Social Networking Site

Advantage

Social networking site’s is an easy way of talking to friends outside of school; also you can to talk to relatives or friends who are abroad. On social networking site’s you can use instant messaging therefore when you send a message to a friend that is online you can receive a message within seconds of writing to them.  People can also upload photos of nights out, and share information of events with selected friends.

Disadvantage

 Social networking sits can be time consuming and prevent people from meeting others and doing outdoor activities. Also the downside of sites like Facebook is that you may add people that you don’t know, also you can become addicted to such sties and this could affect work performance and prevent you from personally making arrangements to meet friends etc.

Threats  

Within social networking sites it is common for some people to experience cyber bulling, this is bullying through technology. Also your personal details could be exposed if your profile is not set to private.   One of the major problems with social networking sites is that people put up pictures of themselves which could lead them being stalked. Another issue is that there is sometimes no face to face contact with the people that you talk to on Facebook or any other social networking site. People will get addicted to it and this could lead to lack of exercise.  You can also say where you are at a certain time and this could lead to people knowing that you are not home and break into the house.