Social+networking+websites

=//**Social Networking Websites**//=

**What is it?**
====A social networking website is a website created on the internet to allow people to share their interests with different people all over the world and learn about others. It is created for social reasons, so it is easier to communicate now with friends and family and to meet new people.====

**Everyday Social Networking Websites**
====This type of website was created firstly to allow people to share information, but now it has became really popular and millions of people use them everyday. Some of the most popular websites are, Facebook, MySpace (both very popular in America), Orkut (most used in South America) and Friendster (which Asians prefer the best)====

**What is good/bad about it?**
====It makes it a lot easier to communicate with your family and friends even if they are far from you. It helps you to find new friends. It is an easy place to find help and useful advertising, for example, when looking for a job you could find adverts about job offers or a friend may know someone offering jobs and you could be connected to them. It has also got some disadvantages. These sites make people spend a lot more time on the internet than going out with their friends. Cuts out human contact. People might find information in your profile and use it for malicious intentions.====

**How did Social Networking Websites start?**
====The idea of being able to communicate from long distances is very old, but real social networking websites started in around 1994. It was when websites such as theglobe.com and geocities started off. Their first idea was just to get people that want to discuss about the same topic together, putting them into a chat room. Also, you were able to put your information in a profile. This idea started to develope more by being able to share media and now it has spread world wide.====