Social Networking

Social networking sites is the easiest to way to communicate with people around you. on the corporate level these sites can be a lot beneficial as well. Some companies now a days are using websites as Linkedin. This site helps them stay connected to a network of over 8 million people. This large network allows companies to look at many candidates for a job. This can help the companies HR department to look at different resumes put up by the potential candidates. With so many candidates out there it is easier for an employer to find a person that they think is perfect and helps save these companies lots of money and time. Another benefit is that these companies can advertise their products and services on these websites. This helps them target a huge market of people who are using these sites everyday.

Social networking helps people stay up to date with latest news or the happenings in the world. It helps stay friends and families in touch which keep the bonds get closer.

The darks side to these social networking sites is that unknown people can use these networking sites to get personal information. People take advantage of being anonymous and can use this to hurt other people. Theres a direct threat to privacy as people can steal your pictures and use them for wrongful purposes.

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