1. DRAWBACKS OF
SOCIAL
NETWORKING
SITES

2. SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES
Groups of peoples
connected to each other
with the help of internet
sites are known as social
networking sites.

3. TYPES
i. FACEBOOK
ii. TWITTER
iii. MYSPACE
iv. LINKED IN

4. ADVANTAGES
i. Direct communication
ii. Low costs
iii. Building friendships
iv. Sharing interests and
hobbies

5. v. Faster communication
vi. Direct communication
vii. Low costs
viii.Meet celebrities
ix. Be informed about
your friends

6. x. Share your experiences
(music, video etc.)
xi. Keeping contact with family,
friends and colleagues
xii. Building new/ old
friendships
xiii. Sharing interests and
hobbies

7. DISADVANTAGES
i. Cases of online mobbing
(Cybermobbing) and
stalking
ii. Poorly regulated
iii. Name, location, age etc. can
be used to commit online
crimes

8. iv. Photos, comments etc.
that we post will be
forever on the Internet
v. Private is suddenly no
longer private
vi. Will be accessible to
the general public
vii. We spend a lot of time
on PCs

9. RISK FACTORS
i. Cybercriminals can easily get
ii. private data
iii. Targeted attacks against the
users
iv. Personalized spam and
phishing attacks

10. v. Hacker infect the
computers of users
with viruses
vi. Try to lure
recipients with
newsletters etc. to
websites.

11. vii. Viruses and trojans are
deposited on websites
viii.Potential employers
might find information
about you that is not
appropiate (photos
etc.)

12. SAFETY MEASURES
i. Keep personal information
private.
ii. Use a nickname that doesn’t
identify location, gender, age.
iii. Only add friends you know in
real life.
iv. Alter pictures to remove
identities.

13. ***THANK
YOU***
BISHWEASHWAR SUKLA
CLASS:- IX-B
ROLL NO. :-08
VANASTHALI PUBLIC SR. SEC. SCHOOL
MAYUR VIHAR PHASE :-III