3RD NEWSPAPER CONTRIBUTION

The social networks

My name is Guillermo, I’m studying computers engineering in ULACIT, first please think about this question, do you know about someone that uses social networks?

 It is not unusual if you often hear your siblings or your friends talk about the people they have met and made friends with through the Internet as social networking is one of the phenomena that have taken the world of Internet by storm. Almost every Web surfer has an account in at least one of the social networking sites, for these sites are the more enjoyable places to hang around in. However, the pros and cons of social networking sites have become a topic for debates.

Just like in any development in technology, social networking has positive and negative sides. Let us now take a look at the outstanding pros and cons of social networking sites.

I think the Social networking sites have paved the way for easier communication to your friends, family, or colleagues. One example is that instead of meeting in a certain place, you and your classmates could discuss a school activity by having a conference in a certain site that you are all members of, thus saving you time and effort. Virtual communities are also formed, which are composed of people connected together by common interests, purpose, and goal. People of different races also get to mingle with each other in just a few clicks.

The idea of socializing with millions of people of different backgrounds excites the Web surfers. This is one thing that you can hardly do outside the virtual world.

But also while the social networking sites have become places for establishing connections and meeting friends, they have also become likely places for identity theft and fraud. As you have to provide certain information such as your e-mail address, name, and location, others use this information and pretend to be you, especially when they are into illegal activities.

Furthermore, someone pretending to be somebody else can make you believe that he or she is up to some business offer ask to meet up with you, and take your money. It has also become easier for someone to stalk you and harass you online.

The movie shows a small piece of the real meaning of a social network, in my personal opinion I think that you lose more than what you win using the social networks, because your privacy ends at the moment that you created an account in any of this sites, an losing your privacy it’s out of the question even if the information comes in seconds.