Advantages:
- Meet new people / make new friends. A lot of people use these sites daily to make new cyber friends. These sites can be beneficial to them because people are able to write things about themselves on their profile so someone else can read it. This is an alternative way for people who want to make new friends instead of socialising with them. [5]
- Contact friends and family from all over the world over social networking. This is the cheapest way people prefer to contact their friends and families around the world as it is practically free and you can communicate in multiple ways such as video calls, instant messages and also voice calls.
- Find out more about a person such as what they like and dislike. (subject to them making their account available to be viewed by public). Social networking sites also allow people to find interests in other people which contributes to being able to make friends with them. This is a great thing because when you look at a person in person you cannot extract any information on them without asking them. This is a really good thing for shy people.
- Social networking websites can be used to sell or advertise goods and services. Sites such as Facebook allow people to make pages on business and advertise their business on it. And everyone that you are friends with will be able to see it and the also share it. [6]
- Social networking sites can be used to follow and find out information on what famous celebrities are up to. Many people use twitter to to keep up to date and also communicate with their favourite celebrities because it is near to impossible for many people to actually see these celebrities in person and ask them question.
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