Presentation on Social Networking Sites: Features, Benefits, and Risks

This presentation provides a comprehensive overview of social networking sites. It begins with an introduction to social media networking and its purpose, followed by the history of social networking sites, including the inventor of the concept and the first social networking site, sixdegrees.com. The presentation then highlights the beginning of social media's popularity and identifies the most well-known social media sites like Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Instagram, including their origins and user base. It further discusses age restrictions on social media, the role of mobile computing, and the applications and access tools used. The presentation concludes by outlining the advantages and disadvantages of social networking sites, such as bringing the world together, providing information, and enabling marketing, while also addressing issues like the spread of misinformation and cyberbullying. References to academic sources are included to support the information presented.