Social Networking websites online services which help people to connect which each other over the internet. The sites allow them to keep in contact with people they know, keep up with gossip within their social groups and make and meet new people online.
Sites like facebook and twitter are growing at incredible rates, with facebook being the most visited website in the world, with upwards of a billion users, causing many large internet companies to make their own social networking services, such as google plus.
However the increase in popularity of these sites also raises some more sinister concerns. Online Bullying, or cyber bullying is become an increasingly big issue, with more and more people using the security of their computers as a platform to launch degrading online attacks on their peers, and these websites are excellent oppertunities for these people.
Overall, although social networking is a great thing with many possibiltiies and positive side effects, such as it's role in the arab spring, allowing attention to be brought to serious issues in countries with oppressive governments. However, social networks neet to watch out for abuse of their service, as cyber bullying becomes a more and more prevelant issue.
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