Social networking, the term is pivotal in cyber world, especially among youngsters.
Even a teenager can enumerate the features of Facebook or Orkut than the planets of solar system.
No intention to look down the knowledge on it, but to emphasize how this online phenomenon changed our online life like a typhoon.
Like a coin has two sides, it has its own negative and positive sides.
Take a look at some of the pros and cons of such websites.
Pros We are not living in the era of snail mail, and need faster way to communicate with our dear ones.
These websites are prefect for 'keep in touch' relations such as class mates, family and friends.
We can send messages; upload photos and videos from any part of the globe, using these websites.
We can be friends with many people, irrespective of geographical barrier and cultural differences.
Online business people are using these websites as marketing tools, to promote their services.
Cons One major problem is identity theft.
Others can easily go for illegal activities using your name, location, and email address.
Your personal information can be misused by people who have issues with you.
This may lead to stalking and online harassment.
It can be addiction, causing serious errors in work environment.
It can cause productivity negatively by consuming time.
That is why; social networking websites are strict no-no in most of the IT firms.
Knowing positive and negative effects of social networking is important for happy social networking.
We can take safety measures to check the cons, while spending a fixed period of time with dear ones.