Are social networking sites benefitting society?

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do not know is when they publish personal information they are putting their lives at risk because not only are they showing their information to the world, they are displaying their information permanently. On top of over publishing, users are also being harassed, stocked, and ridiculed via Internet for all to see. This is called cyber bullying and it is a rising epidemic attacking many teenagers and their families. Now putting publishing issues aside social networking sites are causing people to spend way too much time on the Internet. This is causing them to be unmotivated in other activities such as going outside for a walk or so forth, and is also causing them to be more distracted on mindless things such as; what he posted on her wall yesterday and how that girl looked on those pictures she put up. Social networking sites are like bacteria growing bigger and stronger everyday that is never going to be shut down.
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For example, a teenage girl may think she's playing it safe by not naming her school on MySpace, “but if she has four friends who all reveal the name of their school, then anyone who reads their pages can surmise” that she also goes there and could potentially track her down. What is a solution to this issue? They haven’t found the best ideal solution but internet-t technology developers are offering to help. Programs such as eBlaster, Content Protect, IM Einstein and Safe Eyes, where all created that allow parents to monitor their kids' e-mails, instant messages and online chats in real time from a separate computer, such as while the parent is at work. But predators are not the only ...

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