Social networking sites have become popular ways for people to communicate. They allow users to create profiles, connect with friends, share photos and videos. Social networking can be effective for businesses to promote products, monitor popularity and get customer feedback. It also benefits government agencies by helping them monitor social media for investigations and stay engaged with constituents. In education, social networking helps students connect and schools promote their programs to prospective students.
1. How Social Networking Can Be Effective in Business, Communications, Government, and Academic Institutions By: Lauren Ely, Cassidy Killinger, Bianca Rufino, and Jessica Duffy
12. They Will Find You! Onto a serious matter… " The government is increasingly monitoring Facebook, Twitter and other social networking sites for tax delinquents, copyright infringers and political protesters .“ - Noel Sheppard In an informal survey of 14 departments in this area, officials in half of them said they use social networking websites such as Facebook and MySpace in detective work - particularly in investigations involving young people .
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