Activity 5: Social Networking

This week we will look closely at Social Networking. This assignment is due Tuesday, October 20.

• Read "How to Avoid Facebook & Twitter Disasters"
• Read "'Flocking' Behavior Lands Online"
• Read "Does Social Networking Breed Social Divison?"
• Watch the Common Craft video, "What is LinkedIn?"
  
  

Post in your blog:

• How concerned are you with privacy issues in social networking sites? If you have a Facebook/MySpace profile or Twitter feed, what do you do to ensure your own privacy? Having read the first article above, is there a tip or technique that you will incorporate in your own use of social networking sites? What do you think about the etiquette described in the article?
  
• From the readings above and your own experience, do you think social networking sites bring people together or keep people separate? Please explain.
• The "'Flocking' Behavior..." article describes many different studies that examine the effects of social networking on human relationships. In your experience, which one seems to be the most accurate and why?
• How is LinkedIn different from Facebook or MySpace? Name one advantage and one disadvantage of the LinkedIn social network.