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Social Networking can be:
 * Chat rooms
 * Messaging
 * Blogs
 * File sharing
 * Wikis

Chat rooms are a virtual place on the internet where people can get together and talk. They use programs which allow real time chat to take place such as MSN.

Blogs are short for Web Log. It is a web page that serves as a publicly accessible personal journal for a person. People who use blogs are commonly known as a blogger.

File sharing is

Wikis are

Many problems arise from using social networks. These can be linked with the social and ethical concerns in Strand 1 of the ITGS Syllabus. These may include:


 * 1) Security
 * 2) Privacy
 * 3) Authenticity

Security could be an issue because

Privacy may be an issue because an individual using a certain social network may not know that any information they put on the internet can be seen by anyone. They may not know how to manipulate and change the privacy setting of their account.

Authenticity may be an issue because