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Web Pages And Leave Their Own Content For Other People

Better Essays

Social Networks
Angela Williams

Assignment Week 5, Digital Literacy

Instructor Ericka McCulloch

November 10, 2014

Web 2.0 is a read-write program invention that allows those who use it to visit Web pages and leave their own content for other people to view. Web 2.0 has brought people together into online communities in ways that were impossible prior to its existence. This program has opened a whole new world on the worldwide internet for the use of what is called “social networking.” Social networking comes to us through many sources and websites that are available on the worldwide internet. These sources include websites and programs like Facebook, Twitter, Skype, and many others. While …show more content…

You can post brief status updates, as you might do on Twitter. Facebook is a dynamic and vibrant Web community that is completely free of use.” (Vander Veer, 2008). Facebook has many uses and it has brought many people together throughout the world to reconnect and share interests. When you create a profile on Facebook, you will have a timeline that becomes a chronology of your life. It is a place where you can place your posts, photos, likes, dislikes, and you can update this on a daily or by the moment’s notice. It is important to remember that everything you do on Facebook becomes visible for the entire world to see. We must keep in mind that our privacy can be impacted on Facebook. Dave Awl, author of a book titled “Facebook Me,” suggested that “An ounce of discretion is worth a ton of privacy settings.” (Awl, 2009, p. 52). Facebook does have privacy settings available for us to use, however it is a good rule to follow that there are no secrets. We must post with caution and be responsible while using this social networking program. I have learned that while using the Facebook application it can have both positive and negative results. I promote a music business through Facebook and I have increased my music fan base to a large number of people from all over the world. I do agree with the fact that we have to be very discrete while using this useful tool. While we benefit from the positive effects of using Facebook, we are also

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