Social Networking Sites and Communities

Social networking tools allow people to create profiles, find other people with similar interests  and interact. The social networking are based

·        on friendship and personal relationships.

·        professional networks;

·        language specific networks;

·        local networks; and

·        cause-oriented networks.

Different objectives of social networking sites are:

·        an alternative for having a simple web presence

·        useful for promoting issues on a wide network and contacting people not reachable by mailing lists or newsletters

·        to post questions and get collective answers from the public, or from a specific group of people.

·        find job opportunities in a professional network

·        a platform to promote events

·        Share video, audio and images through the easy access software

·        to attract customers and community members to participate and interact around a cause or product

·        Provide new ways for people to connect to one’s  organization

Disclosure of private information through social media is an important issue.