of work to get them started, this takes time and then even more time is needed to wait for comments to appear about the discussion itself.
- Many users may post inappropriate posts or spam to forums which again takes time to delete the posts. Some posts may even contain a virus which can become annoying to get rid of and takes more time up.
- They need to be maintained as much as possible. They really need to be checked up on once a day to see if any posts need deleting or if any are of use and you need to send a reply.
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