The book begins with a comprehensive list of
social networking web sites in various categories and includes a glossary of technical terms, legal terms, and legislation.
Her research interests include adolescents' interactions with media, specifically how adolescents choose to represent their health using media such as
social networking web sites.
Although Internet health resources, including blogs, discussion boards, and
social networking Web sites, have the potential to simplify communication and provide support and encouragement to adolescents and families living with chronic conditions, these resources also have practical limitations that pediatric providers must acknowledge.
Social media is the umbrella term for the
social networking Web sites and platforms that allow people to create their own societies of like-minded individuals.
* Phishing: Phishing is the attempt to acquire potentially sensitive information via email, instant messages, cell phones or through fraudulent web sites and
social networking web sites. Generally, a link spoofing the authentic bank web site is sent via email, by scammers, to unsuspecting customers forcing the latter to divulge confidential information like username and password.
Hypernetworking was defined as spending an average of more than 3 hours per school day on Facebook or other
social networking Web sites. This threshold was met by 11.5% of students; another 22% reported having no involvement at all with such Web sites.
Iraqi civil societies
social networking web sites have been urging Iraqi citizens to take part in massive protests on February 25 in Baghdad and other provinces to call for better services and an end to corruption.
Reformist leaders and supporters communicate primarily through
social networking Web sites and other Internet outreach.
"Web 2.0" technologies--such as Web logs ("blogs"),
social networking Web sites, video- and multimedia-sharing sites, and "wikis"--are increasingly being utilized by federal agencies to communicate with the public.