Advantages and Disadvantages of social networking

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ADVANTAGES: Users can stay in contact with friends. Users can search for new and old friends. Users can join groups of people with similar likes and dislikes. Users can have a personalised space where they can upload pictures videos and blogs. Users can learn about the viewpoint of people from all around the world.	DISADVANTAGES: Users may be unaware of the personal setting options and leave their profiles exposed for strangers to access. Users may put too much information on their profiles, which is available to people they hardly know. Users can be targeted with personalised advertising based on their personal details. Social networking can be used by predators to get access to children. Social networking can get quite addictive. Users may be vulnerable to identify theft. Social networking can be used to spread nasty rumours about people.

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ADVANTAGES: Users can stay in contact with friends. Users can search for new and old friends. Users can join groups of people with similar likes and dislikes. Users can have a personalised space where they can upload pictures videos and blogs. Users can learn about the viewpoint of people from all around the world.

DISADVANTAGES: Users may be unaware of the personal setting options and leave their profiles exposed for strangers to access. Users may put too much information on their profiles, which is available to people they hardly know. Users can be targeted with personalised advertising based on their personal details. Social networking can be used by predators to get access to children. Social networking can get quite addictive. Users may be vulnerable to identify theft. Social networking can be used to spread nasty rumours about people.

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